Mera Peak 6654m. Expedition Spring 2009

Trekking grade :

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.

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Itinerary: A

20 March 2009 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
21 March 2009 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
22 March 2009 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
23 March 2009 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
24 March 2009 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
25 March 2009 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
26 March 2009 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
27 March 2009 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
28 March 2009 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
29 March 2009 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
30 March 2009 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
31 March 2009 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
01 April 2009 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
02 April 2009 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
03 April 2009 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
04 April 2009 Day 16: Kathmandu
05 April 2009 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: B

25 March 2009 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
26 March 2009 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
27 March 2009 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
28 March 2009 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
29 March 2009 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
30 March 2009 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
31 April 2009 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
01 April 2009 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
28 April 2009 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
29 April 2009 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
30 April 2009 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
31 April 2009 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
01 April April 2009 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
02 April 2009 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
03 April 2009 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
04 April 2009 Day 16: Kathmandu
05 April 2009 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: C

07 April 2009 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
08 April 2009 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
09 April 2009 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
10 April 2009 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
11 April 2009 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
12 April 2009 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
13 April 2009 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
14 April 2009 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
15 April 2009 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
16 April 2009 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
17 April 2009 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
18 April 2009 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
19 April 2009 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
20 April 2009 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
21 April 2009 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
22 April 2009 Day 16: Kathmandu
23 April 2009 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: D

11 April 2009 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
12 April 2009 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
13 April 2009 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
14 April 2009 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
15 April 2009 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
16 April 2009 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
17 April 2009 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
18 April 2009 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
19 April 2009 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
20 April 2009 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
21 April 2009 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
22 April 2009 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
23 April 2009 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
24 April 2009 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
25 April 2009 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
26 April 2009 Day 16: Kathmandu
27 April 2009 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: E

16 April 2009 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
17 April 2009 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
18 April 2009 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
19 April 2009 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
20 April 2009 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
21 April 2009 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
22 April 2009 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
23 April 2009 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
24 April 2009 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
25 April 2009 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
26 April 2009 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
27 April 2009 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
28 April 2009 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
29 April 2009 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
30 April 2009 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
01 May 2009 Day 16: Kathmandu
02 May 2009 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: F

22 April 2009 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
23 April 2009 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
24 April 2009 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
25 April 2009 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
26 April 2009 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
27 April 2009 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
28 April 2009 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
29 April 2009 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
30 April 2009 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
01 May 2009 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
02 May 2009 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
03 May 2009 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
04 May 2009 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
05 May 2009 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
06 May 2009 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
07 May 2009 Day 16: Kathmandu
08 May 2009 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: G

26 April 2009 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
27 April 2009 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
28 April 2009 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
29 April 2009 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
30 April 2009 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
01 May 2009 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
02 May 2009 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
03 May 2009 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
04 May 2009 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
05 May 2009 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
06 May 2009 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
07 May 2009 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
08 May 2009 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
09 May 2009 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
10 May 2009 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
11 May 2009 Day 16: Kathmandu
12 May 2009 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: F

02 May 2009 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
03 May 2009 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
04 May 2009 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
05 May 2009 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
06 May 2009 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
07 May 2009 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
08 May 2009 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
09 May 2009 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
10 May 2009 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
11 May 2009 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
12 May 2009 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
13 May 2009 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
14 May 2009 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
15 May 2009 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
16 May 2009 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
17 May 2009 Day 16: Kathmandu
18 May 2009 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: H

07 May 2009 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
08 May 2009 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
09 May 2009 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
10 May 2009 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
11 May 2009 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
12 May 2009 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
13 May 2009 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
14 May 2009 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
15 May 2009 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
16 May 2009 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
17 May 2009 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
18 May 2009 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
19 May 2009 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
20 May 2009 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
21 May 2009 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
22 May 2009 Day 16: Kathmandu
23 May 2009 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: I

11 May 2009 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
12 May 2009 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
13 May 2009 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
14 May 2009 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
15 May 2009 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
16 May 2009 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
17 May 2009 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
18 May 2009 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
19 May 2009 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
20 May 2009 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
21 May 2009 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
22 May 2009 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
23 May 2009 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
24 May 2009 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
25 May 2009 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
26 May 2009 Day 16: Kathmandu
27 May 2009 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: J

16 May 2009 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
17 May 2009 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
18 May 2009 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
19 May 2009 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
20 May 2009 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
21 May 2009 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
22 May 2009 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
23 May 2009 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
24 May 2009 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
25 May 2009 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
26 May 2009 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
27 May 2009 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
28 May 2009 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
29 May 2009 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
30 May 2009 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
31 May 2009 Day 16: Kathmandu
01 June 2009 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: K

18 May 2009 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
19 May 2009 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
 20 May 2009 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
21 May 2009 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
22 May 2009 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
23 May 2009 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
24 May 2009 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
25 May 2009 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
26 May 2009 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
27 May 2009 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
28 May 2009 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
29 May 2009 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
30 May 2009 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
31 May 2009 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
01 June 2009 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
02 June 2009 Day 16: Kathmandu
03 June 2009 Day 17: Final departure

Cost: Camping Trek

1 Person : USD 3500.00
2 Person : Per Person USD 3000.00
3-4 Person : Per Person USD 2500.00
5 or more : Per Person USD 2200.00

Cost: Lodge Trek

1 Person : USD 2500.00
2 Person : Per Person USD 2200.00
3,4 Person : Per Person USD 2000.00
5 Person or more : Per Person USD 1800.00

Cost includes:

Fully Camping Trek

1. 4 nights hotel in Kathmandu with 3 star bed & breakfast
2. Permit fee of Mera Peak
3. Equipment: Trekking tents, Dining tent, Kitchen Tent, Toilet Tent, Table and chairs, Mattresses during the trekking & Peak climbing period
4. Food: Food for trekking & Peak climbing( Breakfast, lunch, dinner)
5. Climbing Rope
6. Climbing tents for Base camp and high camp
7. Staff: 1 Base Camp Guide, 1 Cook, 1 Kitchen, 1 climbing guide & necessary porters
8. Local transportation Airport – Hotel – Airport
9. Kathmandu – Lukla – Kathmandu flight
10. Trekking crews of insurance
11. Trekking allowance, food allowance for trekking crews
12. Our service charge

Lodge Trek (Tea House)

1. 4 nights hotel in Kathmandu with 3 star bed & breakfast
2. Permit fee of Mera Peak
3. Meal: All meal during the trek best available hotel/lodges or tea house
4. One experience Climbing Sherpa Guide & necessary porter
5. Climbing Rope
6. Climbing tents for Base camp and high camp
7. Climbing food
8. Kathmandu – Lukla – Kathmandu flight
9. Insurance for Guide & Porters
10. All accommodation during the trek best available hotel/guesthouse
11. Airport -Hotel-Airport transfer
12. Farewell dinner
13. Our service charge

Cost not includes:

1. PERSONAL climbing equipment  
2. Personal Insurance for travel to Nepal
3. Lunch & dinner in Kathmandu
4. Emergency Rescue evacuation
5. Trekking/climbing sleeping bag
6. Personal expenses
7. Tipping (Tips)
8. Bar bills & beverage
9. Departures taxes

Georgy Georgiev
mountain guide
Phone: 00359887713343, Email: skidzen@dir.bg