Everest region
Mera Peak Climb
Eighteen days through the Hinku valley to Nepal's highest trekking peak
The trek
Overview
Mera Peak (6,476 m) is the highest of Nepal's trekking peaks, and its summit holds a view no other walkable mountain can match: five of the six highest mountains on earth — Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu and Kanchenjunga — ranged across a single horizon. The climbing is honest rather than technical: long, moderate snow slopes where the real opponents are thin air and cold, not steep rock.
We take the long way in, and it matters. Instead of hauling straight over the Zatrwa La from Lukla — a brutal jump to 4,610 m in two days — our route swings south through Paiya, Panggom and the forests of the Hinku valley, gaining sleeping altitude gradually for a week before Khare. It is wilder and quieter than the Khumbu next door: leopard-print forest, empty riverbeds, a handful of seasonal kharkas. At Khare your climbing sherpas run a full training day on the glacier tongue before the move to high camp at 5,780 m.
Summit morning starts around 2 a.m. under stars, cramponing up wide glacier slopes with a short fixed rope on the final summit dome. This is a strenuous expedition — the altitude is higher than Island Peak's and high camp is a cold, spectacular perch — but no previous mountaineering is required. A reserve day is held for weather, and every climber has a 1:2 climbing sherpa beside them.
Highlights
- Nepal's highest trekking peak — the 6,476 m summit of Mera
- A summit horizon of five 8,000ers: Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Kanchenjunga
- A wild week-long approach through the forests of the Hinku valley
- High camp at 5,780 m, perched above the Mera La under the stars
- Glacier training day at Khare with your climbing sherpas
- Closing the loop over the Zatrwa La, 4,610 m, back into Lukla
Trip facts
- Group size
- 2–8 trekkers
- Meals
- All meals on trek and at high camp; breakfast in Kathmandu
- Accommodation
- Teahouse lodges to Khare; tented high camp; 3-star hotel in Kathmandu
- Transport
- Kathmandu–Lukla return flights and airport transfers
Itinerary
Day by day
Meet your expedition leader at Tribhuvan airport and transfer to your hotel in Thamel. A first evening briefing sketches the route and the days ahead.
1,400 m
Cost
What it costs
Group prices
| Group size | Price per person |
|---|---|
| 1 trekker | US$ 3,090 |
| 2–4 trekkers | US$ 2,790 |
| 5–8 trekkers | US$ 2,690 |
| 9+ trekkers | US$ 2,590 |
What's included
- Airport transfers by private vehicle
- 3 nights' 3-star hotel in Kathmandu with breakfast
- Kathmandu–Lukla–Kathmandu flights (incl. Ramechhap transfer when flights divert)
- Teahouse accommodation to Khare; full tented camp at Mera High Camp
- All meals on trek, and at high camp from our expedition kitchen
- Licensed trek guide plus climbing sherpas at a 1:2 climber ratio, insured and equipped, summit bonus included
- One porter between two climbers (max 18 kg shared load)
- Group climbing gear: ropes, snow bars, ice screws and anchors
- High camp equipment: mountain tents, mattresses and kitchen
- Glacier training day at Khare before the summit push
- Mera Peak climbing permit, garbage deposit, national park and municipality fees
- First-aid kit, pulse oximeter checks above 3,000 m, walkie-talkies on the mountain
- NTP duffel bag, route map and summit certificate
- Farewell dinner in Kathmandu
Not included
- International flights and Nepal entry visa
- Travel insurance covering climbing to 6,500 m with helicopter evacuation (mandatory)
- Lunches and dinners in Kathmandu
- Personal climbing gear — double boots, crampons, harness, helmet, ice axe, jumar (rentable as an add-on)
- Personal trekking gear and sleeping bag (rentable in Kathmandu)
- Drinks, snacks, hot showers, Wi-Fi and device charging on trek
- Tips for guide, climbing sherpas and porters
Optional add-ons
Summit-day porter
A personal porter to high camp and back, so you climb carrying only water, snacks and spare layers
US$ 140
per person
Emergency oxygen standby
A 4-litre cylinder with mask and regulator carried on the summit push — an emergency reserve, never a climbing aid
US$ 180
per group
Personal climbing gear rental
Double boots, crampons, harness, helmet, ice axe, jumar and carabiners for the climbing days, fitted in Kathmandu
US$ 160
per person
Single room supplement
Private rooms in Kathmandu and teahouses where available; tents at high camp are shared
US$ 280
per person
Extra night in Kathmandu
3-star hotel with breakfast, before or after the climb
US$ 45
per room per night
Route map
The route
Detailed route map in production — every itinerary stage above is GPS-logged.
Dates & availability
Departures
| Start | End | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 2026 | 13 Oct 2026 | US$ 2,790 | Open |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 27 Oct 2026 | US$ 2,790 | Guaranteed |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 10 Nov 2026 | US$ 2,790 | 2 spots left |
| 7 Nov 2026 | 24 Nov 2026 | US$ 2,790 | Open |
| 13 Mar 2027 | 30 Mar 2027 | US$ 2,790 | Open |
| 27 Mar 2027 | 13 Apr 2027 | US$ 2,790 | Guaranteed |
| 10 Apr 2027 | 27 Apr 2027 | US$ 2,790 | Open |
| 24 Apr 2027 | 11 May 2027 | US$ 2,790 | Open |
- Open
26 Sep 2026 – 13 Oct 2026
US$ 2,790
- Guaranteed
10 Oct 2026 – 27 Oct 2026
US$ 2,790
- 2 spots left
24 Oct 2026 – 10 Nov 2026
US$ 2,790
- Open
7 Nov 2026 – 24 Nov 2026
US$ 2,790
- Open
13 Mar 2027 – 30 Mar 2027
US$ 2,790
- Guaranteed
27 Mar 2027 – 13 Apr 2027
US$ 2,790
- Open
10 Apr 2027 – 27 Apr 2027
US$ 2,790
- Open
24 Apr 2027 – 11 May 2027
US$ 2,790
Every departure runs with a minimum of 2 trekkers — or book it as a private trip.
Before you go
Essential information
Permits
NMA Mera Peak climbing permit
Seasonal royalty: US$250 in spring, US$125 in autumn, US$70 in winter and summer — included at the rate for your departure
US$ 250
NMA garbage deposit
Refundable deposit per expedition group — we post it and reclaim it after the climb
US$ 500
Makalu Barun National Park entry
NPR 3,000 — the Hinku valley lies inside the park; included in the trip price
US$ 23
Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality fee
NPR 2,000, collected at Lukla — included
US$ 15
Permits are included in the trip price.
Best seasons
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“I had exactly two weeks of leave and this itinerary used them perfectly. We earned Base Camp on foot — the full trail, acclimatization days included — then skipped the three-day walk out with the helicopter from Gorak Shep. Watching the route we had climbed for ten days unspool beneath us in forty minutes was the best debrief imaginable. December was cold but brilliantly clear and the trail nearly empty. The guide's daily health checks made a winter trek feel completely controlled.”
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