Nepal Peak
Climbing Treks
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Area:
Hinku Valley in the Everest Area
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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 charm of climbing
Mera Peak, the trek to its base camp from Lukla
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rewarding for experiencing
little-visited and as 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 below. The routes
crossing Amphu Labtsa (5,780m) and the Mingbo
La (5,871m) provide some the most adventurous
trekking with spectacular scenery through remote
glaciated valleys and passes.
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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 near Mera La
on the Hongu side in the moraine below the ice.
From here a 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
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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 more technical.
Mera North is straight-forward to climb.
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SUGGESTED ITINERARY for Mera Peak Expedition:
Day
01: Fly Kathmandu to Lukla by flight. Camp at
Lukla.
Days 02-08: Trek to Mera Base camp.
Day 09: Rest and exploration at Base Camp.
Day 10: Climb to High Camp.
Day 11: Mera Peak Climbing to summit. Descent
to Base Camp.
Days 12-17: Return trek to Lukla.
Day 18: Lukla - Kathmandu by flight. End of Mera
Peak Expedition.
ALTERNATE TREK ROUTES TO/FROM MERA PEAK
a)
Mingbo La pass to Everest Base Camp:
Return through the upper Hongu valley and over
Mingbo La pass into the Imja valley on the Everest
Base Camp route. From here a visit can be made
to Everest Base camp and return to Lukla. This
is a very high altitude trek through glaciated
valleys with possibilities of being stranded in
adverse weather condition. Only strong, well equipped,
groups should attempt this route.
b)
Amphu Laptsa pass to Everest Base Camp:
Return trek through the upper Hongu valley and
then over the high pass of Amphu Laptsa to come
out at Chukung in the upper Imja river valley
near Island Peak. From here a visit can be made
to Everest Base camp and return to Lukla. This
is a very high altitude trek through glaciated
valleys with possibilities of being stranded in
adverse weather condition. Only strong, well equipped,
groups should attempt this route.
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