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Dhaulagiri

American  
[dou-luh-geer-ee] / ˌdaʊ ləˈgɪər i /

noun

  1. a mountain in W central Nepal: a peak of the Himalayas. 26,826 feet (8,180 meters).


Dhaulagiri British  
/ ˌdaʊləˈɡɪərɪ /

noun

  1. a mountain in W central Nepal, in the Himalayas. Height: 8172 m (26 810 ft)

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Spanish climber Carlos Soria was attempting to scale Mount Dhaulagiri but was hurt on his way to the top.

From Washington Times May 18, 2023

Soria has successfully climbed 12 of the world's 8,000-metre peaks and had the Dhaulagiri and Tibet's Shishapangma left to become the oldest climber to reach the summits of the planet's 14-highest peaks.

From Reuters May 17, 2023

Mena talked to Richards about his mental health in general terms before their April Dhaulagiri attempt.

From New York Times Jul. 11, 2021

As we descended from upper Dolpo, we looked southeast from the last pass—Jyanta La—toward Dhaulagiri, the world’s seventh-highest peak.

From The New Yorker Dec. 21, 2015

Later still, I encountered a member of Mai Duff s commercial expedition, a twenty-eight-year-old Finn named Veikka Gustafsson whose record of previous Himalayan ascents included Everest, Dhaulagiri, Makalu, and Lhotse.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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