Mount Dhaulagiri Expedition

Overview

The Mount Dhaulagiri Expedition is a challenging and exhilarating journey that takes mountaineers to the majestic heights of the seventh-highest peak in the world. Standing tall at 8,167 meters (26,795 feet) in the breathtaking Himalayas of Nepal, this expedition also offers a thrilling experience for seasoned climbers seeking a formidable challenge.

The expedition typically begins in Kathmandu, where participants undergo thorough preparations, acquire necessary permits, and engage in equipment checks. After a scenic flight to Pokhara, the team also embarks on a mesmerizing trek through remote villages, lush forests, and rugged terrains to reach the base camp.

Once at the base camp, climbers acclimatize themselves to the high altitude and challenging conditions. Sherpa guides and experienced mountaineers lead the way, ensuring safety and offering valuable insights into the mountain’s secrets. The ascent divides into several camps, with each phase requiring strategic planning, technical skill, and mental fortitude.

The climb presents various challenges, including traversing treacherous icefalls, navigating steep ridges, and overcoming icy seracs. Climbers may also encounter extreme weather conditions, adding to the expedition’s complexity and making teamwork and perseverance crucial for success.

Conquering the Roof of the World: Triumph and Reflections on Mount Dhaulagiri

As the team inches closer to the summit, they reward it with awe-inspiring panoramic views of neighboring peaks and the vast Himalayan landscape. However, the final push to the summit demands unwavering determination, as the thin air and physical exhaustion test climbers to their limits.

Standing on the summit of Mount Dhaulagiri is a euphoric moment of triumph and accomplishment. Participants savor this incredible achievement while also recognizing the inherent risks and respecting the mountain’s power.

The descent follows the same route, allowing for a celebration of the journey’s accomplishment and a chance to reflect on the bonds forged during the expedition. Upon returning to Kathmandu, climbers takes greetings with a warm sense of accomplishment, forever cherishing the memories of this extraordinary adventure.

Conclusion and Summary

The Mount Dhaulagiri Expedition is not for the faint-hearted, but for those seeking an extraordinary and life-changing experience. It is an unparalleled opportunity to conquer one of the world’s most formidable peaks and to be forever touched by the spirit of the Himalayas.

Itinerary

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Cost Includes:

  • To ensure your safety and avoid the natural panic of people entering a new destination for the first time, Everest Expeditions Nepal provides pick-up and drop services from international and domestic airports on your arrivals and departures.

