Tag Archives: Basecamp

To the Khumbu valley and back in civilization

The last day in the basecamp had gone and the last morning at the basecamp was at hand. Most of the morning went packing things up and taking the last individual and group pictures against the huge west face of … Continue reading

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To Baruntse – the ups and downs

After the Mera Peak summit day we did not have a long to rest: already the next day we packed all things up and started the trek towards Baruntse basecamp. In the morning after the summit day we woke up … Continue reading

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Remote is remote is remote

In my last post I guided the route to the summit of Mera Peak. Next the route will descend to the remote Hunku Valley and follow it all the way to the Baruntse basecamp. From there will the culmination of … Continue reading

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Mera Peak is not that bad, or is it?

In a few weeks we’ll attack the first summit of the trip – Mera Peak. It is the highest trekking peak in Nepal with the height of 6476m. In the last post I described the route to our Mera Peak … Continue reading

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Will I break my altitude record?

If nothing else, I’m pretty sure I’ll surpass my previous altitude record of 5300 meters in just few weeks. In the last post the route stopped to Thangnag for a rest day. From there it will go further up the … Continue reading

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