In 1981 An Indo French expedition of eleven member, four French and seven Indian climbers led by Harish Kapadia attempt Sudarshan and six other peaks surrounding the Swetvarn Bamak. On 19 May, Hubert Odier made a solo ascent of Saife. From ABC he proceeded on to the western glacier and climbed the snow slopes to the ridge connecting Saife with Koteshwar I. At 8.50 a.m. he was on the summit. It was again climbed on 30 May by three other member Kanu, Danthi and Kami. They followed the same route to the summit which earlier done by Odier. On 7 June a third attack by the same party, this time Alain and Jacques. They started from ABC at 4 a.m. and reached the top at 6.30 a.m. and were back in the camp at 8.30 a.m for breakfast.