    • Representatives of Everest Expeditions Nepal will be waiting for you on arrival at both domestic and international airports with a Satori banner with your placard so that you can easily find our person. Everest Expeditions Nepal identity card will accompany the person for your confirmation.
    • According to the above Dhaulagiri Expedition climbing schedule, Everest Expeditions Nepal will arrange four nights demanded category (from tourist star to five-star) of hotel accommodations in Kathmandu.
    • Everest Expeditions Nepal will provide experienced, and government authorized (licensed holder) high altitude trekking/ climbing Sherpa guide (Expedition leader) during the trekking and climbing.
    • Surface transportation will only be included during the trekking and major city for members as per the scheduled itinerary.
    • According to the schedule program, Everest Expeditions Nepal arranged regular flight tickets from Kathmandu to Pokhara and Pokhara to Kathmandu for climbing members and climbing Sherpa guides.
    • Everest Expeditions Nepal will provide you with a lovely tea house accommodation (except chain hotels) to stay in and eat during the trekking trails.
    • Lunch in the trekking is usually made on the way, while dinner and breakfast are made at the tea house where you stay overnight. Friendship World Trek & Expeditions provides a clean and fresh breakfast, lunch, and dinner with tea/ coffee at the tea house’s menu throughout the trek and camping accommodation at the advance base camp and Camp-02 during the ascent of Mount Dhaulagiri.
    • Everest Expeditions Nepal will arrange all food and fuel for base camp and higher camps during the Dhaulagiri expedition for both members and expedition crews.
    • Everest Expeditions Nepal provide EPI Cooking gas, and the stove will be provided in camps one, three, and south col for cooking food, tea, coffee, boiling water, and heating nutrition high altitude package food.
    • Everest Expeditions Nepal will provide all the essentials for trekking, Dhaulagiri climbing, rowing, and camping at the advanced base camp.
    • Climbing Mt. Dhaulagiri duration takes more than other 8000m and brings an extended stay at the Advance base camp. Items like kitchen tents, stores tent, dining tents, toilet tents, tables, chairs, and cooking utensils are high quality and branded, where we will try to provide more convenience.
    • During the ascent of Mount Dhaualgiri Everest Expeditions Nepal will provide a chef cook, cook assistant, helper, and base camp manager at the advanced base camp to take care of your food, drinks, and other necessary services your good and comfort.
    • Everest Expeditions Nepal allow up to 60kg of personal climbing equipment per person during the flight onboard and during trekking in Dhaualgiri expedition carried by porter/ yak/ mules.
    • The offer cost includes Mount Dhaualgiri regular route climbing royalty and the Nepal Government’s climbing permit. (Permit issued by Department of Tourism)
    • As Mount Dhaualgiri Peak is located at Annapurna Conservation  territory, Satori adventures provide you a permit for Annapurna Conservation Area..
    • The Trekkers’ Information Management Systems permit issued by the trekking agency association of Nepal is required to enter the area of Annapurna Consversation so Everest Expeditions Nepal provides you a TIMS permit too.
    • The right weather is a crucial factor in a safe and successful ascent. As far as possible, we will provide a regular upcoming day’s weather forecast from the Kathmandu office for the Dhaulagiri climb duration.
    • Everest Expeditions Nepal provides all wages, clinical, equipment, and accidental insurance for all elaborate staff in the journey and climbing.
    • We provide first aid medical kits for the group and the staff, taking care of your climbing and health safety.
    • Trekking and mountaineering are often inaccessible and far from information, communication, and transportation in the Himalayas, so information and communication are significant for safety and a successful trip. That’s why Everest Expeditions Nepal provides satellite phones, walkie-talkies (radio set) with the expedition team leader, and your climbing Sherpa guide. Satellite phones available for members at the cost of US$ 3 per minute call.
    • Everest Expeditions Nepal provides V25 north face two main model tents with comfortable mattresses at the advanced base camps, and above the advance camp, two members have one tent. (In advance base camp 1:1 tent and above base camp 2:1 tent as per safety.)
    • Everest Expeditions Nepal offers dynamic/static rope, ice screws, snow bar, and rock piton locked unlocked Carabiners to open the route and for safe and successful climbing.
    • Everest Expeditions Nepal arrange a generator for back- up lighting power and charge electronic tools if solar panels are not enough for light and charge the battery.
    • Everest Expeditions Nepal arrange transportation, service of food, all needed expedition, content supply to Base Camp from Kathmandu and return to Kathmandu
    • Everest Expeditions Nepal will try to make the base camp as convenient as possible. We will provide you a heater at the base camp for heating the dining room during cold temperatures (mostly required for evening and morning).
    • Health is a prime concern during your climbing expedition. This is why Everest Expeditions Nepal include emergency oxygen, mask, and regulator provided to guest and expedition staff requirements.
    • Till the date, there’s no available alternative to electricity or lighting at the Kanchenjunga , so that Everest Expeditions Nepal provides solar panels or generators for lighting, battery, and mobile charging at the base camp.
    • Everest Expeditions Nepal include Icefall charges ,Summit rope cost and Himalayan Rescue Association medical insurance charged in the package cost.
    • For the climbing proposal of acclimatization and summit target, Friendship World Trek & Expeditions included all tents for camps 1, 2, 3, and 4 for members and staff.
    • During your climbing expedition, Satori Adventures offer you clean, nutritious, and fresh food at the advanced base camp and camp two in Kanchejunga. We provide you nutrition, high altitude package food, and essential EPI cooking gas and stoves to boiled water, tea, coffee, and warm pocket food above the advanced base camp.
    • Everest Expeditions Nepal provides all food and fuel for both members and crews at advanced base camps and higher camps during the Dhaualgiri expedition.
    • We offer each climber One Experienced, Trained, Government Licensed, and 03 Times Everest Summiteers Climbing / Expedition Guide (Sherpa) per client with the idea of making your ascent safe and successful. There will also be one experience and professional Leader, Sherpa, for each expedition group.
    • The package cost includes all wages, equipment allowance, and the load carries bonus for involved staff in trekking and climbing expedition.
    • The package cost includes all wages, equipment, medical and accidental insurances for the liaison officer.
    • Everest Expeditions Nepal always has concerned and top priority about our trekking guides, climbing Sherpa guides, cooks, porters, and involved staff safety during the period of trekking and high mountain climbing. For this reason, we always do medical insurance, helicopter evacuation insurance, and treatment insurance for all involved staff with a reputed insurance company.
    • As Mount Dhaualgiri’s ascent is long, the stay at Camp two is more extended due to acclimatization. We also take care of our climbers in Camp two and arrange kitchen dining arrangements to supply freshly cooked food.
    • For your convenience, we always provide maps of related trekking and trekking peak climbing.
    • During the climbing period of summit target, Friendship World Trek & Expeditions included Five bottles (28 liters) of Poisk Oxygen will be provided to each climbing member (we use Poisk brands of Oxygen which is one of the trustful oxygen brands for high altitude)
    • As adequate quality oxygen, masks and regulators are crucial during Everest climbing. We provide masks and regulators from the latest model of summit or top out brands.
    • Before your departure, as a memory, Friendship World Trek & Expeditions would like to handover Friendship T-shirt/ Pashmina and Brochure.
    • If you need any assistance with departure information, flight ticket reconfirmation, Visa extension procedure services, Friendship World Trek & Expeditions fully support you without any charges.
    • The above offer price includes our official service charges, government charges, and all taxes and vat. Except for the above amount, there are not any hidden costs charged by us.
    • We want to offer you to have dinner with us before you departed from Kathmandu. It will be an opportunity for you to see and learn about Nepali culture and tradition.

