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 Mera
Peak (6,654m.) |
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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 unspoiled 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. |
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| North
Face Glacier from the Mera La |
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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 straightforward to climb.
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| 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 reach 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. 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 northeast side
of Kushum Kanguru. |
| Day
07 |
We
follow the lateral moraine of Dig Glacier to Dig
Khaka, which offers the spectacular views of Charpate
Himal. The trail climbs through moraines and to
the snout of 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. |
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