Nepal

Dhaulagiri

Seen from the valleys of western Nepal, Dhaulagiri rises as a wall of snow above the surrounding ridges. Its name is often rendered as “White Mountain,” an apt description of a summit that reaches 8,167 metres (26,795 feet). Dhaulagiri I is the world’s seventh-highest mountain and the tallest peak whose summit lies wholly within one country. Yet this is not a lookout that visitors can reach by road or a short walk. The mountain belongs…...