Mera Peak Climbing via Panggom

After landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu and  completing your custom formalities pick up your luggage and look for representative of Adventure Sherpa Tracks who who will be with display board at the arrival gate. You  will be greeted by our representative and he/she  will pick you and transfer  to your  hotel. Then check-in at the hotel, freshen up and take a rest. In evening or noon , you  are introduced to your  fellow participants ,guides and discuss about our trip at Hotel where you stay.

Today we fly to Panngom via helicopter . After an adventurous 40-minutes  flight above breathtaking green and white mountains, we reach Panggom.  Panggom is a settlement of Sherpa. In the evening  we will visit Panggom monastery Overnight in Panggom.

Climb through rhododendron forest and bamboo to reach Pangkongma La. You then descend, cross a rope bridge spanning the Hinku Khola and climb up to an excellent campsite at Nashing Dingma. Overnight camp.

Gaining height gradually through pasture and lush greenery, the trail steepens as you climb up to the Surke La. Eventually you’ll reach an attractive campsite set among fir trees and rhododendron bushes. Overnight camp.

The trail emerges from the last traces of rhododendron and the terrain becomes more rugged. You pass through high grazing country and cross a small pass to arrive at Khola Kharka, a campsite located in the base of a corrie. Overnight camp.

The trail contours high above the Hinku Valley until you make a series of steep descents across scree and then through rhododendron to arrive on the valley floor. Overnight

Today we will enter Barun National Park on this day. Leaving our camp in Khote early in the morning, we will proceed and enter to Barun National Park. The trail leads us along the edge of Hinku Khola in shadow of Mera Peak  about 4-5 hours to lead us to Thagnag which will greet us with awe-inspiring views of Thamserku, Kusum Kangru and Kangteka peaks. we pass a 200-year-old Lungsumgba Gompa where we can find Mera Peak scripted in rock along with its route to reach Mera. Overnight in Thaknak.

Leaving Thaknak, we follow the lateral moraine of Dig Glacier to Dig Kharka, which offers spectacular views of Charpate Himal. The trail climbs through moraines to the snout of the Hinku Nup and Shar glaciers, and then climbs more steeply to Khare. From here, we can see the northern face of Mera Peak which will be an amazing experience.  Overnight at Khare.

Today we  have a separate day set aside solely for acclimatization and basic training just to prepare ourselves better for the Mera Peak climb. You will receive a pre-climb training from our climbing Sherpa guide on this day. You will get instructions on peak climbing techniques. You will also be taught how to use the climbing gears like ice axe, crampons, harness and ascender properly. You will learn how to use ropes while you move up and down. So, even an amateur with no prior experience of peak climb can also participate in Mera Peak Climbing. We will head to the top of Mera Glacier and practice using our climbing gears. Later, in the evening we will return to Khare for overnight stay.

Journey continues along glacier for most of the day. The trail takes us close to the northern section where there are no crevasses. Mera La stretches south to meet the lofty sweep of Mera glacier which drops down from Mera Peak. We will stay overnight either at Mera la or Mera BC

From Mera Base Camp, we will walk further on from the High Camp which lies at the elevation of 5800m. This day presents breathtaking experience of eye-catching views of enormous mountains which is more or less 7000 meters including Makalu (8475m), Everest (8848m), Chamlang (7290m), Baruntse (7220m), Lhotse (8501m) etc. We will also get to see the peaks like Ama Dablam, Kantega, Cho Oyu and more set on the west side. As we get to the High camp (5800m), we will set our camp. Overnight at tented at camp

Our Sherpas  will wake you up at about 2 am with hot tea and we all will have a high energy meal before starting the summit ascent of Mera Peak.We will wake up much early on this day. After tea, we will take a slow climb towards the summit. The temperature remains on an average 10 degree Celsius below Zero on this region. We will climb the glacier and proceed to snow hump-back ridge. We will follow the non-technical and classic route through the south-east ridge. Climbing further through the snout of the glacier, we will climb over the south summit to the summit ridge. Finally, the moment comes for which all of us were eagerly waiting. We will get the 360-degree views of many eight thousand meter peaks including views of Everest, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Lhotse and other peaks and mountains. We will spend some time on summit witnessing the views before we descend . Later, we trace  back    to the high camp where we rest for a while before descending to Khare. Overnight in Khare.

There is no guarantee that we will have favorable weather on our planned day for the summit. Therefore, this day is set aside as a contingency in case we are unable to summit the Mera on the desired day due to bad weather conditions or any other unanticipated reason. However, if the trip goes smoothly, this day will not be required.

Today we  trek from Khare to Kothe along the same trail used previously. After reaching Kothe, we celebrate our success by trying out local delicacies and wines. Overnight in Kothe.

After walking on a trail next to the the Majang Khola, we merge with another trail which moves alongside the Hinku Khola. Our trail moves straight ahead . We continue our trek through forest and cross the bridge over the Sanu Khola before reaching Chetrakhola . Overnight

From here , we climb first then descend for a while and climb some more to reach Ramailo Danda. From here we get extraordinary views of Mera Peak and Salpa. After descending on our trail, we enter the Reach sibuche village . Our trail from here goes up till the panggom la. Decending from Panggom la we reach panggom .Overnight at our Sherpa’s house and celebrate your last day of mountain journey

Today, we fly  to Kathmandu after our long mountain journey. We can rest and relax throughout the day in Kathmandu at your hotel. Casual day for shopping  some gifts home from Nepal for friends and relatives, we can visit to some nearby shops or venture out in Thamel for authentic Nepalese goods. To celebrate the successful completion of our journey, we will have a farewell dinner in the evening  in Kathmandu.Overnight in kathmandu

Your adventure in Nepal comes to an end today! Approximately 3 hours before your scheduled international flight, Our representative from Adventure Sherpa Tracks  will drop you off at the Tribhuwan International airport  and does  a farewell.