Tag Archives: Mera La

The Mera Peak Climb

Posted on March 1, 2012 by wiibaker

On 22nd of October we arrived at the Mera Peak basecamp. It is situated on a valley floor on the Eastern side of the Mera La about 250m lower than the basecamp that other parties aiming for Mera Peak are using. … Continue reading →

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The trek to Mera Peak basecamp

Posted on February 10, 2012 by wiibaker

It truly has been too long since I wrote anything, almost three months. I could blame it on my trip to India right afterwards or on the work/holiday trip to London a little later or on all the festive season … Continue reading →

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Mera Peak is not that bad, or is it?

Posted on September 26, 2011 by wiibaker

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?

Posted on September 22, 2011 by wiibaker

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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