Hey Allemaal,
We zijn reeds met 3 voor Mera Peak te beklimmen.
Heeft er iemand interesse om mee te komen.
Mera Peak is de hoogste Trekking Peak van Nepal.
D.w.z. geen technische voorkennis vereist.
Kostprijs 1000 Euro, zonder vlucht.
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Mera Peak (6476 m)
Day 1 Arrival in Kathmandu. Transfer to hotel.
Day 2 Free day in Kathmandu. Equipment check and trek preparation.
20 april Day 3 Kathmandu – Lukla(2800m) Poyang(2835m): Fly to Lukla, meet
trek crew and sort out equipment. We follow down path on the south
side of the airstrip and descend steeply for half an hour before
meeting the main trade route coming up from the south to the Khumbu.
Continue descent to Surke before climbing up to the Chhutok La. Some
more up and down before arriving at a good campsite at Poyang.
Day 4 Poyang - Pangkongma(2957m): After crossing the Poyang Khola
turn off the main route onto the old trade route climbing up to the
ridge line over looking the Khare Khola. Reach to Kharte for lunch.
After lunch, leaving the main trail start roughly contouring east and
descend to subsidiary stream of the Khare Khola. Then steady climb up
to the attractive farming and trading village of Pangkongma.
Day 5 Pangkongma –Najing Dingma (2500m.): Fine views west back to
Takshindu Monastery, Lamjura and north-west to Kwangde. A climb
through thick rhododendron forest and bamboo leads to Pangkongma La
(3175) before an attractive descent to the small settlement of
Shibuje. There are beautiful views from here looking south across
the endless foothills rising each side of the Hinku valley and shortly
after the descent, Mera with its twin vertical south face come into
sight at the top end of this most impressive valley. After lunch the
trail drops steeply for two hours down to a small bridge over the
Hinku Khola. It is then a climb up to our campsite Najing Dingma.
Day 6 Najing - Cholem Kharka(3200m): Following up the south flank, a
deceptively long and steep climb leads to the Surke La(3085m). Shortly
after we pass the trail that leads east to Tumlingtar and east Nepal
and another one leading to a small village called Chosumb. We follow a
third way up and cross the slope. After one and half-hour or so climb
an attractive campsite set amidst for and rhododendron is reached.
Day 7 Chalem Kharka –Chambu Kharka (4200m): We follow the west side
of the ridge before climbing through the last scrub rhododendron. The
trail turns north climbing between two bluffs. Passing through more
grazing country the route leads us a steep climb and a pass at about
3900m, offering marvelous mountain views east right across to
Kanchenjunga and to the north some of the mountains surrounding the
Hongu and Hinku villages. More hard work climbing up to around 4450m
leads to an ill defined trail down to the banks of the main lake and
camp further down near small stream.
Day 8 Chamu Kharka – Khote (3691m): A steep climb leads out of the
valley before the trail encounter along and around towards the main
Hinku valley. This is followed be a series of steep descents first
west wards down scree, then north west through scrub rhododendron and
on into fir. A scrambling descent of around 690m brings us down near
the valley floor where we cross the Mojong Khola and on through a
boulder strewn forest to a lunch spot at Rondruk Dingma. After the
route follows along a fairly rough trail following the bank of the
river to Khote
Day 9 Khote – Thaknag (4356m): The trail leads up and then after
lunch steepens before turning east and gradually leveling off into the
valley with the Wela La straight ahead and Mera Peak up and to the
right.
Day 10 A day rest for acclimatization day offering worthwhile
diversion / exploration trip up to the Saboi Tso Lake
Day 11 Tangnag – Khare(5000m. Much will depend on conditions at
the time but in any event the afternoon should be kept free for
sorting gear, checking crampons etc. in preparation for the climb.
Day 12 Khare – Base Camp: From Khare it is a two hour climb up a
steep little winding path which leads to a small high pass. It is then
45 minutes to cross the tongue of the Mera glacier and the route moves
out onto the glacier itself. It is about one and half hour up to the
Mera La pass(5415m.) which offers fine views east and west.
Day 13 A high camp is put in anywhere between half and an hour above
the pass itself. In some ways the higher the better to easy the length
of the climb the following morning.
Day 14 Ascent of Mera Peak 6476 m. Return to Khare
Day 15 Khare-Khote
Day 16 Khote– Tsetare (4225m): From Khote the the trail turns
uphill and we gradually climb above the tree line onto more broken and
uneven ground. A day of almost constant ascent leads us to camp.
Day 17 Tsetare –Lukla (2800m): The climb continues for about one
and half hour up to the Zaterwala pass at (4500m). There are a series
of chortents and Mani walls marking this pass which offers fine views
across to kwangde, Lumding Himal and Kariolung 6400m). Also views
back east to the Poyan valley and across to our earlier route on the
far side of the Inuku. The descent towards Lukla starts steeply down.
Day 18 The trek ends with the spectacular flight from Lukla to Kathmandu.
Day 19 Free day in Kathmandu.
Day 20 Transfer to airport for onward flight.