Mera Peak the Pinnacle of Adventure

We shall have an early flight to Lukla Airport. As soon as we land, we shall begin our journey to Paiya. We will travel a few hours to Surke village, passing through woods, forests, and little bridges. Today’s destination is Paiya, so after a few more hours across the Chutokla Pass, we’ll arrive at the small settlement of Paiya. Overnight in Paiya.

This morning, as we eat breakfast, we will traverse the Karila Pass, passing through little communities and forests. We go down a small mountain track through rhododendron and bamboo trees.Today we will hike up to Pangom. We’ll also be going by the Dhudhkoshi River and spending the night in Pangom.

As always, our walk begins after a hearty breakfast. We will depart Pangom early and traverse the Pangomla Pass. The track consists of modest ascents and descents. This day, we will stay at Nginso. We will pass across Pinkharka Hill and Ningsow Khola. Overnight in Ngingso.

Today, we’ll be heading through Ramailo Danda. The Way will remain as usual, with a combination of mall up and down. Ramailo Hill offers a view of Mt. Mera. As we walk for a few hours, we will enter Makalu Barun National Park. Then we’ll go through the Passang Lhamu route till we reach a little area near a river called Chhatra, also known as Chattrakhola. Stay overnight here.

As we finish our meal, we will begin a brief climb from Chattrakhola. After walking for a few hours, we will arrive at a place named Toktor. We shall have lunch here. After we have our lunch, we will descend slightly and go straight to a place named Kothe.

Kothe is also located near a river. We will go along the riverbank till we reach Taknang. Lungsamba Gomba will be our destination along the route. As soon as we arrive, we shall proceed straight ahead and arrive at Taknang within a few hours. Overnight stay at Taknang.

After finishing our breakfast at Taknang, we will hike slightly uphill. After about 2 hours, we’ll arrive to Dig Kharka. We will reach Khare after a modest uphill climb from Dig Kharka. The stunning north face of Mera can be viewed. Overnight stay at Khare.

This day will be an acclimatization day, which is normally spent staying at the same height to avoid high altitude problems. Today we will ascend roughly 500 metres. We’ll head back to Khare for lunch.We’ll get ready for our climb once we complete lunch. We will inspect all of our equipment, and our guide will provide you with climbing training. He will teach you how to utilize the gears and so on.

We’ll walk along Rocky Way. After walking for around 2-3 hours, we will arrive at Mera Base Camp. This day, there will be no tea house facility. We’ll be staying in a tent.

As we end our first night in our tent. We’ll eat breakfast and hike to High Camp. It will take about 2–3 hours. We’ll be passing through snow all the way up to High Camp. Overnight stay at High Camp.

This day, we will summit in the morning. We’ll have brunch at midnight and wake up about 1 a.m. We’ll start our hike to Peak around 2 p.m. It will take 5-6 hours to reach our peak. As we conclude our summit, we will return to High Camp and rest for a few hours. We’ll eat soup or something for lunch and then go back to Khare. Overnight stay at Khare.

After breakfast in Kothe, we’ll head down to Thuli Kharka. We will descend till we reach Taktor, after which we will travel through the woods and jungle to Thuli Kharka. Stay overnight here.

As normal, after breakfast, we will climb steeply upward for almost 2 hours. We will pass through Zatrwa La Pass (4610m) and descend all the way to Lukla.

After breakfast, we head to the airport for our flights. The terminal building is exceedingly cold, with limited refreshments and snacks. The flight is amazing once you’ve lifted off and are rushing down into the emptiness. After missing the hillside below Number Peak and avoiding the Lamjura Pass, the plane heads to Kathmandu. Then you will be met by Gravity Expedition agents at the domestic airport. Overnight in a hotel.