Dhaulagiri (8167 m)  Dhaulagiri was first climbed by the Swiss in 1960. Its name is derived from Sanskrit dhavala means white and giri is mountain. It was first sighted by British surveyors in India in the early 1800s and was mapped by one of the secret Indian surveyors in 1873, but the region remained largely unknown until a Swiss aerial survey in 1949. The French Annapurna expedition, led by Herzog in 1950, had permission to climb either Annapurna or Dhaulagiri but decided on Annapurna after a reconnaissance of Dhaulagiri. A Swiss party failed in 1953 as did an Argentine group one year later.
After four more failed expeditions, an eight members of a Swiss expedition reached the summit in 1960. The climb followed a circuitous route around the mountain from Tukuche, over Dhampus pass known as the French Col, to approach the summit from the North-East Col. The expedition was supplied by a Swiss Pilatus Porter aircraft, the "Yeti" which landed on the North-East Col at 5977m. Near the end of the expedition the plane crashed near Dhampus pass and the pilots, including the famous Emil Wick, walked down the mountain to Tukuche. Tragedy struck in 1969 when an avalanche killed seven members of a US expedition on the East Dhaulagiri Glacier. The peak was climbed by the Japanese in 1970s, the Americans in 1973, and the Italians in 1976. Captain Emil Wick airdropped supplies to the US expedition from a Pilatus Porter aircrafts, and among the delicacies he dropped were two bottles of wine and a live chicken. The Sherpas would not allow the chicken to be killed on the mountain, so it became the expedition pet. It was carried, snow-blind and crippled with frostbitten feet, to Marpha, where it finally ended up in the cooking pot. Itinerary A Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & transfer to hotel Day 02-03: Preparing Expedition & Briefing Day 04: Drive by Bus to Beni & Galeshor Camp Day 05: Galeshor - Tato Pani Day 06: Tatopani - Ghasa Day 08: Larjung - Marpha Day 09: Marpha - Yak Khark Day 10: Yak Khark - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Day 11 -37: Climbing Period of Dhaulagiri 8167m. Day 38: Prepared for coming back Day 39: Dhaulagiri Base camp - Yak Khark Day 40: Yak Khark - Jomsom Day 41: Jomsom - Pokhara Day 42: Pokhara - Kathmandu Day 43-44: Kathmandu Day 45: Final Departure. Itinerary B Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & transfer to hotel Day 02-03: Preparing Expedition & Briefing Day 03: Drive by Bus to Beni, Camp Day 04: Beni - Babichaur - Camp Day 05: Babichaur - Darban - Camp Day 06: Darbang - Dharapani - Camp Day 07: Dharapani - Muri - Camp Day 08: Muri - Bagar - Camp Day 09: Bagar - Dovan - Camp Day 10: Dovan -Italian Base Camp - Camp Day 11: Italian BC - Dhaulagiri Base camp - Camp Day 12 -37: Climbing period Dhaulagiri 8167m. Day 38: Prepared for coming back Day 39: Dhaulagiri Base camp - Yak Khark Day 40: Yak Khark - Jomsom Day 41: Jomsom - Pokhara Day 42: Pokhara - Kathmandu Day 43-44: Kathmandu Day 45: Final Departure.
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