7- DHAULAGIRI

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The mountain's name is धौलागिरी (dhaulāgirī) in Nepali language. This comes from Sanskrit where धवल (dhawala) meaning is dazzling, white, beautiful and गिरि (giri) meaning is mountain. Dhaulagiri I is the highest point of the Gandaki river basin.

 The Dhaulagiri massif in Nepal extends 120 km from the Kaligandaki River west to the Bheri. This massif is enclosed on the north and south-west by tributaries of the Bheri and on the south-east by Myagdi Khola. Dhaulagiri I at 26,795 ft (8,167 metres) ranks seventh among world's 14 peaks over 8 thousand metres. It was first climbed on 13th May 1960 by a Swiss/Austrian/Nepali expedition.


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