Mera Peak
Trip Details
- Destination: Nepal
- Trip Style: Peak Climbing
- Accommodation: Lodge + Camping
- Transportation: Car + Domestic Flights
- Grade: Strenuous
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
About Trip
MERA PEAK AT A GLANCE:
Elevation: 6,476m
First ascent: 20 May 1953
Prominence: 1,063m
Location: Hinku Valley
Mountain range: Himalayas, Mahalangur Himal
MERA AS A TREKKING PEAK:
Mera Peak is the highest of Nepal’s co-called 'trekking peaks'. At 6476m it requires some technical climbing skills while the summit day is long and demanding, requiring a lot of energy. Clients need to be comfortable moving on a man rope, clipping in and maintaining an efficient pace and a safe line. They also need to be familiar with walking on crampons and be able to self-arrest with a walking axe. The high camp provides experience of camping on snow.
ACCOMMODATION ON THE MERA PEAK CLIMBING TREK
Accommodation on the trek, before and after the actual climb of Mera Peak, is in lodges run by local families. Each lodge has a central communal area with stove while the bedrooms are unheated and equipped with two beds and mattresses, blanket and pillows. The lodges generally have hot showers powered by gas. Some use the old ‘drop’ toilets, though most have flush systems now. At Mera Base Camp and High Camp tents sleeping two persons per will be used.
MERA PEAK ITINERARY
Search Treks uses the 2-15-2 model for this trip: 2 days in Kathmandu—15 days on the climbing trek—2 days in Kathmandu.
Trip Highlights
Challenge yourself to trek and climb
Summit Nepal’s highest trekking peak
Enjoy stunning views of the Everest region mountains
Trek in pristine landscapes
Outline Itinerary
- Day 01: Arrive Kathmandu, transfer to accommodation (1400m.)
- Day 02: Briefing, permit management etc
- Day 03: Jeep from Kathmandu to Khari Khola ( 9 hrs.) (2040 m.)
- Day 04: Trek to Pangkongma (7 hrs.) (2850 m.)
- Day 05: Cross over Pangkongma-La pass (3174 m) and trek to Kharka (6 hrs.) (2850 m.)
- Day 06: Trek to Jungle Camp (7 hrs.) (3160 m.)
- Day 07: Trek to Khote (5 hrs.) (3600 m.)
- Day 08: Trek to Tangnag (6 hrs.) (4350 m.)
- Day 09: Acclimatization day at Tangnag (4350m.)
- Day 10: Trek to Khare, Mera Peak Base Camp (5 hrs.) (4950 m.)
- Day 11: Trek to Mera La High Camp (6 hrs.) (5415m.)
- Day 12: Mera Peak summit and overnight at Khare (13 hrs.) (6476m.)
- Day 13: Contingency day
- Day 14: Trek to Khote (9 hrs.) (3600 m.)
- Day 15: Trek to Thuli Kharka (6 hrs.) (4320 m.)
- Day 16: Trek to Lukla (7 hrs.) (2640 m.)
- Day 17: Flight Lukla to Ramechhap; jeep to Kathmandu
- Day 18: Leisure day in Kathmandu; Farewell Dinner
- Day 19: Transfer to Tribhuvan International Airport for departure flight
- Day 01Arrive Kathmandu, transfer to accommodation (1400m.)
- Day 02Briefing, permit management etc
- Day 03Jeep from Kathmandu to Khari Khola ( 9 hrs.) (2040 m.)
- Day 04Trek to Pangkongma (7 hrs.) (2850 m.)
- Day 05Cross over Pangkongma-La pass (3174 m) and trek to Kharka (6 hrs.) (2850 m.)
- Day 06Trek to Jungle Camp (7 hrs.) (3160 m.)
- Day 07Trek to Khote (5 hrs.) (3600 m.)
- Day 08Trek to Tangnag (6 hrs.) (4350 m.)
- Day 09Acclimatization day at Tangnag (4350m.)
- Day 10Trek to Khare, Mera Peak Base Camp (5 hrs.) (4950 m.)
- Day 11Trek to Mera La High Camp (6 hrs.) (5415m.)
- Day 12 Mera Peak summit and overnight at Khare (13 hrs.) (6476m.)
- Day 13Contingency day
- Day 14Trek to Khote (9 hrs.) (3600 m.)
- Day 15Trek to Thuli Kharka (6 hrs.) (4320 m.)
- Day 16Trek to Lukla (7 hrs.) (2640 m.)
- Day 17Flight Lukla to Ramechhap; jeep to Kathmandu
- Day 18Leisure day in Kathmandu; Farewell Dinner
- Day 19Transfer to Tribhuvan International Airport for departure flight
Cost Includes:
Arrival & Departure: Airport Transfer-Airport/Hotel/Airport
Accommodation: 4 nights in a standard Kathmandu hotel on bed & breakfast/twin room basis
Jeep: Kathmandu to Khari Khola; Ramechhap to Kathmandu
Domestic flight: Lukla-Ramechhap including domestic Airport Tax
Permits: Mera Peak permit, National park & Entry permit.
Food & Lodging: 3 meals a day while trekking & at Base Camp
Base Camp Staff: Base camp Cook & Kitchen Helper
Licensed guides
Porters
Basic climbing equipment rental
Farewell Dinner & Certificate of Achievement
Group First Aid kit
Cost Excludes:
International airfare to/from Kathmandu.
Nepal Visa
Hot showers & boiling water on the trek
Additional accommodation in Kathmandu etc. if force majeure effect the itinerary in any way.
Personal Travel & Comprehensive High Altitude Insurance
Tips: Gratuities for porters, guides, basecamp staff at your discretion
Emergency Rescue Evacuation
Room service, laundry in Kathmandu
Phone calls and battery charging
Alcoholic beverages
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Anton Chocholáček
Slovakia (Slovak Republic) Published: Wednesday, November 8, 2023With the travel agency Searchtreks and Arjun Magar to Mera peak!
With the travel agency Searchtreks and the guide Arjun Magar, we spent a pleasant time on a trek in the Himalayas, the goal of which was to climb the Mera peak. Out of our group of four, two of us managed to climb to the summit, the others reached the…