Cost Excludes:

Kathmandu is Nepal’s capital, and since this place offers high quality and delicious food from different countries and groups, we were hoping you could taste the food you like. For that reason, during your stay in Kathmandu, you will have to arrange lunch and dinner (except farewell dinner) by yourself.

  • Suppose you want to take any packed food, snacks, aerated drinks, energy drinks, mineral water, and carbonated soft drinks, any types of alcohol, cigarettes, chocolates, and nutria-bars during the trek. In that case, you have to buy it yourself as a customer often requires these items during the trekking. There’s no guess on how much and will take by the client and its cost.
  • Expenses are incurred towards personal nature trekking, climbing equipment, laundry expenses, tips, landlines, mobiles, walkie-talkies, satellite phones, and the internet service is not included in the package. You have to pay for it yourself when you use it.
  • Personal climbing equipment is one of the significant factors for your safe and successful climbing. So you have to arrange all your personal climbing equipment brand and quality on your own.
  • Mountaineering is, in itself, a risky and adventurous activity that always takes place in remote areas. So, safety is the primary factor for us. Therefore, you have to arrange your travel insurance covering the cost of emergency rescue, medical treatment, medical tests, and hospitalization before you arrive for the trip to Nepal.
  • The package cost offered above does not include your international flight ticket and Nepal’s tourist visa so that you have to pay for your international flight ticket and tourist visa by yourself.
  • Any extra expenses arising out of various/ unforeseen situations like natural disasters, landslides, political disturbances, strikes, changes in government regulations costs are not included in the package cost.
  • Additional costs if needed extra workers, than what we have included in the package.
  • As per the Mountaineering Association and Department of Tourism rules, after the successful summit, the climbing member has to pay a summit bonus for climbing Sherpa Guides US$ 1500.00 minimum to be paid before departure from Kathmandu.
  • Our involved expedition staff (chef cook, cook, cook assistance, base camp manager) are hoping for tips, gifts, or something at the end of the trip, which is an opportunity to say how happy you are with our staff and thank you for the kind of service you have rendered. Normally US$ 250-300.00 per person collected by the team leader and divide to all involved base camp staff except climbing Sherpa guide.
  • The short sentence, “All the services not mentioned in the above package (cost includes parts) are excluded,” It will cost extra if you want additional services.

Price per person

Autumn Itinerary 2023

03 Sep/Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu airport (1350m/4,429ft). Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.

