First ascent of Dhaulagiri I

According to Official Guinness Records,

Dhaulagiri I (8,167 m;26,794 ft) was first climbed on 13 May 1960, when the summit was reached by Kurt Diemberger (Austria), Peter Diener (Germany), Ernst Forrer and Albin Schelbert (both Switzerland), Nawang Dorje and Nima Dorje (both Nepal/Sherpa).
Dhaulagiri I is one of the 8,000ers, the 14 mountains on Earth that rise to more than 8,000 m (26,247 ft) above sea level. They are all located in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges in Asia.

For a complete list of 1960 records, please visit 1960 Guinness Records in Nepal.

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