Mera La Camp 5355 - Mera La 5415 m - Mera High Camp 5800 m
day 11 : 28 october 2003
  
  mera glow  
  the morning alpine glow on Mera Central and Mera North  
  
  
   
  mera glacier  
  trails of climbers making their way up the Mera Glacier towards Mera High Camp  
  
  
   
  there?  
  Anthony pointing the way towards Mera High Camp  
  
  
   
  tracks  
  the long arduous snow plodding up the Mera Glacier towards Mera High Camp  
  
  
   
  makalu and me  
  Makalu, the fifth highest mountain in the world... a not-so-far distance behind  
  
  
   
  there's makalu  
  Assim pointing towards Makalu  
  
  
   
  glacier camping  
  the snow trail on Mera Glacier from Mera La to Mera High Camp... dotted with climbers and porters  
  
  
   
  view to mera la  
  Chia making his way across the Mera Glacier with Mera La just behind him  
  
  
   
  shagged  
  an exhanusted Anthony rests along the way  
  
  
   
  contrast  
  red seems to be the "in" colour for the season  
  
  
   
  high camp  
  setting up our tents at the edge of the cliff... below is the Naulekh Glacier some 1000 metres below  
  
  
   
  late lunch @ high camp  
  a late lunch at Mera High Camp after the exhausting climb  
  
  
   
  everlasting glow  
  the golden evening light on the highest mountain in the world  
  [ click on the above image for a panoramic view ]  
  
  
 

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