Mountain guide · Peak · 2026

Dhaulagiri I

A complete guide to the peak, from an adjudicated evidence sheet. Sourced or not recorded — never estimated.

This is a guide to the peak, not a trail record. Passes, lakes, forts, and base-camp walks stay on trail pages.

Quick Facts

Formation / geology
Summit rock is limestone and dolomite formed on the ocean floor (same class as Everest). Himalayan orogen (Indian–Eurasian collision).
en.wikipedia.org · verified 2026-09-21
Name origin
Nepali from Sanskrit dhawala (dazzling, white, beautiful) + giri (mountain).
en.wikipedia.org · verified 2026-09-21
Cultural history
Not recorded

First ascent recorded above. No further sourced milestones this pass.

Generic editorial notes. No peak-specific crowding, cost, or hazard claim is invented here.

A named summit is a distinct objective from any related walking approach.
Elevation, range, location, and first-ascent facts appear here only when the evidence sheet cites them.

Altitude, weather, and terrain can turn a day. Hazards belong on the trail record where we hold them — not as invented peak-specific warnings here.
Permits, fees, and route grades stay Unverified on this page until an official source is cited. This is not a route plan.

Best season
Nepal DoT royalty seasons: spring, autumn, winter/summer (schedule effective 1 Sep 2025). Typical expedition windows are not separately certified here.
tourismdepartment.gov.np · verified 2026-09-21
Routes and grades
Unverified
Permit
Nepal DoT mountaineering royalty for foreign climbers, peaks over 8000 m except Everest and Manaslu: USD 3,000 spring, USD 1,500 autumn, USD 750 winter/summer per person (effective 1 Sep 2025). Confirm live.
tourismdepartment.gov.np · verified 2026-09-21
Fitness
Unverified

These are expedition-grade mountaineering objectives, not trekking peaks; no trail record is implied.