Mera Peak trek

A photo album by Stuart_C

Many thanks go to everyone on this trip, trekkers, our leader Ngima, sherpas, cooks and porters for making this trek really enjoyable, special and an experience of a lifetime. Hope you enjoy the photo record.

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27/3 - The Aussies (Ron, Mark and Peter) in Kathmandu28/3 Kathmandu cultrual evening29/3 me on flight to Lukla with cabin baggage29/3 Lukla air strip - incredable29/3 LUkla (2,800m) The trekkers - Front - Stuart (me), Peter (PJ), Mark W, Tim, Mark J - Rear Mark29/3 Breakfast in Lukla after early flight29/3 on the trail day 129/3 lunch in teahouse29/3 our leader Ngima, Rachel & Chris30/3 camp at Puyan (2,800m)30/3 Aussies on trail, Peter, Mark & Ron31/3 Camp at Pangkanga (2,850m) - about to set off from lodge31/3 Peter and I31/3 group31/3 our Sherpas LtoR Ngima our leader,Bme,Mingma,Chomba, Gopal31/3 suspension bridge over Hinku River and I31/3 Camp site at Nashing Dingma (2,600m)1/4 Ngima, our sherpa leader and PJ1/4 Group at breakfast1/4 Ron and rhodys2/4 the climb to the saddle is for us2/4 stenuous day to saddle top2/4 Ngima our leader and Peter hamming it up2/4 group at Panch Polchari Lakes - frozen , a holy place2/4 Camp at Chanbu Kharka (4,200m) - a very cold place3/4 Mark in fine fettle3/4 primroses in the Mojang forest3/4 a break in the trek3/4 arriving in Kote (3,550m)4/4 view of Mera Peak from Kote - Mera is middle of right peaks4/4 a yak and I4/4 Tangnag camp (4,300m) - Ngima - our leader on Ron's birthday handing out deep fried mars bars5/4 Rachel and Chris on acclimisation climb5/4 acclimitisation climb (5,000) above Tangnag - great lookout. Mera glacier in distance. Camp in b5/4 Mark on abseil training at Tangnag6/4 panorama of Khare valley7/4 group on way to crampon and jumar training7/4 training on side of glacier, crampons and jumar8/4 Me on the glacier access slippery slope8/4 accessing the glacier roped up on rock and ice.8/4 Chris on glacier on way to Mera La. High camp is behind rock outcrops on left half way up8/4 Mera Peak from first acces on glacier. High ZZZCamp is behind rocks on left of glacier half way8/4 Camp at Mera La ( 5,400m) looking to Mera Peak9/4 going up to High Camp9/4 Ron en route to High Camp9/4 Looking back down glacier9/4 Peter and High Camp (5,800m)Ron on Mera Peak, a crevasse blocked the final metres to the summit proper10/4 summit group returning to High Camp10/4 tired summit group10/4 view of Everest in dist from descent from High Camp10/4 View going down from High Camp10/4 from start of descent from High camp - Everest in dist with cloud plume13/4 at Zatrwa La (4,500m) before descent toward LukaThe trek reaches Lukla - at lastall the team at LuklaCelebrating at Kilroys, Kathmandu
 
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