Pumori | 1987 E Face

A France expedition to Pumori in 1987 via E Face, led by Marc Batard. Summit reached on 25th October 1987. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	303
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	PUMO87302
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1987
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	E Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Marc Batard
Sponsor	Pumori 1987
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	32nd
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1987-10-15
Summit Date	1987-10-25
Summit Time	1230
Summit Days	10
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7138
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	1500
Total Members	8
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	5
Summit Hired	3
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	-
Campsites	BC(15/10,5350m),Smt(25/10)
Route Notes	1500m rope fixed by Batard with 5 Sherpas carrying rope from 5700m to 6550m after storm on 21st. 24th Oct down to BC. 25th Batard and 3 Sherpas up the mountain climb from 4:45 am, on top 12:30 pm and back at BC at 4 pm in some difficulty because had been working on the day before. Other members got to 6200m and 6400m on 26th with Sherpas carrying tent to make a camp at 6200m, but at 6200m most members wanted to go back because of some illness and difficulty of climb. Route was as same as Americans last winter.
Accidents	None
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking (Sonam)
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2450521
Year	1987
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	e face

Members

Field	Value
ID	20028
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO87302
Member ID	01
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Marc Marie Bernard
Last Name	Batard
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Megeve, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7138
Summit Date 1	1987-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	32
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431876
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marc marie bernard batard
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	20029
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO87302
Member ID	02
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Francoise
Last Name	Cheron
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Occupation	Housewife
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2429097
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	francoise cheron
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20030
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO87302
Member ID	03
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Jean-Francois
Last Name	Cheron
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1939
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Occupation	Manager, commercial
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2427568
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean-francois cheron
Year of Birth	1939
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20031
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO87302
Member ID	04
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Vincent
Last Name	Joulie
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	France
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Valence, Drome, France
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2433399
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vincent joulie
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20032
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO87302
Member ID	05
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Lionel
Last Name	Lemaitre
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Puteau, Yonne, France
Occupation	Designer, graphic
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2432777
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lionel lemaitre
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20033
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO87302
Member ID	06
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Georges
Last Name	Pascal
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Assier, Lot, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2430088
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	georges pascal
Year of Birth	1946
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20034
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO87302
Member ID	07
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Vincent Pierre
Last Name	Protopopoff
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Occupation	Computer operator
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2435356
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vincent pierre protopopoff
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20035
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO87302
Member ID	08
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Chanral
Last Name	Saintellier
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Lyon, Rhone, France
Occupation	Nurse
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2433903
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chanral saintellier
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20036
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO87302
Member ID	09
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Ang Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7138
Summit Date 1	1987-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	32
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-146
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	20037
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO87302
Member ID	10
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Nima
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7138
Summit Date 1	1987-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	32
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-146
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	20038
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO87302
Member ID	11
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Sungdare
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7138
Summit Date 1	1987-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	32
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1955-1989) Died in Oct 1989 in Khumbu from suicide
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433109
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sungdare sherpa
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

11 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Marc Marie Bernard Batard	M	1951	France	Leader	Megeve, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Francoise Cheron	F	1944	France	Climber	Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France	Housewife	Details Other expeditions
Jean-Francois Cheron	M	1939	France	Climber	Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France	Manager, commercial	Details Other expeditions
Vincent Joulie	M	1955	France	Exp Doctor	Valence, Drome, France	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Lionel Lemaitre	M	1954	France	Climber	Puteau, Yonne, France	Designer, graphic	Details Other expeditions
Georges Pascal	M	1946	France	Climber	Assier, Lot, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Vincent Pierre Protopopoff	M	1961	France	Climber	Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France	Computer operator	Details Other expeditions
Chanral Saintellier	F	1957	France	Climber	Lyon, Rhone, France	Nurse	Details Other expeditions
Ang Dorje Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Sungdare Sherpa	M	1955	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	370
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PUMO87302
Reference ID	01
Year	1987
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Batard, Marc
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1988
Language	-
Citation	62:207 (1988)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4366
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PUMO87302
Reference ID	02
Year	1987
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1988
Language	-
Citation	120:10 (Mar 1988)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

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ID	12212
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PUMO87302
Reference ID	03
Year	1987
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198820701/Asia-Nepal-Pumori-East-Face
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
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3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
PUMO87302	AAJ	Batard, Marc	-	-	62:207 (1988)	-
PUMO87302	MM	-	-	-	120:10 (Mar 1988)	-
PUMO87302	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198820701/Asia-Nepal-Pumori-East-Face	-	-	-