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I went with Jagged Globe who I can not recommend highly enough. Cost was around £4,200 but might have changed.

Indeed - I think about it almost everyday.

Thanks Imran - glad you enjoyed it

Mera was more technical in that there were some short roped sections and you needed to be tied in together on the glacier. And overall it was more physically demanding because it was a much longer trek - I was much thinner coming off Mera than Kilimanjaro. I had more mountain sickness on Kili though, but suspect that was because we went up too quickly.

@@paultaylor1092 many thanks, Paul!

I think at lower levels in the valleys, snow is seldomly there, but the Sherpas said that the glaciers have shrank a lot in recent years.

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Cheers Mal - probably my best mountain day in this country. Not a soul up there for the first hour. Incredible views

It’s amazing - and yes, much less chance of getting dead than other Himalayan mountains but you need to acclimatise well and be with people who know what they are doing

Thanks for the feedback - re the double boots yes you can hire them in Khare but I don’t know how good they are and specifically how warm they are. All my group either purchased them or hired them on the UK but of course they are expensive. I got a good deal at outside.co.uk on a pair of La Sportiva G2 SM but that is no longer available but eBay may be worth a look. Buy them now and resell afterwards. All of that said, the mountain Sherpas did use the plastic boots from Khare and they know what they doing. I’ve written a blog on the trip here if you want some more useful info… www.baldhiker.com/climbing-mera-peak-in-nepal/

Thanks for the feedback - re the double boots yes you can hire them in Khare but I don’t know how good they are and specifically how warm they are. All my group either purchased them or hired them on the UK but of course they are expensive. I got a good deal at outside.co.uk on a pair of La Sportiva G2 SM but that is no longer available but eBay may be worth a look. Buy them now and resell afterwards. All of that said, the mountain Sherpas did use the plastic boots from Khare and they know what they doing. I’ve written a blog on the trip here if you want some more useful info… www.baldhiker.com/climbing-mera-peak-in-nepal/

Much appreciated Paul I think I’ll just buy , probably a good insurance policy for the feet Thanks again

Hi - our total trip time was planned for 23 days with some spare days in there so it may be similar. All of our team had some problems with altitude to varying extents but no more than can be expected. I went with Jagged Globe who had a sensible acclimatisation profile and this really helped. I had headaches at 4500m in the middle of the trip but was fine on summit night. I think any trip that goes straight over the Zawtra La from Lukla would be taking a chance with acclimatisation. I’ve done an article on the whole thing at the link below. You’ll love it. It’s an amazing trip and Nepal is stunning www.baldhiker.com/climbing-mera-peak-in-nepal/

@@paultaylor1092 thank you for the reply , yeah I think it’s about the same amount of time tbh. Had a quick read of your article, will have a proper look when I get home from the gym. I’m the same as yourself, done everything in the uk, and done all the main ridges and scrambles aswel , crib goch, striding edge, cmd arête, Tryfan north ridge etc. Doing the cairngorms 4000’s in dec/jan this year aswel. Like everything it’s progression and I’ve always wanted to climb one of the peaks in Nepal or Pakistan but never thought I would get the chance. So really looking forward to testing ourselves

@@Pmcnbear you’ll love it. If you’ve done that sort of stuff you’ll be fine. There’s a bit of technical stuff on the glacier but not too difficult. There is more technical work on the way to Island Peak if you add that on. Everything above 5000m is tough but if you can keep putting one foot in front of the other then you’ll get there

Thank you 🙏

Thanks for the feedback. You’ll know how tough it is then! It is amazing though

@@paultaylor1092 For sure ! It was tough and very cold ( -35 degrees Celcius on summit) but really amazing. Nepal is amazing too ! Going back next year to climb Himlung Himal on april / mai 2023

What part of Dec did you go? And how many days from the day going to Luka and coming back to it?

Hi - thanks for the feedback. I looked at a few different providers but it came down to the BMC or Snowcard and I went with the latter as they were cheaper. Their policy also allowed me to reduce the excesses on the parts of the policy I did not need where I had cover from the annual travel insurance I have with my bank account. This reduced the premium by effectively only including those high altitude bits of cover that my standard policy did not meet.

You’ll love it (at some point a month or two after you have forgotten the pain!). Have fun, the Himalayas are stunning and Nepal and the Nepali people are amazing

Hi Nicholas can you recommend a company for the climb

@@85etranger Well I have not travelled with them yet, but World Expeditions is the one I am going with. They are Aussie based and are quite good with emails and communication.

All of the bad memories from my trip have faded so only good ones remain. You'll be glad to hear that much of the trail feels remote and distant from the real world. It's an amazing place, even if there is no air there.

Was interesting to see how things have changed over the years. Like you Phil, I climbed Mera back in 1988 and again in1990. In 1988 we approached from Hille above the Arun Valley to the east crossing the Salpa Pass on the way - that was a real wilderness experience. In 1990 we too entered from Jiri by way of the Pangkongma La Pass. In those days the Hinku Valley was a true wilderness - only a shepherd's hut at Tagnag and no permanent settlement of any kind at Khare (base camp). Everything looks far too commercialised now and the real sense of adventure and exploration has been sadly diminished. I am glad we did it when we did. Every time I see another video of this climb it brings tears of sadness to my eyes !

Hi there - thanks for the feedback. To answer your questions we had 7 out of 9 clients summit. One got sick at high camp so did not leave their tent and one got within a few hundred metres of the top but just ran out of energy. There were fixed ropes at the top of the first section of the Mera glacier on the way to Mera La which was pretty steep but we did not use our ascenders. There was another short section of the rope just below the summit but again we used this as a handrail and did not use the ascenders. The views from the top are amazing so hopefully you'll get to go next spring.

Thanks for the feedback 👍

Thanks Alex - it's tough but I'd highly recommend this as an intro to high altitude mountaineering. Do your research and find a good company / guides to go with and you'll enjoy it all the more.

GoTrails - thank you. It’s a beautiful place

Oneguy cheers - first time filming something like this. Helps that Crib Goch is so spectacular