Mera Peak expediotion
This way I would like to thank all the members of the Norvana team who were there to make my dream come true and successfully reach the top of incredible Mera Peak 6476m.
Our 12 days trek started by being sick but thanks to kind management it was possible to postpone the whole trek by one day with extra rest in Lukla. We were lucky enough to get an upgraded flight from plane to helicopter free of charge which added to overall experience of course.
In Lukla we met our porter and hiking guide. Thanks to being aclimatised from Annapurna trek we opted for shortest Mera trek that starts with immediate altitude gain but our guide was making us going slow and careful just in case anyways. Along the way to Mera base camp we stayed in simple huts as are very common accross Everest or Annap. regions, so be ready for very cold to freezing temperatures, also inside, there is usually common rooms heated between 5-8pm each day but otherwise there s no heating, so bring very good sleeping bags as for any serious expedition. We had 3 meals included which we enriched by extra food and sweets here and there, wifi is available as well for extra charge ( like 15€), shower also available for extra charge (7€) but again pls expect bucket of warm water not your regular shower at those altitudes. What could be perhaps included in overall price is warm water or some basic tea, because this is a crucial necessity on such hike and it costs 20€ per day extra, so even if basic price is higher i would find it personally as nicer experience to have this unlimited ;)
All the rest was included in the price and was well managed and provided. We received small fruits each dinner as a vitamin boost which I found great tiny detail.
From base camp to summit it takes 2 days with overnight stay at high camp. Here we got under care of climbing guide. We checked the weather and it seemed that it will get unreachable in 2 days so they were even flexible enough to accommodate plan change and skip acclimatisation (just because we were a week ago at 5500, so considered safe) and only thanks to this decision we indeed reached the top 1.5 day later. Later on, people were not successful anymore due to strong winds. Our climbing guide was greatly supportive all along, kept checking our altitude sickness symptoms and was a good moral boost. Everything went smoothly until the end, we felt safe and comfortable. I appreciate all small to big efforts from this team and I wish you all great success and many happy clients. Thank you :)
