Mera Peak Climbing

Upon arrival in Kathmandu, Tribhuwan International Airport, we receive you in a private vehicle and transfer you to a hotel in Kathmandu with a breakfast plan. Around midday after Lunch, we plan for a quick visit to Kathmandu city’s world heritage sites.

The sightseeing day will start with our guided trip to cultural world heritage sites in Kathmandu Valley with a professional Guide Ammar. The day tour includes the Buddhist and Hindu pilgrimage sites: Hindu’s holy Pashupati Temple and the world’s biggest Boudha Stupa.

In addition, we also visit the historical Kathmandu Durbar Square with the special temple, unique architecture, and living goddess Kumari temple. In the evening, pre-trip discussion and introduce to our fellow trekking staff for your Mera climbing adventure trip.

An early morning start takes us to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu for the 35-minute scenic flight to Lukla Tenzing and Hillary Airport at 9,318 feet. On arrival at the airport, our guide will introduce the entire porters before beginning the trek towards the Paiya.

After packing up all gears, we knock the trail south. We descend first to Surke to cross the river, then a steep rise to Chutok La. The rest of the way to Paiya is flat but undulating terrain and a good end to our first day of trekking. The distance is roughly 11 kilometers and takes 7 hours of hiking from Lukla in front.

We continue our Mera peak hike and cross the Piya Khola river, after a gentle descent to a sturdy wooden bridge. On the other side, it is another steep climb up the valley side to reach Kari La pass. Once again, the last leg of the trek is over fairly flat terrain until we reach Panggom village. About 13 kilometers is the total length of hikes today.

Another amazing day to walk via mountain crests through rocky mountain landscapes. Passing through a splendid panorama of wooded regions below us however the hiking distance today is about 14 kilometers.

Today’s hikes pleased the many tourists that flocked to see the yaks caravan that dwelt in the forest. This is where we really get off the beaten path and we will need to carry a packed lunch with us.

We begin with a zig-zag trail to the Tama Khola River. We continue through bamboo and rhododendron mixed forest and the distance is 11 kilometers hikes.

We descend on hillsides, by pleasant meadows, and lower down through forests of blue Himalayan pines and rhododendrons. You can see the Mosom Kharka and the Inkhu Khola river which offers Mera Peak’s south side view. The hiking distance today is 11 kilometers roughly so we follow the river to the Khote village Lodge to spend the night.

As we head to the west bank of the Hinku Khola northwards, forest blurs in and the valley zooms out. We spot meadows being used as grazing areas for goats, sheep, and yaks in the Upper Hinku. We approach the summer settlement of Tangnag as we cross a single-plank bridge at Gondishung.

Lying in its vicinity is a 200-year-old gompa resting beneath a massive boulder and a number of crude mani walls. The Mera peak trail offers an outstanding view of Peak 43 and others.

Spending almost a half-day here in order to acclimatize and adjust to the thinning of the air. However interested, visitors can hike to Charpate Himal Glacier if the weather permits. Glacier hiking offers unbelievable Mountain views, rivers, and the valley.

After proper rest and short hikes, we can explore other adventure possibilities like hiking at Sabal Tsho. It is a beautiful moraine-dammed lake that is hidden behind the Sabal Glacier and climbs a peak up to an altitude of nearly 5000 meters. We can also explore Hinku Nup Glacier, which leads north toward Kangtaiga.

The upper Hinku valley turns to the east at Tangnag, crossing the moraine of the Dig Glaciers. Reach Khare Lodge and check your climbing gears, or rent the gears if they are necessary for your climbing trip. Personal rental climbing gears are available in Khare Lodge at extra cost.

Hike the snowy glacier on the west side of the Hinku Nup Glacier, where we can reach a height of around 5,500m at Mera Base Camp. The hike to Mera Base Camp is an optional day tour rather than staying all day in Khare.

At this point, we get to capture the stunning views of Mera La and Mera Peak. Stay for better acclimation so you can rest to save energy they just walk an hour and stay in the Khare guest house to acclimatize.

After proper rest and acclimatization, we ascend to high camp today. Before heading to high camp, check your proper climbing gears which is a must. Very good climbing gear makes your journey better and safer. Don’t you have good gear along with you? request at the guesthouse in Khare to rent.

Besically your climbing starts today at Mera peak high camp. In the wintertime, all over Khare is covered with heavy snowfall, and sometimes the trail will not allow climbers to go ahead however, climbing in the wintertime is super amazing in terms of view.

Likewise, the scenery and other landscapes are super like nowhere in Makalu territory. Our climber told us that hiking the high camp is one of the best parts of the entire Mera Peak trek route.

Stunning panoramas of giant mountains rising above 7000m, among the highest on earth Chamlang (7,290m ), Makalu (8,475m ), and Baruntse (7,220m) to the east, Everest (8,848m), Lhotse (8,501m ), and Nuptse to the north. Continuing westward the peaks of Ama Dablam, Cho Oyo (8,153m) and Kantega fill our view. Overnight at tent camp.

Start very early in the morning depending on the weather condition. Check your climbing gear before breakfast. After a hot drink and a heavy breakfast, we will attempt the Mera Peak summit, the path follows the main glacier and crosses on the south side to the snowy humpback ridge. The 30-degree slope is difficult, but not really a technical climb.

After passing behind the ridge, we will head diagonally west, our mountain guide will tie a fixed rope for the last steep climb, and we will use our ice axes and jumars to do the last 30 meters (at a 55-degree angle). The mountain view from the Mera Peak top is all you can hope for, including the mighty Everest in the distance.

There is no such guarantee that we can get quite good weather on our plan for a summit day. So this day is used as a contingency in case we are unable to summit due to bad weather conditions or some other reasons. If the weather gets exceptionally unfavorable we wisely have to postpone the program of climbing the Mera summit.

In case someone gets some problems acclimatizing well enough to make the ascent; the day can be used in that condition too. If the trip goes smoothly, we do not need this spare day.

Leaving the mountains behind us our descent takes us through Tangnag before continuing back to Khote village located at an altitude on 3,600 meters. We hike around 8 kilometers to reach Khote via Hinku Valley again. Stay overnight at Khote Lodge.

After having our early morning breakfast, we will start our trek to Thuli kharka. It is a very beautiful journey again through the lovely Rhododendron forest. On our way, Tourists can gain the Mera peak overall view and spend their night at Thuli kharka Guest House. The distance today that we need to walk is about 13 kilometers.

Finally we return to Lukla Airport passing Zatrwa La pass [4,610m/15,125 feet]. Enjoying time to reflect on the trek as a group and the personal achievement of all those who took part. Also gives you time to explore the Lukla Bazaar. Tracking and climbing ventures will in general hugely affect the knees and subsequent to journeying for countless days individuals begin to get drained.

An awesome tips use traveling poles for this segment it will help you. When we arrive at Lukla the time has come for the party. Lukla hosts a sort of get-together you can discover a few bars and you will have a chance to sponsor your climbing crew after such an incredible climbing experience and accomplishment for delicious dinner and drinks. Stay overnight in a Buddha Lodge.

We board our early flight from Lukla to Kathmandu. Upon arrival at Tribhuwan International Airport, our representative will help you to transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, go shopping or request us to discover Patan and Bhaktapur heritage sites as a guided trip (with an additional cost). Trip ends. Wish you a wonderful journey back home.