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Mera
Expedition
23 DAYS MERA PEAK ( 6,476m.)
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 Mera
peak is considered one of the major and popular trekking
peaks in Nepal. The Peak itself rises to the south of Everest.
The ascent of the peak is technically straightforward, however,
the heavy snow and the maze of crevasses can make the way longer
to the summit. Besides the charming of climbing Mera Peak, the
trek to its base camp from Lukla is rewarding for experiencing
little-visited and yet unspoilt region of Nepal with densely forested
hill sides.
There are several
approaches to the base camp besides the easy and normal route
which is mentioned above. The routes crossing Amphu Labtsa (5,780m)
and the
Mingbo La (5,871m) are quite adventurous and rewarding for spectacular
scenery but none of them are easy.
 North
Face Glacier from the Mera La
The base
camp can be set up at 5,300m on the Hongu side in the moraine below the
ice. Normally, high camp is set at
5,800m near a rocky outcrop on the Mera Glacier. The high camp proves to
be one to the most glorious viewpoints in Nepal offering the panoramic
views of Kanchanjunga, Chamlang, Makalu and Baruntse sweeping around from
the east and Amadablam, Cho Oyu and Kangtega to the west. The giant faces
of Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse appear in the north.
There are three main
summits which are climbable without much difficulty. The south summit
(6,065m) is the most accessible with the Northern Summit (6,476m) , the
highest, which can be reached by skirting the Central Summit (6,461m) to
the north and following snow ridge to its top. Climbing the middle summit
requires ascent up on steep snow and is slightly technical. Mera North is
straight-forward to climb.
Itinerary
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Day 01: |
Arrive in Kathmandu and transfer to
Hotel. |
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Day 02-3: |
Free day in Kathmandu. |
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Day 04: |
Kathmandu - Lukla by flight. Camp at
Lukla. |
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Day 05: |
Commence the trek to Mera peak. We
ascend slowly for 3 hours and steep up for one hour and arrive
Thukdingma for the camping. The views of Numbur (6957m), Karyolung
(6511m), Kwangde (6011m ) are magnificient from here. |
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Day 06: |
Today is an easy walk all day passing
through the jungle and grassland for Yaks during the summer. We
arrive Tsetre for camping. |
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Day 07: |
We ascend slowly passing through the
jungle. We find virtually, no human settlement on the trail. We
arrive Thaksingdingma (3,500m) for Camping. |
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Day 08: |
We walk all day through the side of
the mountain and the trail is narrow. The patches of the jungle on
the trail become thinner as we ascend near the snow line. We camp at
Thagnak. |
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Day 09: |
Rest day in Thagnak. It is worth
spending an extra day at Thagnak, which is in a superb setting
surrounded by stunning peaks including Peak 43 (6,769m). There is a
huge moraine in the north of Thagnak where a beautiful glacial lake,
Sabai Tsho is dammed. It is worth exploring around for
acclimatization purpose. Thagnak is also a base for climbing east
and north-east side of Kushum Kanguru. |
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Day 10: |
We follow the lateral moraine of Dig
Glacier to Dig Khraka which offers the spectacular views of Charpate
Himal. The trail climbs through moraines and to the snout ot the
Hinku Nup and Shar Glaciers and then climbs more steeply to Khare
(5,099m). |
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Day 11: |
We ascend for three hours and arrive
at Mera La (5,415m). Normally, the pass will be covered with snow
from Nov.- April. Again the views from the pass is spectacular. We
descend about 100m towards the Hongu side and set up the base camp
(5,300m) in the moraine below the ice. |
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Day 12: |
Rest day for acclimatization. You can
explore around or climb up for a few hours and come back to the Base
Camp for the night. |
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Day 13: |
We walk up for 4 hours and set up the
high camp and make preparation for the next day to get to the
summit. |
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Day 14: |
Today we go to the summit and the
views of Pumori (7161m), Lhotse (8516m) Makalu (8463m), Lobuche
(6145m), Cho Oyu (8201m) are spectacular from the summit. We retrace
to Base Camp.Mera Peak Base Camp - Lukla. |
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Day 15-20 |
We follow the same route and come
back to Lukla. |
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Day 21: |
Lukla - Kathmandu by flight. |
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Day 22: |
Free day in Kathmandu. |
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Day 23: |
Departure |
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