The major peaks (not mountains) above 7,500 m (24,600 ft) height in Himalayas, rank identified in Himalayas alone (not the world).[1] The map may help give context to Dhaulagiri II with more detail and zooming on click through.
Dhaulagiri II (Nepali: धौलागिरी २) is a mountain in Gandaki Province, Nepal. It is part of the Dhaulagiri mountain range in north-central Nepal at an elevation of 7,751 metres (25,430 ft) and with the prominence of 2,391 metres (7,844 ft).[2] Dhaulagiri II is the second highest mountain in the Dhaulagiri mountain range and it was first climbed by an Austrian-American expedition from its northwest side.
In 1955, Dhaulagiri II was approached by J. O. M. Roberts and others.[6] In 1963, an Austrian expedition attempted to ascend Dhaulagiri II from Dhaulagiri V which were among the last unclimbed seven-thousanders.[7] However, they only managed to reach 7,000 metres (23,000 ft).[8] Two years later, a Japanese expedition was also unsuccessful due to an avalanche.[9] On 18 May 1971, Dhaulagiri II was first climbed by Adolf Huber, Ronald Fear, Adi Weissensteiner, and Jangbu Sherpa during an Austrian-American expedition via its northwest side.[10][7] On 8 May 1975, the second successful climb was made by ten Japanese men by using a new route from the Tsaurabong Glacier.[11] In 1982, a French expedition led by François Imbert using a new route, however, they abandoned the mountain after reaching 6,800 metres (22,300 ft) on 19 October due to heavy snow which posed a threat for an avalanche.[12]
