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Pictures from Nepal - Mera Peak jaunt

PostPosted: Tue May 03, 2011 1:22 am
by ReptilianKittenEater
Got back a couple of weeks ago from a Nepal trip, trying to climb Mera Peak hewre are some pics

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Re: Pictures from Nepal - Mera Peak jaunt

PostPosted: Tue May 03, 2011 1:24 am
by ReptilianKittenEater
A few more pics

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Re: Pictures from Nepal - Mera Peak jaunt

PostPosted: Tue May 03, 2011 1:26 am
by Woodsman
Very nice! Thanks for sharing this.

Re: Pictures from Nepal - Mera Peak jaunt

PostPosted: Tue May 03, 2011 9:30 pm
by Gopi
So how did trying to climb Mera Peak go? Was it hard?! Anyway your photos are inspirational. Good to be there for the rhodedendrons, & those stunted trees are something else. I spent 10 months in Nepal about 20 years ago and one day I will get around to scanning my photographs.

Re: Pictures from Nepal - Mera Peak jaunt

PostPosted: Tue May 03, 2011 10:01 pm
by ReptilianKittenEater
Hi Gopi, long time no hear from!

I got up to 6375 metres, about 100 vertical metres from the top before my guide said we weren't going any further. Bascially it snowed almost every day on the way up and the crevasses were buried and invisible because of the snow. The views (at least the couple of hours each day it wasn't cloudy and snowing.

If anyone's going I found it better to take the longer route (south then over a couple of passes and eventually up the Hinku valley) better that trying to shoot up the Zatrwa La Pass to get directly to Mera. It gets you into areas where they don't seem to see alot of tourists as well it is better for acclimitization. Coming back the Zatrwa La was lots of fun, it was buried in about 3-4 feet of snow that made the trails invisible.

Love to see your fotos, pls post! Nepal has changed alot in the 11 years since I was last there so I'd imagine it has realy changed in 20 years.

Re: Pictures from Nepal - Mera Peak jaunt

PostPosted: Tue May 03, 2011 10:22 pm
by Gopi
Thanks:) How was the altitude for you?

Re: Pictures from Nepal - Mera Peak jaunt

PostPosted: Thu May 05, 2011 2:57 am
by ReptilianKittenEater
Altitude was no problem for me probalby because the gain was gradual. I took Diamox as I have had some altitude sickness in the past but felt that was a bit of overkill for this trek.

Re: Pictures from Nepal - Mera Peak jaunt

PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2011 4:21 am
by Fenrisco
Stunning scenery and all, but the racing temple just made my day.Very Ted Geisel.

Re: Pictures from Nepal - Mera Peak jaunt

PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2011 2:34 am
by ReptilianKittenEater
That was Bhakpatur. There was some festival going on.

Re: Pictures from Nepal - Mera Peak jaunt

PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:00 am
by Abram
Hi...,Great sharing....it is really nice collections,i like this type of collections....i also have some this type of pictures that one of my friend share with me...i will next time post here.....Thanks for sharing this....Keep it up....

Re: Pictures from Nepal - Mera Peak jaunt

PostPosted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 6:31 pm
by Dr. V
Abram wrote:Hi...,Great sharing....it is really nice collections,i like this type of collections....i also have some this type of pictures that one of my friend share with me...i will next time post here.....Thanks for sharing this....Keep it up....


Abram - I've removed your signature as no one here wants to buy kitchen cabinets.

If you put it back I will delete you as a spammer.

Re: Pictures from Nepal - Mera Peak jaunt

PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:09 pm
by matt5058
Cool pics, thanks for sharing. Nepal is one place I really want to visit sometime soon.