Mera Central
6476 m
30 october 2003
summit day
making our way slowly up Mera... our summit day climb started at 0315 hrs
view to everest
as more altitude is gained, the views of the mountains beyond gets more spectacular
taking a breather
taking a short rest after every few steps, this is the agony of high altitude climbing
mera north
crevasses dominates the steep slopes of Mera North
headed for the shoulder
not too far left to go... as we approach the final shoulder to Mera Central summit
high angle
the final steep climb towards the summit of Mera Central
encouragement
words of encouragment to help us make the final push up to the summit
6476 @ 0845
on Mera Central summit at last... at 0845 hrs !
[ click on the above image for a panoramic view ]
assim on mera
on familar territory, Assim has summited Mera Central many times before
trio
one for the photo album... proof of me on the summit
more climbers
many climbers could be seen heading up towards the summit
2nd round
in team spirit, we waited for our second team to arrive at the shoulder and went up the summit a second time... summiting again at 1130 hrs
heading down
going down was no easy task too... getting breathless with every few steps of descend
long way to go
it was a long difficult descend from the summit all the way to Kongme Dingma
kongme dingma
on a flat some 400 m below Mera La is the beautiful campsite of Kongme Dingma, beyond which is the steep descend down to the Hunku Valley
baruntse on fire
another beautiful display of the evening alpine glow on the high peaks
