Eight-thousanders compared

Dhaulagiri I vs Annapurna I

Dhaulagiri I (8,167 m, world #7) and Annapurna I (8,091 m, world #10) compared side by side — height, first ascent and danger. Dhaulagiri I is 76 m taller.

	Dhaulagiri I	Annapurna I
Height	8,167 m	8,091 m
World rank	#7	#10
Range	Dhaulagiri Himal	Annapurna Himal
Location	Myagdi, Gandaki	Kaski / Myagdi, Gandaki
Border	Entirely in Nepal	Entirely in Nepal
First ascent	13 May 1960	3 June 1950
First climbers	Kurt Diemberger (Austria), Peter Diener (Germany), Ernst Forrer & Albin Schelbert (Switzerland), Nawang Dorje & Nima Dorje Sherpa (Nepal)	Maurice Herzog & Louis Lachenal (France)
Standard route	Northeast Ridge	North Face (1950 French route); the immense South Face is one of alpinism's great test-pieces
Danger	Fatality rate ≈3% of attempts in Himalayan Database-derived compilations; its avalanche-prone slopes have caused repeated multi-death seasons.	Long the deadliest 8,000er: historical fatality rates exceeded 30%; with the surge in guided ascents the summits-to-deaths ratio fell to ≈13–14% by early 2025 (559 summits / 75 deaths) — still the highest of the fourteen.

Dhaulagiri I

The 'White Mountain' — the highest peak entirely within Nepal after Manaslu's neighbour ranking is settled by border lin…

Full Dhaulagiri I profile →

Annapurna I

The first eight-thousander ever climbed — and statistically the most dangerous. Annapurna I crowns a 55 km massif holdin…

Full Annapurna I profile →

Questions

Dhaulagiri I vs Annapurna I, answered

Is Dhaulagiri I taller than Annapurna I?+

Dhaulagiri I stands 8,167 m and Annapurna I 8,091 m, so Dhaulagiri I is 76 m taller. Dhaulagiri I is the world's 7th-highest mountain and Annapurna I the 10th.

Which was climbed first, Dhaulagiri I or Annapurna I?+

Dhaulagiri I was first summited on 13 May 1960; Annapurna I on 3 June 1950.

Which is more dangerous, Dhaulagiri I or Annapurna I?+

Dhaulagiri I: Fatality rate ≈3% of attempts in Himalayan Database-derived compilations; its avalanche-prone slopes have caused repeated multi-death seasons. Annapurna I: Long the deadliest 8,000er: historical fatality rates exceeded 30%; with the surge in guided ascents the summits-to-deaths ratio fell to ≈13–14% by early 2025 (559 summits / 75 deaths) — still the highest of the fourteen.

More comparisons

Mount Everest vs Dhaulagiri I

Mount Everest vs Annapurna I

Kanchenjunga vs Dhaulagiri I

Kanchenjunga vs Annapurna I

Lhotse vs Dhaulagiri I

Lhotse vs Annapurna I

← Compare all eight-thousanders

Sources & data note

Heights follow the 2020 Nepal–China Everest survey and UIAA figures. Ascent and fatality statistics derive from the Himalayan Database (via Alan Arnette, 2026) and reported press figures; see each peak's profile for full sourcing.