Mount Dhaulagiri is the seventh highest mountain in the world. It is an enormous Himalayan massif, located in north central Nepal. It is the highest mountain located entirely within Nepal. 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. Our expedition is an attempt on the highest of these four peaks, climbing Dhaulagiri I.
The first successful Dhaulagiri expedition was in 1960 when Kurt Diemberger, Peter Diener, Ernst Forrer, Albin Schelbert, Nyima Dorji and Nawang Dorji, members of a Swiss/Austrian expedition climbed it.
The Dhaulagiri Expedition lasts almost 7 weeks including a weeklong trek to the basecamp at 4750 metres. Although there are multiple routes up it, Dhaulagiri is a difficult mountain and a technical climb regardless of the route requiring a high level of skill. The standard route for climbing Dhaulagiri is via the North East Ridge and is climbed with 3 camps above basecamp.
DAY1;ARRIVE IN TRIVUBAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO KATHMANDU GUEST HOUSE BY PRUVATE/TOURIST BUS(1360M)
DAY2:CLIMBING PREPARATION AND EQUIPMENT CHECK/PERSONAL GEAR CHECK/HIGHT ALLTITUDE FOOD PACKING ETC
DAY3:RECEIVED EVEREST CLIMBING PERMIT AND FINAL PREPARATION AND STAFF INTRODUCTION PROGTAMES/BRIEFING IN TOURUSM DEPARTMEN
DAY4:TRANSFER TO DOMESTIC AIRPORT TO FLIYING TO POKHARA SAME DAY DRIVE TO TAKAM (1,500M)
DAY5:TAKAM TO JUGEPANI (1,650M)
DAY6: JUGEPANI TO BAGAR (2,080M)
DAY7: BAGAR TO DOVAN (2,520M)
DAY8: DOVAN TO ITALIAN CAMP (3,660M)
DAY9: REST DAY ITALIAN CAMP
DAY10: ITALIAN CAMP TO DHAULAGIRI BASE CAMP (4,750M)
DAY11-31: CLIMBING PERIOD OF MT DHAULAGIRI (8,167M) AND BACK TO BASE CAMP
DAY32:EQUIPMENT PACKING DAY
DAY33:DHAULAGIRI BASE CAMP TO HIDDEN VALLEY (5,050M) VIA CROSSING FRENCH PASS (5,370M)
DAY34:HIDDEN VALLEY TO YAK KHARKA (3,680M) VIA CROSSING DHAMPUS PASS (5,240M)
DAY35:YAK KHARKA TO JOMSOM (2,720M)
DAY36: FLY BACK TO POKHARA FROM JOMSOM
DAY37:FLY BACK TO KATHMANDU FROM POKHARA
DAY38:SPARE DAY IN KATHMANDU
DAY39:SPARE DAY IN KATHMANDU
DAY40:DEPARTURE TO HOME
PRICES INCLUDES
1. ARRIVALS AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL BY THE TOURIST BUS OR PRIVATE VEHICALS.
2. TWO NIGHT ACCOMMODATION IN 3 STAR CATORIZED HOTEL IN KATHMANDU.
3. TRIP BRIEFING AND EQUIPMENT CHECK.
4. MOUNTAIN SCENERY TREKS AND EXPEDITION /DUFFLE BAG,TSHIRT AND TREKKING MAP.
5. WELCOME DINNER WITH NEPAL CULTURAL SHOW.
6. ONE DAY KATHMANDU CITY SIGHT SCENE.
7. TRANSPORT TO DOMESTIC AIRPORT TO (lUKLA) AIRFARE KTM/LUKA/KTM.
8. GOVERNMENT LICENCE HOLDER TREKKING GUIDE AND EXPERIENCE CLIMBING SHERPA
9. ALL MEAL BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER, AND TEA, COFFEE , FREE MENU BY MOUNTAIN SCENERY TREKS AND EXPEDITION /DESERT AFTER DINNER/HOTWATER.
10. STAFF EXPENSES
- ALL STAFFS MEDICAL AND EMERGENCY RESQUE INSURANCES DURING THE TRIP.
- ALL STAFF FOODS.
- POTTER WAGES.
- CLIMBING GUIDE WAGES.
- POTTER EQUIPMENT.
11. CLIMBING BASE CAMP EQUIPMENT
- DINING TENT, KITCHEN TENT, TOILET TENT,SHOWER TENT, MEMBER TENT,STAFF TENT.
- KITCHEN UTENSILS.
- NECESSERY HIGH ALTITUDE FOOD , MOUNTAIN FOOD,DRY FOOD.
- CLIMBING ROPES, ICE CREW, SNOW-BA, ICE –TOOLS,ICE HAMER, SOO ON.
- CAMP 1 MEMER AND SHERPA TENT PLUS FOODS.
- CAMP2 MEMBER AND SHERPA TENT PLUS FOODS.
- CAMP3 MEMBER AND SHERPA TENT PLUS FOODS.
13. ROPE FIXING CHARGE.
12. PAPER WORK
- CLIMBING PERMIT.
- NATIONAL PARK ENTRY FEE.
- MUNICIPALITY CHARGE.
- TIMS CARD FEE.
- ALL GOVERNMENT TAXES.
13. SATELLITE PHONE , INCASE OUT THE COVERGE OF NETWORK.
14. LAST DAY DINNER IN LUKLA WITH ALL INVOLVED STAFFS.
15. WEATHER FORECAST INFORMATION DURING THE CLIMBING PERIOD.
16. FLY BACK TO KTM/FAREWELL DINNER AT THE SAME DAY.
17. DEPARTURE TO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO HOME.
COST EXCLUDES
1. LUNCH AND DINNER IN KATHMANDU EXCEPT WELCOME AND FAREWELL DINNER.
2. BOTH WAY INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT AIR-FARE.
3. PERSONAL TRAVEL INSURANCE AND EMERGENCY RESQUE INSURANCE.
4. NEPAL ENTRY VISA FREE.
5. ALCHOLIC BEVERAGES.
6. FILMING PERMIT OF DRONE AND CAMERA DURING CLIMBING.
7. EXTRA NIGHT ACCOMMODATION IN KATHMANDU IF LATE DEPARTURE.
8. PERSONAL EXPENSES, LAUDRY, WIFI CHARGE…..
9. STAFF TIPS.
