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Mera Peak Photo Gallery - Trek down the Hongu Valley from Baruntse Base Camp to the Mera La with views of Nuptse, Everest, Lhotse, Peak 41, Chamlang, Naulekh and Mera Peak.

Mera Peak Photo Gallery from October 2009

11 00 Google Earth Image Of Trek Down Hongu Valley To Mera La, Climbing Mera Peak, Trekking Down Hinku Valley And Over The Zatrawa La To Lukla Here is a Google Earth image of the Mera Peak climb, starting at Baruntse Base Camp and trekking down the uninhabited mountain wilderness of the upper Hongu Valley past Peak 41 and Chamlang before turning to the west and climbing to Kongme Dingma (4770m) and the Mera La (5415m). After a short climb to Mera High Camp (5770m), a 4am early start starts the climb to Mera Peak. It is a quick descent to Mera La and down off the glacier to Khare (5000m) and on to Tangnag (4350m). After an easy descent down the Hinku Valley to Kothe (3600m), the trail turns to the west and climbs to Tuli Kharka (4400m), over the Zatrawa La (4600m) and down steeply to Lukla (2800m).

11 00 Google Earth Image Of Trek Down Hongu Valley To Mera La, Climbing Mera Peak, Trekking Down Hinku Valley And Over The Zatrawa La To Lukla

10 15 Climbing Sherpa Palde, Pemba Rinjii, Pal Dorje, Jerome Ryan, Guide Gyan Tamang, Tenzing, Pasang On Glacier To West Col With Makalu Behind Here is my team for the Mera Peak climb, photographed on the West Col, with the Lower Barun Glacier, the East Col, and the Makalu West Face, West Pillar, and Southwest Faces behind. From left to right: climbing Sherpa Palde, cook Pemba Rinjii, porter Pal Dorje, Jerome Ryan, guide Gyan Tamang, porter Tenzing, and cook helper Pasang.

10 15 Climbing Sherpa Palde, Pemba Rinjii, Pal Dorje, Jerome Ryan, Guide Gyan Tamang, Tenzing, Pasang On Glacier To West Col With Makalu Behind

11 01 Hongu Peak From Near Baruntse Base Camp After trekking to Makalu Base Camp South and crossing the East and West Cols, the trail turns southward from Baruntse Base Camp (5450m) going alongside the east edge of the Hongu Pokhari (5350m) lake with view ahead to Hongu Peak (6119m).

11 01 Hongu Peak From Near Baruntse Base Camp

11 02 Ombigaichen and Ama Dablam, Malanphulan Eastern Ridge, View Down Hongu Valley With Chamlang On Left, View Up Hongu Valley With Nuptse, Everest, and Lhotse The view to the north included Ombigaichen (6340m) and Ama Dablam and to the west the eastern end of Malanphulan. After reaching the end of Hongu Pokhari in just 45 minutes, the view down the Hongu Valley included Chamlang on the left. I turned around and looked back to the upper mountain wilderness of the Hongu with views of Everest and the south faces of Nuptse, Lhotse, Lhotse Middle, and Lhotse Shar.

11 02 Ombigaichen and Ama Dablam, Malanphulan Eastern Ridge, View Down Hongu Valley With Chamlang On Left, View Up Hongu Valley With Nuptse, Everest, and Lhotse

11 03 Nuptse South Face, Everest, Lhotse South Face, Lhotse, Lhotse Middle, Lhotse Shar From Hongu Valley The views of Everest and the south faces of Nuptse, Lhotse, Lhotse Middle, and Lhotse Shar got better and better the further south I went in the uninhabited Hongu Valley.

11 03 Nuptse South Face, Everest, Lhotse South Face, Lhotse, Lhotse Middle, Lhotse Shar From Hongu Valley

11 04 Everest, Lhotse South Face, Lhotse, Lhotse Middle, Lhotse Shar Close Up From Hongu Valley Everest and the enormous south face of Lhotse, Lhotse Middle and Lhotse Shar close up from the upper Hongu Valley.

11 04 Everest, Lhotse South Face, Lhotse, Lhotse Middle, Lhotse Shar Close Up From Hongu Valley

11 05 Looking Down Hongu Valley with Naulekh, Chamlang From Chamlang Base Camp The trail was easy as we trekked down the Hongu Valley with views ahead to Mera Peak’s eastern neighbour Naulekh (6363m), first climbed on June 8, 1954 by Colin Todd and Bill Beaven of New Zealand. We paused briefly at Chamlang Base Camp, just 95 minutes from Baruntse Base Camp, with a nice view of Chamlang.

11 05 Looking Down Hongu Valley with Naulekh, Chamlang From Chamlang Base Camp

11 06 Jerome Ryan And Crew Having Lunch In Hongu Valley With Chamlang behind We continued trekking down the Hongu Valley for another 35 minutes and stopped for lunch in a grassy area with Chamlang to the east. The first ascent of Chamlang (7321m) was made on May 31, 1962 by So Anma, Pasang Phutar Sherpa on a Japanese expedition.

11 06 Jerome Ryan And Crew Having Lunch In Hongu Valley With Chamlang behind

11 07 Chamlang West Face From Hongu Valley Chamlang close up from the west in the Hongu Valley.

11 07 Chamlang West Face From Hongu Valley

11 08 Peak 41 East From From Hongu Valley Peak 41 (6648m) was our mountain companion to the west as we continued trekking down the Hongu Valley. The official first ascent of Peak 41 (6654m) was done on October 16, 2002 by Slovenians Matic Jost, Urban Golob, and Uros Samec.

11 08 Peak 41 East From From Hongu Valley

12 01 Trail From Hongu Valley To Kongme Dingma Camp, Peak 41 South Face And Chamlang West Face From Ridge Above Kongme Dingma The trail follows the Hongu River and then and traverses up towards the Mera La, taking 1:55 to trek from our lunch stop to our camp at Kongme Dingma (4700m), a wide, flat and grassy spot with a few shops and a huge boulder. The next morning, the trail continues climbing for 65 minutes up an easy hill to the its crest with views of the south ridge at the end of Peak 41, Baruntse, P6770, Makalu, Kongme Dingma, and Chamlang.

12 01 Trail From Hongu Valley To Kongme Dingma Camp, Peak 41 South Face And Chamlang West Face From Ridge Above Kongme Dingma

12 02 Naulech And Mera Peak From Above Kongme Dingma The trail continues climbing with excellent views of Naulekh (6363m), Mera Peak Central Summit (6461m), the rock sheltering Mera High Camp (5770m), and Mera Peak North Summit (6476m).

12 02 Naulech And Mera Peak From Above Kongme Dingma

12 03 Mera Peak From Above Kongme Dingma Showing Route Of Ascent, Mera Central Summit, Mera North Summit, And Mera High Camp Close up of climbing route to Mera Peak on left, Mera Peak Central Summit (6461m), the rock sheltering Mera High Camp (5770m), and Mera Peak North Summit (6476m).

12 03 Mera Peak From Above Kongme Dingma Showing Route Of Ascent, Mera Central Summit, Mera North Summit, And Mera High Camp

12 04 Trail From Above Kongme Dingma To Mera La, Jerome Ryan On Mera La With Mera Peak Behind The trail then zig zags up, taking another 65 minutes to Mera Base Camp (5350m) just below the Mera La. The trail now goes on to the glacier and quickly ascends in just 15 minutes to the Mera La (5415m) with views of Mera Peak ahead.

12 04 Trail From Above Kongme Dingma To Mera La, Jerome Ryan On Mera La With Mera Peak Behind


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