04 Sep/Day 02: Preparation, briefings, last minute shopping and permit formalities.

05 Sep/Day 03: Drive from Kathmandu to Pokhara (950m/3,116ft) 6hrs.Lodge accommodation.

06 Sep/Day 04: Drive from Pokhara to Darbang (1110m/3,641ft) 5 hrs Lodge accommodation.

07 Sep/Day 05: Trek from Darbang to Phaliya Gaon (1850m/6,070ft) 6 hrs.Teahouse/camping accommodation.

08 Sep/Day 06: Trek from Phaliya Gaun to Muri.(1850m/6,068ft) 3 hrs. Teahouse/camping accommodation.

08 Sep/Day 07: Trek from Muri to Boghara (2080m/6,823ft) 4 hrs. Teahouse/camping accommodation.

09 Sep/Day 08:Treks from Bagar to Dobhan Kharka (2520m 8,266ft), Teahouse/camping accommodation.

10 Sep/Day 09: Trek from Doban Kharka to Sallaghari (3100m/10,170ft) Teahouse/camping accommodation.

11 Sep/Day 10: Trek from Sallaghari to Italian Base Camp (3660m/12,005ft). Camping accommodation.

12 Sep/Day 11:Rest and acclimatization day at Italian Base Camp before pass.

13 Sep/Day 12:Trek from Italian base camp to Dhaulagiri Base Camp (4750m /15,584ft).

14-11 Oct/Day 13-40: Climbing Period Mt. Dhaulagiri (8167m/26,795ft)

12 Oct/Day 41: Preparation to return and clean up the base camp.

13 Oct/Day 42: Trek from Dhaulagiri base camp to Yak Kharka(4930m/16174ft) Camping accommodation.

13 Oct/Day 43: Trek from Yak Kharka to Tukuche (2590m/8,496ft) Drive to Tatopani(1190m/3,904ft).

14 Oct/Day 44: Trek from Tatopani to Beni (830m/2,723ft.) Drive to Kathmandu (1350m/4,429ft) 10 hrs. Transportation provided by tourist mini bus. Request hotel accommodation in Kathmandu.

15 Oct/Day 45: Free and rest day at Kathmandu. Farewell celebration dinner with cultural program in the evening.

16 Oct/Day 46: Transfer to Kathmandu airport for final departure.

Usefull Information

Equipment List

Climbing Gears Listing

Boots, Crampons, Gaiters

  1. Light hiking boots
  2. 8000m climbing boots
  3. Gaiters
  4. Crampons (step-in bindings preferred)

Climbing Tools

  1. Ice Axe: (standard; around 65-70 cm, depending on height)
  2. Seat harness
  3. Locking carabineers : 6 (Automatic locking type with large pear shape)
  4. 2 folding- ski pole

Technical Clothings

  1. Polypro or Capaline long underwear (4sets)
  2. Pile jacket and pants (pants must have full separating side zips)
  3. GoreTex shells (top and bottoms, bottoms must have full separating side zips)
  4. Down jacket (medium & heavy weight)

Mitts & Gloves

  1. Light synthetic gloves – 3pr (Capaline or polypropaline)
  2. Wool (or pile) mitts and Gor-Tex overmitts

Socks

  1. Wool or pile socks (6pr light liners, 4pr heavy liners)

Headgear

  1. Head lamp (spare bulbs and batteries)
  2. Glacier – sun glasses
  3. Wool or pile hat

Sleeping

  1. Sleeping bag (expedition quality, rated to  -15 & 40F)
  2. Sleeping pads (2)

Camping

  1. Backpack: Internal frame pack 5,000 cu.in.
  2. Pee bottle (one-liter large mouth)
  3. Water bottles (2 one-liter large mouth)
  4. Sunscreen (maximum block)
  5. Lip sunscreen

Traveling

  1. Large duffel bag for transporting all your gear at airports and on pack animals.
  2. Toiletry bag
  3. Travel clothes
  4. Personal first aid kit
  5. Small day pack: for trekking days (optional)

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  • Best Seasons March to May, September to November
  • Group Size 1-15
  • Duration 50 DAYS BOOKING OPEN FOR 2024
  • Maximum Altitude 8167M
  • Trek Difficulty Very Hard

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