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