Relive the trek as Dr. Heather Ross & the team scaled one of the highest peaks in the Himalayas!
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The Team
[one_third]
Dr. Heather Ross
MD, MHSC, FRCP(C)[/one_third]
[one_third_last]
Dale Shippam
Heart Transplant Patient[/one_third_last]
Quick Facts: Nepal’s Mera Peak
Mera Peak is one of the most popular of Nepal’s 18 “Trekking Peaks”. From the trekker, the walk from Lukla through the Sherpa country of the remote Inkhu valley is an unforgettable experience, offering superb scenery, and abundant wildlife – including rumoured sightings of the legendary yeti.
About 700 foreign visitors climb the 6654m Mera Peak each year, an achievement which requires mountaineering skills and a special permit from the Nepal Mountaineering Association.
The altitude of Mera Peak is 6654m. Above sea level, Mera Peak was an almost overlooked mountain to the east of the main Khumbu trekking trails. It is situated in the Everest region in a remote valley.
When one stands upon the summit, spread before you is an unbelievable panorama of peaks such as Mt. Everest, Makalu and hundreds of other beautiful mountains.
**excerpts from: http://www.himatreknepal.com/mera_peak.htm
Itinerary
The excursion extended from May 12th, 2008 – June 8th, 2008, with the projected summit of the peak taking place on May 28th, 2008.
The following is a draft itinerary of the trek:
| May 12 Arrival in Kathmandu, to hotel |
May 23 Chatre to Kothe >> 4h |
| May 13 Free day in Kathmandu |
May 24 Kothe to Thangnag >> 4h |
| May 14 Kathmandu to Jiri by 7 hour bus trip |
May 25 Acclimatization in Thangnag |
| May 15 Trek from Jiri to Shivalaya >> 5h |
May 26 Thangnag to Khare >> 4.5h |
| May 16 Shivalaya to Kenja >> 4.5h |
May 27 Khare to high camp of Mera Peak >> 5h |
| May 17 Kenja to Junbesi >> 4h |
May 28 Summit Mera Peak; back to high camp >> 6h |
| May 18 Junbesi to Nuntala >> 5h |
May 29 High camp to Khare |
| May 19 Nuntala to Khari khola >> 5.5h |
May 30 to June 5 Arrival in Lukla |
| May 20 Khari khola to Lukla >> 4h |
June 6 Lukla to Kathmandu by air in the morning |
| May 21 Lukla to Chutanga >> 3.5h |
June 7 Stay in Kathmandu |
| May 22 Chutanga to Chatre >> 5h |
June 8 Final Departure |
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