Video from my expedition to climb Mera Peak (6,461m) in the Nepalese Himalayas in April 2022.
The expedition was organised through Jagged Globe who were excellent, as were our amazing Sherpa team who are the kings of the mountains and the loveliest of people.
Detailed route information is below, with the trip starting and ending with flights from the unique Tenzing-Hilary Airport at Lukla, the gateway to the Himalaya. Taking off and landing at Lukla is one of the most tense travel experiences you can have, with maybe the notable exception of any taxi ride in Kathmandu.
All video taken with GoPro Hero 7. Summit footage was a bit thin on the ground as I was channelling all of my energy into breathing and walking and batteries were low so the footage includes some summit photos.Watching the sun rise over Everest, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, Makalu and all those other beautiful mountains will stay with me forever. As will stepping across those bottomless crevasses.
Route, distance, and ascent details.
Day 1 - Lukla to Paiya. 10.7km. 643m ascent. 642m descent
Day 2 - Paiya to Panggom. 12.35km. 965m ascent. 805m descent
Day 3 - Panggom to Nashing Dingma. 9.27km. 831m ascent. 1,252m descent
Day 4 - Nashing Dingma to Chalem Kharka. 6.50km. 900m ascent. 98m descent
Day 5 - Chalem Kharka to Khola Kharka. 5.62km. 886m ascent. 225m descent
Day 6 - Khola Kharka to Kothe. 8.68km. 349m ascent. 944m descent
Day 7 - Kothe to Tangnag. 9.58km. 563m ascent. 7m descent
Day 8 - Tangnag acclimatastion walk. 4.44km. 479m ascent. 479m descent
Day 9 - Tangnag to Khare. 5.89km. 685m ascent. 50m descent
Day 10 - Rest day. Short acclimatisation walk
Day 11 - Khare to Mera La Glacier acclimatisation. 5.92km. 556m ascent. 556m descent
Day 12 - Khare to Mera Peak High Camp. 4.36km. 723m ascent. 0m descent
Day 13 part 1 - High Camp to Mera Peak Summit. 4.88km. 674m ascent. 674m descent
Day 13 part 2 - High Camp to Khare. 4.52km 36m ascent. 860m descent
Day 14 - Khare to Kothe. 14.81km. 21m ascent. 1328m descent
Day 15 - Kothe to Thule Kharka. 7.40km. 1103m ascent. 360m descent
Day 16 - Thule Kharka to Lukla. 10.29km. 503m ascent. 1780m descent
Total distance 125.21km
Total ascent 9,917m
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