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Day 01 : |
Arrive in Kathmandu International Airport.
Transfer to the hotel and stay overnight at
hotel in Kathmandu. |
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Day 02 : |
City sightseeing in and around Kathmandu
valley. (Kathmandu, Bhaktapur & Patan). Stay
overnight at hotel in Kathmandu. |
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Day 03 : |
Fly from Kathmandu to Lukla (2800m.).
Trek from Lukla to Chutanga (3050m.), and you
camp. This morning we take the short but
spectacular flight to Lukla where we meet our
crew. We then begin walking for 3 to 4 hours due
east from Lukla, passing through a number of
tiny hamlets before entering thick forest on the
hillside below the Kalo Himal Ridge. Be careful
to stay with the group on this section as there
are many trails leading away from the main path.
There are many streams with numerous places for
the first camp, all of which are loosely
referred to as Chutanga. |
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Day 04 : |
Trek from Chutanga to Zatrawala Pass
(4610m.) to Zatrabok (4704m.) and you camp here.
You trek steep ascent path to cross Zatrawala
Pass. From here you can enjoy the spectacular
views of Numbur Himal, Kongdi Ri, Karyolang peak
and many other mountains and peaks. Now you walk
along the leveled trail for almost one and half
hours and then the trail turns downhill and you
trek through this descent path all the way to
Zatrabok. This is campsite surrounded by hills. |
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Day 05 : |
Trek from Zatrabok to Kothe (m.) and you
camp here. To reach Kothe you trek steep descent
path all the way. En route, you pass forests of
juniper, rhododendron and other local
vegetation. The views you can enjoy are of Mera
peak, Nauleku peak and many other mountains and
peaks. |
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Day 06 : |
Trek from Kothe to Tangnang (4356m.) (Sabal
Tsho-Lake) following Hinku Valley (4600m.). You
trek along the bank of river and find bush on
both sides. The path is gradual ascent and you
can enjoy the views of Kusum Kanguru peak and
many more. |
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Day 07 : |
Rest day at Thangnang. This is an
acclimatization Day at Tangnag. This will be a
rest day to let your bodies recover from the
past days of hiking. You will relax and soak up
the beautiful views of peaks and glaciers
surrounding the head of the Hinku Valley. |
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Day 08 : |
Trek from Tangnang to Dig Kharka
(4659m.) and you camp here. We now walk towards
the mountain as the trail swings to the east. We
gain height gradually until we find ourselves at
Dig Kharka (4,650m), close to the foot of the
Hinku Nup Glacier. This is a pleasant, grassy
camp in an impressive situation. |
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Day 09 : |
Trek from Dig Kharka to Khare (5045m.)
and you camp. Today we will climb above (5,000
m.) for the first time. Our hike up to Khare
(5,100m, 16,728ft) is short, but we will take it
slowly, with frequent stops to soak up the
incredible surroundings. The trails heads
eastward out of Tangnag along with the lateral
moraine of the Dig Glacier. We will pause to
climb up the moraine for a view of the pristine
Sabai Tso glacial lake. A drop in lake level,
caused by a recent rupture of the natural dam
the held the lake, is clearly visible. We will
arrive at Khare in the early afternoon and have
lunch. From Khare, the beautiful north face of
Mera Peak is in plain view and Mera glacier
spills steeply down into the valley. |
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Day 10 : |
Rest day at Khare. This is an
acclimatization day as you can prepare yourself
for the Mera Peak climb. |
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Day 11 : |
Trek from Khare to Mera La (Pass)
(5350m.) and you camp. Today you will travel a
short distance, slowly ascending up onto Mera
glacier. The climb is initially steep, but
flattens out as you reach the crest of the
glacier. You will traverse a long flat on top of
the glacier as you make your way to the pass,
called Mera La (5,400m, 17,710ft). From here,
the views are stunning. Crevasse fields gently
stretch out in front of the pass and you are
literally enclosed by a ring of jagged peaks and
blue-green glaciers. The remaining route up to
the summit of Mera Peak is clearly visible. |
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Day 12 : |
Trek from Mera La (Pass) to Mera Peak
High Camp. This day you trek gradual ascent path
all the way. This area is quite covered by ice
glacier. The views make you speechless as you
can enjoy the Everest, Makalu, Baruntse, Kusum
Kanguru and many other mountains and peaks in
panorama. Moreover you feel chill by the
magnificent views of Mera Glacier. |
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Day 13 : |
Climb High Camp (5780m.). Today, you make the
climb to the high camp. This is located at about
5,800 metres on the Northern slopes of
the upper mountain. It provides an excellent
launch pad for the final climb to the summit.
There is no need to make an early start but we
must get our equipment ready so that the Sherpas
can help with carrying this and the camp stores
to the high camp. Having gained the Mera La, the
route turns left (south) and follows easy angled
snow slopes. After a short distance an area of
crevasses is reached. Under normal conditions
these can be walked around very easily, although
looking into their deep, dark depths is always
impressive. The crevasses soon give way to
slightly steeper but open snow slopes that lead
without difficulty to the high camp. This camp
is in an excellent setting with wonderful views
of Everest, Makalu and the Nuptse, Lhotse wall
directly ahead. The setting sun casts an
unbelievably magic light on these awesome
mountains. |
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Day 14 : |
Climb Mera Peak and return to Khare and
you camp at Khare. The climb to the summit of
Mera starts gradually and much will depend on
snow and general weather conditions. The central
summit will soon appear above the head of a wide
glacier flanked by two ridges. We climb the
centre of this over open snowfields and avoiding
crevasses. The route then swings south-east,
skirting below and to the east of the left-hand
ridge before turning back rightwards towards the
main summit ridge of Mera. Mera actually has
three summits; the highest is our objective. We
reach this by following a classic snow-ridge to
just below the final wall that guards the top.
This short steep snow slope is easily climbed
but there is a big effort required to climb this
last 50 metres. Your reward, however, is a
feeling of ecstatic jubilation as you survey the
magnificent panorama from the top. After taking
pictures and enjoying the view, we descend by
the same route back to our campsite below the
Mera La. |
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Day 15 : |
Trek from Khare to Kothe and it takes
about eight hours. This day you walk along the
gradual descent path passing through Tangnang.
This is a small village and you find yak
settlement here. To reach Kothe you follow the
same kind of path. On the way you pass forests
covered with fir, rhododendron and local
vegetation. |
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Day 16 : |
Trek from Kothe to Zatrabok which takes
about six hours. The trail goes steep up all the
way to Zatrabok. On the way you pass forests and
green hills. |
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Day 17 : |
Trek from Zatrabok to Chutanga and it
takes approximately five hours.
Till Zatrawala Pass the trail is ascent and then
you trek descent path to reach Chutanga. En
route, you walk through rocky path. |
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Day 18 : |
Trek from Chutanga to Lukla and it takes
about four hours. You trek through forests of
fir, rhododendron, oak, juniper and local
vegetation. The trail you walk along moves
downhill all the way to Lukla. You can enjoy the
views of Numbur Himal, Kongdi Ri, Karyolang peak
and many other mountains and peaks. |
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Day 19 : |
Fly from Lukla to Kathmandu and it takes
about 35 minutes. Stay overnight at hotel in
Kathmandu. |
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Day 20 : |
Recreation & shopping day. Stay overnight at
Hotel in Kathmandu. |
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Day 21 : |
Transfer to the Airport for final departure.
(Fly out from Kathmandu) |