Mera, Island, and Khumbu Circuit
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Day 10: Khare-Mera La (5415m)-Mera Base Camp |
| Day 10: Morning at Khare Morning at Khare looking towards the tea huts. Today we were to move up to Mera base camp vie Mera La. The good news was that the snow had stopped. |
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| Day 10: Mera peaks Visible over the ridge beside Khare was the Mera peaks. The tiny round dome is Mera central and the peak on its right is Mera North. |
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| Pano: Khare looking south at Mera peaks Looking from the left after the 2 small black peaks is Mera central summit. |
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| Day 10: Up the ridge Our team moving up the ridge beside Khare. |
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| Day 10: Khare (4896m) Khare as viewed from the top of the ridge. The big building at the bottom of the picture is a lodge. |
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| Day 10: Our porters Our porters walking along the ridge. |
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| Day 10: Eric Eric making his way via the snow. |
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| Day 10: The trail to Mera glacier The trail leading up to Mera glacier. |
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| Day 10: Mera peaks Mera peaks viewed from along the trail. Both Central and North peaks can be seen. |
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| Day 10: The start of Mera glacier There are 2 trails here: the more direct but difficult trail up straight, and the easier trail on the right. |
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| Day 10: Eric up the direct trail Eric took the direct approach and was climbing up the steep slope. |
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| Pano: Mera glacier looking south Mera central summit is the small bump near the center of the picture. |
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| Day 10: Another view of the peaks Another view of the peaks from a different angle. |
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| Day 10: Big boulder Day 10: A big boulder along the way that looked like a human head. |
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| Day 10: Mera glacier The side view of Mera glacier. |
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| Day 10: Climbing up Climbing up the more gentle slope to Mera glacier. |
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| Day 10: Crevasse A crevasse on Mera glacier. |
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| Day 10: Porter from other group A porter from other group resting after climbing up the glacier. |
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| Day 10: Trail to Mera La (5335m) The trail bend to the right leading to Mera La. Kim Boon's team was camping here near the base of the ridge when I last visited in April 03. |
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| Day 10: Mera base camp Our Mera base camp, set about 100m below a steep slope from Mera La. |
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| Day 10: Mera peaks Mera peaks viewed from Mera base camp. At the center is the Central summit, and the right Mera North. |
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