Mera Peak 6654m. Expedition Spring 2010

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 2010 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
21 March 2010 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
22 March 2010 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
23 March 2010 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
24 March 2010 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
25 March 2010 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
26 March 2010 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
27 March 2010 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
28 March 2010 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
29 March 2010 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
30 March 2010 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
31 March 2010 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
01 April 2010 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
02 April 2010 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
03 April 2010 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
04 April 2010 Day 16: Kathmandu
05 April 2010 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: B

25 March 2010 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
26 March 2010 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
27 March 2010 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
28 March 2010 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
29 March 2010 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
30 March 2010 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
31 April 2010 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
01 April 2010 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
28 April 2010 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
29 April 2010 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
30 April 2010 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
31 April 2010 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
01 April April 2010 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
02 April 2010 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
03 April 2010 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
04 April 2010 Day 16: Kathmandu
05 April 2010 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: C

07 April 2010 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
08 April 2010 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
09 April 2010 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
10 April 2010 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
11 April 2010 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
12 April 2010 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
13 April 2010 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
14 April 2010 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
15 April 2010 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
16 April 2010 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
17 April 2010 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
18 April 2010 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
19 April 2010 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
20 April 2010 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
21 April 2010 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
22 April 2010 Day 16: Kathmandu
23 April 2010 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: D

11 April 2010 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
12 April 2010 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
13 April 2010 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
14 April 2010 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
15 April 2010 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
16 April 2010 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
17 April 2010 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
18 April 2010 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
19 April 2010 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
20 April 2010 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
21 April 2010 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
22 April 2010 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
23 April 2010 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
24 April 2010 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
25 April 2010 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
26 April 2010 Day 16: Kathmandu
27 April 2010 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: E

16 April 2010 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
17 April 2010 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
18 April 2010 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
19 April 2010 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
20 April 2010 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
21 April 2010 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
22 April 2010 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
23 April 2010 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
24 April 2010 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
25 April 2010 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
26 April 2010 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
27 April 2010 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
28 April 2010 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
29 April 2010 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
30 April 2010 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
01 May 2010 Day 16: Kathmandu
02 May 2010 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: F

22 April 2010 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
23 April 2010 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
24 April 2010 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
25 April 2010 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
26 April 2010 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
27 April 2010 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
28 April 2010 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
29 April 2010 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
30 April 2010 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
01 May 2010 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
02 May 2010 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
03 May 2010 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
04 May 2010 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
05 May 2010 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
06 May 2010 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
07 May 2010 Day 16: Kathmandu
08 May 2010 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: G

26 April 2010 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
27 April 2010 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
28 April 2010 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
29 April 2010 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
30 April 2010 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
01 May 2010 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
02 May 2010 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
03 May 2010 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
04 May 2010 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
05 May 2010 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
06 May 2010 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
07 May 2010 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
08 May 2010 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
09 May 2010 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
10 May 2010 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
11 May 2010 Day 16: Kathmandu
12 May 2010 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: F

02 May 2010 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
03 May 2010 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
04 May 2010 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
05 May 2010 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
06 May 2010 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
07 May 2010 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
08 May 2010 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
09 May 2010 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
10 May 2010 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
11 May 2010 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
12 May 2010 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
13 May 2010 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
14 May 2010 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
15 May 2010 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
16 May 2010 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
17 May 2010 Day 16: Kathmandu
18 May 2010 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: H

07 May 2010 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
08 May 2010 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
09 May 2010 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
10 May 2010 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
11 May 2010 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
12 May 2010 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
13 May 2010 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
14 May 2010 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
15 May 2010 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
16 May 2010 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
17 May 2010 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
18 May 2010 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
19 May 2010 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
20 May 2010 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
21 May 2010 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
22 May 2010 Day 16: Kathmandu
23 May 2010 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: I

11 May 2010 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
12 May 2010 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
13 May 2010 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
14 May 2010 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
15 May 2010 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
16 May 2010 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
17 May 2010 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
18 May 2010 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
19 May 2010 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
20 May 2010 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
21 May 2010 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
22 May 2010 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
23 May 2010 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
24 May 2010 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
25 May 2010 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
26 May 2010 Day 16: Kathmandu
27 May 2010 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: J

16 May 2010 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
17 May 2010 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
18 May 2010 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
19 May 2010 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
20 May 2010 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
21 May 2010 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
22 May 2010 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
23 May 2010 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
24 May 2010 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
25 May 2010 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
26 May 2010 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
27 May 2010 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
28 May 2010 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
29 May 2010 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
30 May 2010 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
31 May 2010 Day 16: Kathmandu
01 June 2010 Day 17: Final departure

Itinerary: K

18 May 2010 Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & Transfer hotel Manang in Thamel
19 May 2010 Day 02: Kathmandu, prepare permit
 20 May 2010 Day 03: Fly to Lukla & trek to Chutanga
21 May 2010 Day 04: Chutanga - Khartitang
22 May 2010 Day 05: Khatitang – Chatre danda
23 May 2010 Day 06: Chatre dand - Kothey
24 May 2010 Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak
25 May 2010 Day 08: Thangnak – Khare - Base camp of Mera
26 May 2010 Day 09: Khare - Rest day for acclimatizing
27 May 2010 Day 10: Mera Base Camp – High Camp
28 May 2010 Day 11: High Camp - Climb Mera peak summit & Back to Khare
29 May 2010 Day 12: Khare – Kothey
30 May 2010 Day 13: Kothey – Khartitang
31 May 2010 Day 14: Chutanga – Lukla
01 June 2010 Day 15: Lukla - Kathmandu flight o
02 June 2010 Day 16: Kathmandu
03 June 2010 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

Mr. Josef Skala
Professional: Business
Country: Czech Republic
Email: j-skala@seznam.cz

Mr. Jean-Philippe Roy
Country: Canadian
whereisjp@hotmail.com

Mr. Sahand Aghdaie
Telphone: +98 21 66902680
Address: Unit 102, No.202, Kargar Shomali St., Tehran, Iran