Mera Peak

Day 1

Arrival in Kathmandu and Transfer to Hotel in Kathmandu

This marks the first day as part of the Mera Peak Climb. As you arrive in Kathmandu, an Adventure-Pulse representative will pick you up and take you to your hotel in Thamel, which is Kathmandu’s most exciting district. Thamel is lined (in every conceivable direction) with pubs, restaurants and shops offering everything from expedition gear to local souvenirs. Thamel’s musical, aromatic and bustling streets will keep you entertained, leaving you wanting to come back for more. Once you check-in and freshen up, our team will be available to check your gear and if required, direct you to the numerous shops where you can buy or rent some gear. In the evening, our Adventure-Pulse guide will brief you on what’s to come.

Day 2

Rest, Acclimatize & Briefing Day in Kathmandu

Day 3

Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga

The 30-minute flight to Lukla will definitely occupy a prominent place on your list of top ten experiences during the course of this trek. Tenzing-Hillary Airport is one of the most challenging airstrips in the world. Built on a cliff-top 9334 ft in the air, this little runway is just 30 meters wide and 527 meters long (less than a tenth of the usual dimensions for a regular runway) with an 11.7 Degree gradient which is significant enough to make it one of the steepest approach landings in the world! There is no prospect of a successful go-around on-short final due to the terrain which is high (a jagged, unforgiving mountain face) immediately beyond the northern end of the runway and a steeply angled drop at the southern end of the runway into the valley below. Well, don’t be! Only the most skilled and experienced pilots operate the flights that go to and from this area and they’ve practised it to perfection. The planes that land here aren’t the regular Airbus and Boeings that we’re used to either. The airport’s paved asphalt runway is accessible only to helicopters and small, fixed-wing, short-take-off-and-landing aircraft such as the DHC-6 Twin Otter, Dornier 228 and Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter. The views of the Solo Khumbu’s forested valleys and its panoramic snow-capped mountain ranges are absolutely surreal. What’s more, for a plane that seats only 20 people, there’s still an incredibly charming air-hostess and everyone gets a window seat! Once you land, we stop for breakfast during which time you will be introduced to the real muscle behind this climb – our team of intrepid Sherpas and their Yaks who will be entrusted with your luggage for the duration of the trek. We then start our journey to Mera Peak by trekking to the Chutanga Lodge!

Day 4

Trek to Thuli Kharka via Zatrawa La Pass

Day 5

Trek from Tuli Kharka to Khote

We descend into the depths of the Hinku Valley, climbing down to walk beside the serene Hinku Khola river all the way to the tiny village of Khote.

Day 6

Trek from Kothe to Thangnag

Our first day above 4000 metres. Today, we pass the Lungsumgba Monastry where we pray for our successful ascent of Mera Peak. You can also find Mera Peak inscribed on the rock. In the summer, Thangnag is a popular grazing ground.

Day 7

Rest and acclimatization day at Thangnag

Day 8

Trek from Thangnag to Khare

Today we make our way to Khare which is the closest village to Mera Peak Base Camp. Our first day walking on the moraine of the Dig Glacier, the trek will take around 5 hours. We can get our first close up look with the north face of Mera Peak.

Day 9

Acclimatisation Day + Technical Climbing Equipment Familiarisation & Training

Today we head to the glacier to practise our newly learnt skills, like wearing snow boots and crampons, roping up, jumaring on fixed ropes and using our ice axes.

Day 10

Trek from Khare to Mera Peak High Camp

We take today’s route through Mera La to reach Mera Peak High Camp. Following a path through boulders, loose rock and moraine marked by various cairns. We make our way to the top of a rock band. Once at the top, we will set up high camp. You can see Mt. Everest, Cho Oyu, Makalu and the south face of Lhotse from here.

Day 11

Mera High Camp to Summit (6,476m) and return to Khare

Our summit attempt of Mera Peak. We will wake up at midnight and prepare to make the summit bid. We will set off from camp closer to 2 am and start the long journey to the summit under the light of your head torches. It can take around 5-6 hours to reach the summit. From the summit, Ama Dablam, Mt. Everest, Kanchenjunga and many popular peaks can be seen. After spending some time on the summit we will retrace our steps back and head to Khare, crossing Mera La and Mera Base Camp.

Day 12

Trek from Khare to Khote

As our journey back to civilisation begins, we find an opportunity to reflect on the magnitude of our achievement!

Day 13

Trek from Khote to Thuli Kharka

Trekking through the Hinku Valley, we retrace our steps back to Thuli Kharka.

Day 14

Trek from Thuli Kharka to Lukla via Zatrawa La Pass

We make our way back to Lukla and exit the Hinku Valley.

Day 15

Fly from Lukla to Ramechhap and drive to Kathmandu

The penultimate day of this wonderful trek will see you excitedly racing down the Sagarmatha National Park as you rush home to narrate all the triumphant tales of the thrilling 2 weeks that you spent in the remoteness of the mountains. Everything seems more alive and before you know it, you’ve become seasoned enough to high-five the many trekkers, (still on their first day), as they now make their way up bolstered by the buoyant, cheery words of encouragement that you are sure to send their way.

Day 16

Fly out from Kathmandu

Our final day of the Mera Peak Climb. Adventure-Pulse representatives will drop you to the international airport.