Mera Peak Climbing

After breakfast, we start our trek to Pangom walking uphill and downhill through the Sherpa villages. We can find a Buddhist monastery in Pangom.

We will hike for a total of 6 hours today, to reach our destination of Danda or Yingsa. Our hike will be uphill and downhill. After reaching Shibuche, we can explore a Sherpa museum, where we can see all the equipment used by Sherpa people in their daily lives.Mera peak, which is our final destination, can be viewed from this stop.

Today we will walk through the jungle, passing bamboo forests, different types of Rhododendron, and pine trees. If we are lucky, you might see a wild animal! We have to hike uphill and downhill before our overnight stay at Chhatra Khola.

We will have a similar route as our previous day. Walkthrough the green jungle of bamboo trees, see the Nepali national flowers (Rhododendron), and watch for wild animals. Overnight stay at Kothe.>

From this day on, we will gradually climb up with an increase in altitude. We will see juniper bushes and snow-capped mountains like Khesar and Kusum Kangaroo. Overnight stay at Thannak.

If the team is feeling well we will move to Khare 4,950m/ 16,240 feet. today We may take the opportunity to stay in Dig Kharka 4,650m/ 15,256 feet. if needed The route turns to the east as we trek through the valley floor and slowly make our way past stunning high-altitude peaks, Black Mera is a spectacular mountain rising right out of the valley we pass amazing lakes, and glaciers, in one of the great Himalayan valleys. We will hopefully arrive in Khare after lunch and relax for the rest of the day.

We will spend the day in Khare 4,950m/ 16,240 feet. Today is another acclimatization and training day. We will spend the morning getting our climbing gear sorted. We will rig up a climbing scenario and practice using crampons, Jumars, and abseiling and we will practice until you are comfortable doing all the different techniques. We will rest up and enjoy this amazing mountain setting.

We will ascend to Mera High Camp 5,800m/ 19,029 feet. We head back onto the glacier to where we dropped off yesterday and follow the easy graded snow slopes, and after a short distance arrive at an area of crevasses which we will have to navigate carefully. We then make our way slowly up to High Camp. Remember to look behind you where you will see views of Everest, Makalu, Nuptse, and Lhotse and this trek up to high camp holds some Himalayan treasures. This camp is hidden behind a rocky section. The campsite is small and has some drop-offs on the right as you enter the camp. It is time to rehydrate and recover for the summit push.

The climb to the summit of Mera Peak starts gradually, and much depends on weather conditions. Once we leave high camp usually at 2 am it should take 5/6 hours to reach the summit. Getting into a rest stop and taking our time will be critical to conserving energy for the descent. The central summit appears above the wide glacier, flanked by 2 ridges. We climb the snowfields avoiding the crevasses. This steep section can take 2 hours and is slow going. The route swings to the east of the left-hand ridge before turning back towards the main summit ridge of Mera. Mera peak has 3 summits, our objective is the highest. This short steep snow slope is easily climbed, but the last 30m/ 98 feet requires a lot of effort, some times Jumaring on a short steep ice section and you arrive on the summit. After reaching the summit and enjoying amazing views over the Himalayas, we have a short abseil before the long descent to Khare.over night stay in Khare.

After a good nights sleep, we will get up early and make our way back to Khote 3,600m/ 11,811 feet. It will take two hours to retrace our steps to Tangnag 4,360m/ 14,304 feet and then another 3 hours back to Khote.

We will walk 3 hrs approx on flat land and climb up to Thuli kharka for over 4 hrs approx and overnight. Today we move from Chhatrabuk to Chhutanga. This is another long day hiking as we move closer to getting back to Thule Kharka.

This is the easiest and shortest day of the trek. We descend from Thulli Kharka to Lukla through the dense forest which takes about 3 hours. We will arrive back into Lukla and relax for the rest of the day, before our flight back to Kathmandu early the next day.

We will be up early for our morning flight back to Kathmandu, shower change, and head out to finish off your Kathmandu sightseeing. You can either fly home this evening or spend another day in Kathmandu. We also cover one night's accommodation in Kathmandu at the end of the trip.