Kabru Dome | 1985 E Shoulder to Ridge

A India expedition to Kabru Dome in 1985 via E Shoulder to Ridge, led by Balwant Sandhu, Jean-Claude Marmier. Summit reached on 3rd April 1985. 24 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2841
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KABD85101
Peak ID KABD
Year 1985
Season 1
Host Country 3
Route 1 E Shoulder to Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality India
Leaders Balwant Sandhu, Jean-Claude Marmier
Sponsor Joint Indian and French Army Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 3rd,4th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries France
Approach Yoksum->Jamlingang (BC)
Basecamp Date 1985-03-20
Summit Date 1985-04-03
Summit Time 0900
Summit Days 14
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6600
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 24
Summit Members 19
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Attempted Kabru North (KABN-851-01)
Campsites BC(20/03,4150m),ABC(24/03,4900m),C1(5500m),C2(02/04),Smt(03,05/04)
Route Notes Two teams of six climbed Kabru Dome on April 3: 1st team of six lead by Marmier left C2 and summited at 9 am. 2nd team of six left C1 and summited at 3 pm. Another team or six or seven lead by Leray summited on April 4 or 5. 3 members of first team (Marmier, Chauhan and Mailly) continued onward from summit of Kabru Down towards Kabru North, bivouacked that night, and turned back next day.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency None
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2448639
Year 1985
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) e shoulder to ridge

Members

24 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ram Phal M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Nima Norbu M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Jean-Claude Marmier M 1944 France Co-Leader Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Army Lieutenant Colonel Details Other expeditions
Balwant Singh Sandhu M 1934 India Co-Leader - Colonel, Indian Army Details Other expeditions
Lionel Mailly M 1959 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Sergeant, French Army; alpine guide & ski instructor Details Other expeditions
F. Leray M - France Climber - Chef de Batailon, French Army Details Other expeditions
Robert Flematti M 1942 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide & helicopter pilot Details Other expeditions
Herve Sachetat M - France Climber - Adjutant, French Army Details Other expeditions
Pierre Alain Royer M 1953 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Adjutant, French Army Details Other expeditions
E. Bellin M - France Climber - Corporal, French Army Details Other expeditions
Eric Gramond M 1962 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Sergeant, French Army Details Other expeditions
Rajiv Sharma M 1954 India Climber Manali, Kulu, HP, India Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
P. Awasthi M - India Climber - Captain, Indian Army Details Other expeditions
Som Nath M - India Climber - Havildar, Indian Army Details Other expeditions
Umed Singh M - India Climber - Havildar, Indian Army Details Other expeditions
T. Tashi M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
H. S. Chauhan M - India Climber - Major, Indian Army Details Other expeditions
Surendra Kumar M - India Climber - Captain, Indian Army Details Other expeditions
Swaran Singh M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
T. B. Pradhan M - India Climber - Lance Havildar, Indian Army Details Other expeditions
W. J. B. Sturgeon M - India Climber - Major, Indian Army Details Other expeditions
R. J. S. Dhillon M - India Climber - Major, Indian Army Details Other expeditions
Pushkar Singh M - India Climber - Major, Indian Army Details Other expeditions
Naik Palwinder M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KABD85101 AAJ Marmier, Jean-Claude - - 60:211-213 (1986) -
KABD85101 HJ Sandhu, Balwant S. An Indo-French Mountain Round-Up - 43:38-44 (1985-1986) -
KABD85101 IM Sandhu, Balwant S. Kabru to Kamet West Ridge - 18:173-187 (Autumn 1986) -
KABD85101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198621103/Asia-India-Kabru-Dome - - -
KABD85101 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/43/9/an-indo-french-mountain-round-up/ - - -