Annapurna via Khangsar Kang (Roc Noir) Attempt. Eight French and three Nepalese climbers were led by Marc Batard. They hoped to climb over Singu Chuli (Fluted Peak) and Tarke Kang (Glacier Dome) to reach the east ridge of Khangsar Kang and thence the east ridge of Annapurna. They took much time on the route above Base Camp southwest of Singu Chuli (6501 meters, 21,330 feet), which they climbed by a new route, the south ridge. Not until November 7 did Batard, Kami Rinji Sherpa and Kami Tenzi Sherpa climb Tarke Kang (7193 meters, 23,600 feet) where they found such bad snow conditions that they gave up the climb. The other French climbers were Louis Audoubert, Bernard Douay, Terry Faure, Michel Frisque, Marc Gratalon, Michel Metzger and Anne Genevey.

Michael J. Cheney, Himalayan Club, and Elizabeth Hawley