Dhaulagiri is the 7th highest mountain in the world at 8167m / 26795ft. It is one of three 8000ers which are located completely within Nepal (the others are Annapurna and Manaslu). It was first climbed in 1960 by a Swiss/French/Nepali expedition.
The first Australian ascent of Dhaulagiri was in 1997 by Zac Zaharias, Andrew Lock and Matt Rogerson on an Australian Army Alpine Association expedition. The first New Zealand ascent of Dhaulagiri was in 2017 by Guy Cotter, Lydia Bradey and Dean Staples. (Source: Himalayan Database)
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Project Base8000 expedition: April 2022 (completed).
North Base Camp – Nepal – 4,700m / 15,420ft
South Base Camp – Nepal – 4,055m / 13,303ft
- North Base Camp is the camp more commonly used by climbing expeditions to climb Dhaulagiri via the north east ridge. The most common trekking route is to do the ‘Dhaulagiri Circuit’ which involves going over French Pass and Dhampus Pass, making it one of the more difficult treks in Nepal. Alternatively you can trek to base camp and return the same way. On this trek you also pass through base camps from past expeditions, such as Italian, Swiss and Japanese.
- the trek to South Base Camp is also known as the ‘Dhaulagiri Sanctuary’ trek and is shorter and easier
- how to get there – fly from Kathmandu to Pokhara, drive to Darbang and trek from there.
- number of days trekking – 18-20 days for the Circuit, 12 for the return trek to North Base Camp or 6-7 for South Base Camp with extra days at either end to fly/drive
- best time of year to trek – April/May for the climbing season otherwise October/November.
Read Our Blogpost on Dhaulagiri
You can read the blogpost on our Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek (Dhaulagiri Circuit) here.
