Mera, Island, and Khumbu Circuit
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Day 11: Mera BC-Mera High Camp (5800m) |
| Map3: Day 11 - Day 14 |
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| Day 11: Moving to high camp Moving from Mera base camp to high camp. |
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| Day 11: Looking back at Mera La Looking back at Mera La from the trail. |
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| Day 11: Other trekker A trekker moving up to high camp. |
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| Day 11: Crevasses along the way Some crevasses along the trail. |
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| Day 11: Another crevasse Another crevasse. |
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| Day 11: Trail leading up High camp is on the left near the 2 black rocks, and the summits on the right. |
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| Day 11: Mera peaks Mera peaks as seen from the high camp. Central summit is at the center while the north summit is at the right. |
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| Day 11: Trail to high camp High camp is just right behind the rocks. Kim Boon's team setup some tents here during their April's trip. |
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| Day 11: More crevasses Some crevasses near the high camp. |
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| Day 11: Anthony reaching the high camp Right behind him is Pemba, our kitchen boy who was carrying a pot of hot orange juice for the team members coming up. |
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| Day 11: Anthony Anthony in climbing gears. |
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| Day 11: Looking east The view towards the east at the junction to high camp and the summit trail. |
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| Day 11: Meng Hui reaching the campsite He was follow by Assim, Chia and Susan. |
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| Day 11: Assim Our chief guide and sirdar, Assim. |
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| Day 11: Group photo Chia, Kapore, Assim, myself and a guide from another group taking a group photo near high camp. The brown peak at the center is Makalu. |
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| Day 11: Susan reaching high camp Behind her is Passang and Dal Bardor. |
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| Pano: Mera high camp looking east |
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| Pano: Mera high camp looking south Small dome at the center of the picture is Mera central summit, and the peak to its right is Mera North. |
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| Pano: Mera high camp looking north From left: north-west, north (center), east. Visible mountains: Pumori, Nuptse, Everest, Lhotse, Peak 41, Makalu, Chamlang. |
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| Day 11: Alpine glow Alpine glow at high camp. |
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| Day 11: Alphine glow Makalu on the left and Chamlang on its right. |
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