Mera Peak Climbing

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 charm of climbing Mera Peak, the trek to its base camp from Lukla is rewarding for experiencing little-visited and as yet unspoilt region of Nepal with densely forested hill sides. The views from on the mountain (and even from high camp) are spectacular – the Himalayan giants of Mt Everest, Lhotse and Makalu (ranked 1, 4 and 5 among the world highest peaks) surround you, with Cho Oyu and Kanchenjunga to either side and a multitude of intervening glaciers.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 un spoilt region of Nepal with densely forested hill sides. Mera Peak trek and climbing servers a gate way for high altitude trekking to go over Amphulaptcha Pass or Mingbo La and also for climbing on Baruntse, Chamlang and other Himalayas climbing. There are several approaches to the base camp besides the easy and normal route which is mentioned below. The normal route for climbing Mera Peak is 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 spectacular viewpoints in Nepal offering the panoramic views of Kanchenjungha, 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.

 

Expedition Itinerary

Day 01: Kathmandu - Lukla by flight. Camp at Lukla.

Day 02: 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 magnificent from here.

Day 03: Today is an easy walk all day passing through the jungle and grassland for Yaks during the summer. We arrive Tsetre for camping.

Day 04: We ascend slowly passing through the jungle. We find virtually, no human settlement on the trail. We arrive Thaksingdingma (3,500m) for Camping.

Day 05: 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.

Day 06: 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.

Day 07: 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 to the Hinku Nup and Shar Glaciers and then climbs more steeply to Khare (5,099m).

Day 08: 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.

Day 09: 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.

Day 10: We walk up for 4 hours and set up the high camp and make preparation for the next day to get to the summit.

Day 11: 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.

Day 12-17: We follow the same route and come back to Lukla.

Day 18: Lukla - Kathmandu by flight.

 

Costs include:

1.Accommodation at local lodges with local food as per itinerary
2.All inclusive full board tented trek with food, foam mattresses, sleeping tent, toilet tent
3.Transportation from/to Kathmandu of all equipment, food, staff and porters
4.Service of guide
5.Service of porters while on trek (15kg personal equipment maximum per member)
6.Local taxes, guide/porters insurance
7.Domestic airport departure taxes
8.Transfers hotel - domestic airport- hotel.

 

Costs does not Include:

1.International flights
2.Entry visa to Nepal
3.Transfer Airport - Hotel - Airport
4.International Airport Departure Tax
5.Accommodation and food in Kathmandu
6.Alcoholic beverages, bottled drinks, mineral water, laundry.
7 .postage, telephone calls, and all other expenses of personal nature. 8.Personal travel, medical and rescue insurance.
9.Personal high altitude climbing gear.

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