Overview
Just west of Annapurna is the 40-mile-wide Dhaulagiri Himal. Dhaulagiri I, the sixth-tallest peak in the world, towers high above the well-trekked Muktinath pilgrim trail up the Kali Gandaki Valley. The vast massif screens the hidden lands of Dolpo to its north, and to the west of it are Nepal's far western hills. Only to the east along the Kali Gandaki Valley can we easily view the mountain close up, so massive Dhaulagiri with its symmetrical peak and four major outliners remains an enigma along much of its perimeter. Like fabled but restricted Dolpo, the complete month-long trek around Dhaulagiri is only for a handful of hikers. This is because much of the route traverses difficult, remote country.
Itinerary
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Start Place
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Altitude
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Camping Place
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Altitude
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Remarks
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Day 01
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Arrival
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KTH Hotel
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Day 02
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Kathmandu
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1.400m
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Pokhara-Baglung
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740m
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by bus
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Day 03
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Baglung
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740m
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Beni
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850m
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Day 04
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Beni
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850m
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Babichor
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950m
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Day 05
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Babichor
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950m
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Darbang
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1.030m
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Day 06
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Darbang
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1.030m
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Sibang
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1.720m
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Day 07
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Sibang
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1.720m
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Muri
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1.840m
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Day 08
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Muri
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1.840m
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Boghara
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1.990m
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Day 09
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Boghara
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1.990m
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Dobang
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2.400m
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Day 10
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Dobang
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2.400m
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Chartare
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2.820m
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Day 11
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Chartare
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2.820m
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Pakabon
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3.585m
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Day 12
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Pakabon
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3.585m
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camp near glacier
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3.810m
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Day 13
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camp near glacier
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3.810m
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Dhaulagiri base camp
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4.750m
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Day 14
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-Dhaulagiri base camp
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4.750m
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altitude acclimatization
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Day 15
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Dhaulagiri base camp
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4.750m
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Hidden valley
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4.900m
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cross French pass 5.360m
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Day 16
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Hidden valley
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4.900m
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Yak kharka
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3.990m
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cross Thapa pass 5.230m
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Day 17
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Yak kharka
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3.990m
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Marpha
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2.667m
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Day 18
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Marpha
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2.667m
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Kagbeni
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2.807m
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Day 19
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Kagbeni
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2.807m
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Muktinath
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3.802m
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Day 20
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Muktinath
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3.802m
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Jomosom
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2.743m
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Day 21
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Jomosom
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2.743m
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Pokhara
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900m
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by air
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Day 22
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Pokhara
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900 m
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Kathmandu
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1.400m
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by air
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Day 23
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Final Departure.
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