Eight-thousanders compared

Mount Everest vs Dhaulagiri I

Mount Everest (8,848.86 m, world #1) and Dhaulagiri I (8,167 m, world #7) compared side by side — height, first ascent and danger. Mount Everest is 682 m taller.

	Mount Everest	Dhaulagiri I
Height	8,848.86 m	8,167 m
World rank	#1	#7
Range	Mahalangur Himal	Dhaulagiri Himal
Location	Solukhumbu, Koshi	Myagdi, Gandaki
Border	Nepal–China (Tibet) border	Entirely in Nepal
First ascent	29 May 1953	13 May 1960
First climbers	Edmund Hillary (NZ) & Tenzing Norgay Sherpa (Nepal)	Kurt Diemberger (Austria), Peter Diener (Germany), Ernst Forrer & Albin Schelbert (Switzerland), Nawang Dorje & Nima Dorje Sherpa (Nepal)
Standard route	Southeast Ridge via South Col (Nepal); Northeast Ridge (Tibet)	Northeast Ridge
Danger	339 deaths against 13,737 summits through December 2025 — ≈1.06 deaths per 100 summits (Himalayan Database via Alan Arnette, 2026).	Fatality rate ≈3% of attempts in Himalayan Database-derived compilations; its avalanche-prone slopes have caused repeated multi-death seasons.

Mount Everest

The highest mountain on Earth at 8,848.86 m (2020 Nepal–China joint survey). Known as Sagarmatha in Nepali and Chomolung…

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Dhaulagiri I

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

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Questions

Mount Everest vs Dhaulagiri I, answered

Is Mount Everest taller than Dhaulagiri I?+

Mount Everest stands 8,848.86 m and Dhaulagiri I 8,167 m, so Mount Everest is 682 m taller. Mount Everest is the world's 1st-highest mountain and Dhaulagiri I the 7th.

Which was climbed first, Mount Everest or Dhaulagiri I?+

Mount Everest was first summited on 29 May 1953; Dhaulagiri I on 13 May 1960.

Which is more dangerous, Mount Everest or Dhaulagiri I?+

Mount Everest: 339 deaths against 13,737 summits through December 2025 — ≈1.06 deaths per 100 summits (Himalayan Database via Alan Arnette, 2026). Dhaulagiri I: Fatality rate ≈3% of attempts in Himalayan Database-derived compilations; its avalanche-prone slopes have caused repeated multi-death seasons.

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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.