Mera Peak Climbing

Arrival in Kathmandu airport and Hotel transfer, conduct initial briefing and preparations and we will have an opportunity to do last minute shopping in Kathmandu O/n at Hotel

We take morning flight from Kathmandu to Lukla(2,800m) and spend the rest of the day in Lukla for acclimatization. Lodge accommodation

We trek (3-4hrs) to Chutanga for the overnight camp. This will allow a reasonably solid acclimatization. O/n at Lodge

After 2 days of acclimatization at 3,000m we are ready to cross Zatrawa La Pass (4610m) and down climb to Khartitang at 3900m. This will be a classic acclimatization stage, where we will slip 700m below our highest elevation of the day.

We are entering now Hinku Valley. We climb up through the lush forest on the west side of the Hinku Valley and through the red Rhododendron forest on the beaten Himalayan trail. The trees will change to pine with the increasing elevation. There are still opportunities to spot some wildlife in the forested areas but we are going to emerge in to areas of mountain meadows.

It is a short walk today but we gain 700m and cross 4,000m threshold so we will take acclimatization break tomorrow. We are in the meadow areas and walk through traditional Sherpa villages with Buddhist gompas and mani walls. We will enjoy fantastic view of south face of Mera Peak throughout the day. There are still opportunities to spot some wildlife in the forested areas but we are going to emerge in to areas of mountain meadows.

We need this rest day to allow our bodies to recover and settle at the elevation before we can sleep at 5000m. This is also nice area to relax and soak up the beautiful views of peaks and glaciers surrounding the head of the Hinku Valley, we can see pyramid of Peak 43 and west face of Mera Peak; We will visit Sabal Tsho Lake and take an acclimatization hike to the cairn (5,271m) on the flank of Kusum Kangguru (6,367m).

We follow the lateral moraine of Dig Glacier to Dig Kharka, which offers 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 our camping spot at Khare with spectacular view on Mera Peak. We will visit Sabal Tsho Lake and take an acclimatization hike to the cairn (5271m) on the flank of Kusum Kangguru (6367m).

This is a required acclimatization day to get accustomed to 5000m threshold and to be able to cope with the summit elevation. There are many hike possibilities, however if not feeling strong we will take a rest to gain the strength.

We trek from Khare to Mera La pass (5,350m), our Base Camp. We will conduct a snow training for our expedition members unfamiliar with snow climbing techniques. We all have to become familiar with using crampons, rope and ice axe.

We trek from Mera La (Pass) to Mera Peak High Camp (5,780m.), where we setup our final climbing camp. The track may be hazardous if there was snowfall covering crevasses, this is why we conducted our training at Mera La pass. The views are stunning from here on Everest, Makalu, Cho Oyu, and south face of Lotshe, Nuptse, Chamlang and Baruntse

This will be a long and tough day. We plan two days of climbing contingency. Weather permitting we will wake-up at 2am, have some breakfast and attempt to summit Mera Peak (6,476m); we will return to Mera La (5350m). We should be well acclimatized so we should reach the summit in 4-6hrs. From the summit we can see magnificent views of Mt. Everest (8,848m), Cho-Oyu (8,210m), Lhotse (8,516m), Makalu (8,463m), Kangchenjunga (8,586m), Nuptse (7,855m), Chamlang (7,319m), Baruntse (7 ,129m) Ama Dablam (6,812m) Kangtega (6,779m) and many peaks over six thousand meters.

We descend to Hinku valley to Kothe for our overnight camp, leaving behind the outstanding Himalayan adventure and taking unforgettable memories back home.

We climb up through the lush forest on the west side of the Hinku Valley to Thuli Kharka and through the red Rhododendron forest on the beaten Himalayan trail.

Return to Lukla via Zatrwa La pass with stunning Lukla Valley view from the pass. This is last evening in the mountains, the ideal opportunity for a farewell party with our staff.

Early in the morning we take a flight from Lukla to Kathmandu, which takes about 35 minutes, transfer to hotel and have a leisure and shopping day in Kathmandu; Fairwell-Celebration dinner.