Normal route - North West ridge

Dhaulagiri is the seventh highest mountain in the world which is an enormous Himalayan massif, located in north central Nepal. The first successful ascent was made by an eight member of a Swiss expedition in 1960. Dhaulagiri’s crest stretches for thirty miles, lending structure to an otherwise tangled topography of twisting ridges, glaciers, and ice falls. Along the main crest, several pyramid-shaped peaks rise. Four of these summits, numbered from east to west, rise above 25,000 feet. The climb followed a circuitous route around the mountain from Tukuche, over Dhampus pass, French col to approach the summit from the North – East col. The peak was then climbed by two Japanese in 1970s, the American in 1973 and the Italians in 1976. There has been many attempts made by various mountaineering expedition team and recently an Italian team has successfully climbed the mountain during spring season 2006. This is the perfect trip for those who want a more intense experience of the mountains. We will trek deep into the dhaulagiri region, providing more spectacular views of Mt Dhaulagiri, Throng Peak, Annapurna I and Kali Gandaki, the world’s deepest gorge.

Expedition preparation After completing all the logistic of the expedition, we the dreamed journey from Katmandu with a short flight or 6 hrs drive to Pokhara or even direct drive to Beni from Kathmandu. We will spend the first few days of our walking through cultivated fields connecting mountain villages, enjoying the shops, tea houses and lifestyle of the Gurung, Chhetri, Magar peoples. We trek alone cobblestone paths, over suspensions bridges and through dense forests, taking in the beautiful mountains then climb over the glacier French pass and Dhampus pass and then descend a winding trail to Yak Kharka. Technical fact:- As being one of the world’s 14 above 8000m. high mountains, demands the best quality of technical equipments and highly motivated technically sound climbers team. There are few high passes to cross like French pass 5360m. and Dhampus pass 5258m to reach Base Camp. The Base Camp is established at 4740m. On Chhonbardan glacier below rocky knob. The mountain has typical weather conditions which is very difficult to predict. The wind velocity is tremendous in this area, almost from afternoon to the dawn it is windy continuously.