The Mera Peak is one of the highest trekking peak of Nepal. The trek offers spendid panoramas and stunning views of the surrounding peaks. From Lhukla, the trek is slow altitude gain to ease acclimatization. On the way, we allow sufficient days of rest to help your body to adapt to altitude. Even if the ascent is not technically difficult, climbing Mera peak remains a long walk on a huge glacier in high altitude.

Have you trekked to the top of Kilimanjaro successfully ? Have you climbed some major peaks in the Alps or in America ? Then you are now ready for an even more enjoyable challenge !

 

Mera Peak is the next challenging adventure peak suitable for all adventurer who would like to get a taste of higher altitude with gaining mountaineering skills. After an easy trek from Lukhla, your route gets more strenuous as you get towards Mera Base Camp. From here, you walk on a glaciated terrain using crampons, ropes and harness. The slopes are gently inclined but get steeper and more arduous towardso the summit.

 

The ascent of Mera Peak is opened to mountaineering beginners with no experience of peak climbing, We organise a formal climbing skill training from Kathmandu. Before flying off to Lukhla, we meet up in the garden or the roof top of your hotel to learn the basics of climbing techniques. The guide will demonstrate how to put your crampons on, to slip on your harness, to perform a self arrest technique with your ice axe and finally to tight your rope into your carabiner. When at Mera La, your guide will refresh memories with an "on the spot" skill training to make sure that everyone is self-confident and ready to tackle the walk on a glacier.

For maximum safety, we recommend that you have some knowledge about Acute Mountain Sickness symptoms. We send you a full dossier drawn up by Dr Emmanuel Cauchy from Ifremmont in Chamonix Valley to help you understand how to prevent, recognise and treat altitude sickness. Nevertheless, it remains important that you are able to apprehend altitude symptoms.

Mera Peak offers a great introduction to mountaineering for those who have no technical skills or prior mountain climbing experience in high altitude.

 

The guides are highly skilled professionals native from the mountain valleys of Nepal. They have an unrevail knowledge of the local customs, the culture and the fauna of the region. They have years of knowledge and experience and believe in sharing their passion of adventure providing an incomparable cultural insight of the country.

 

Our climbing  team is well-trained and assist you during your climb. They are responsible for installing camps before the ascent and guiding you on your summit day. We assure a high-quality leadership with our local sherpas. They know well the mountain, the region and they are all well experienced and trained to climb in altitude. We provide 1 climbing sherpa per 2 clients, ratio 1:2 to maximize safety.

 

We can provide individual Sherpa for those who feel that they may need extra care or support (please select this option upon booking on the following page).

 

We provide a fantastic team of porters to carry the group loads.

 

Your Sherpa will make sure that each member has suitable knowledge to climb, is self-sufficient and able to climb towards the upper camps. They will also insure that you climb and come back in full safety.

 

REACH SUMMIT feels very concerned about environmental matters. The Makalu-Barunste region is very popular with hundreds of climbers each year. The valley suffers from the impacts of climate change. Glaciers are rapidly melting, changing the face of the Himalayan region.

 

Always make sure you bring you litter with you and do not through anything in nature. Some villages have difficulties to properly collect and bring down waste (always by road and mainly on foot). Always be respectful and do not leave things behind that could spoil or damage the environment.

 

Your guide will collect your rabbish every morning or organise a disposal point were you could leave your garbage. Do not leave any gear in altitude camps and always bring back your belongings.

 

 

Domestic flight

 

From Lukhla, the flight time to Kathmandu is scheduled in the morning. Sometimes, your flight can be delayed due to bad weather, gusty winds and other reason beyond our control. Always check your insurance details in case you cannot be on time in Kathmandu to catch your International flight.

 

What does the trip include

 

- Welcome at the airport
- Transfer to your hotel in Kathmandu
- Twin sharing accommodation Hotel in Kathmandu on B&B Basis
- Flight Kathmandu / Lukla / Kathmandu

- Mera Peak Permit fee.
- Climbing Sherpa guide ratio 1:2 & necessary local staff and porters.

- All accommodation in tented camps or in best available guesthouses, twin sharing basis
- General group climbing equipment (ropes, snow bars ...).
- 3 meals a day as per itinerary (breakfast, lunch and dinner).