Mera Peak Climbing in Nepal

THO representative meets you at the airport and transfers you to your Kathmandu hotel. Use the arrival day to recover from the international flight and settle before the mountain section.

You meet the trekking team in Kathmandu and review the route before departure. There is time for last-minute shopping before the early Manthali transfer.

The day starts very early with the road transfer from Kathmandu to Manthali. You then fly to Lukla, eat breakfast, sort the trekking gear, and begin the first walking stage.

The trail to Chutanga runs through forest, with no teahouses between the two camps. The walking section is shorter than the past day that follows, which gives you time to settle into the mountain routine before the steeper climb.

You finish at Chutanga and stay there overnight. The next morning begins the first major altitude and terrain change of the route.

This is the first long mountain day. The route climbs steeply from Chutanga toward Zatrwa La at 4,600 m. The pass creates a large daytime altitude gain before you drop to a lower sleeping point.

This pass day forms part of the acclimatization pattern. After the pass, the trail descends steeply for about three hours toward Thuli Kharka.

The day is harder than the opening trek because you combine a high pass with a long descent. Keep the pace steady and follow your guide if weather, trail conditions, or altitude response changes the plan.

The route becomes easier than the pass day. It follows a mostly gradual descent through pine and larch forest before you reach Kothe.

Although the route loses height for much of the day, your overnight point remains in the high Hinku Valley. Kothe becomes the base for the next stages toward Thaknak and Khare.

Your climbing paperwork stays within the THO package, so Kothe remains a normal trekking stop rather than a separate permit task for you.

You continue higher through the Hinku Valley. The route passes Gondishung and Lungsumba Gompa before moving above 4,000 m and reaching Thaknak.

This day extends your time above 4,000 m before the larger move to Khare. The terrain is still part of the trekking approach, but the next day becomes rockier and finishes with a steeper climb.

Thaknak gives you another mountain night before the route reaches the main climbing preparation point at Khare.

The route becomes narrower and rockier as you leave Thaknak. It passes Dig Kharka, goes by the Hinku Nup and Shar glaciers, and finishes with a steep climb to Khare.

This is a large sleeping-altitude gain. The itinerary responds by keeping you at Khare for a second night instead of moving straight to High Camp the next morning.

When you reach Khare, the focus shifts from normal trekking toward acclimatization, climbing practice, and the gear needed for the upper mountain.

Day 7 keeps you at the same sleeping altitude after the large move from Thaknak. This gives your body another night at 5,045 m before you climb more than 700 m higher to High Camp.

Climbing practice covers climbing boots, crampons, an ice axe, a climbing belt, and an ascender. Your team reviews the rope system used on the upper route.

Use the session to fit equipment, practice the guide commands you will need, and resolve gear problems before High Camp. The rest of the day supports food, hydration, recovery, and preparation for the climbing stage.

You leave the teahouse stage and move to the final camp before the summit attempt. The route to High Camp is steep and demanding.

The sleeping altitude rises from 5,045 m to about 5,780 m. Your guide controls the pace because the move comes directly after the two-night Khare stop and places you close to the summit stage.

At High Camp, the team prepares the tented setup and climbing equipment for the night. Eat, drink, organize your summit layers, and get as much rest as the early departure allows.

You prepare before the 2:00 a.m. start because the climb begins in darkness and cold. Put on the summit layers and check the boots, crampons, climbing belt, ice axe, ascender, headlamp, and rope setup with your guide before leaving camp.

The upper route moves across snow or glacier terrain. It includes steep sections, narrow ground, and rope use where the line crosses crevasses. Your guide chooses the climbing line and keeps the group on a controlled pace.

The summit is the 6,470 m high point. Wind, snow, glacier condition, timing, and how each climber is moving can change the plan before the top. The climbing guide can set a turnaround point when continuing would put the team outside the safe operating plan.

After the summit attempt, you reverse the climbing route and descend from the upper mountain toward Khare. The package uses a planned lower camp during this descent before Day 10 continues the return to Khare. Day 10 sits immediately after this stage as the reserve position.

Day 10 is the built-in reserve position for the summit stage. If weather or another operating problem blocks the Day 9 attempt, THO can use this day for another summit attempt when the guide decides conditions allow it.

When the Day 9 summit stage runs as planned, the reserve position supports the return toward Khare and recovery before the lower-valley descent. It is not an extra sightseeing day.

The route after the reserve day must place the team at Khare before Day 11 begins. This protects the fixed return sequence through Kothe, Thuli Kharka, Zatrwa La, and Lukla.

The return begins with a large descent from Khare toward Kothe. You retrace the Hinku Valley route and leave the highest teahouse stages behind.

The lower sleeping altitude gives the group more recovery after the summit block. Kothe places you on the return line toward Thuli Kharka and Zatrwa La.

This is a descent day rather than another acclimatization stage. Keep your trekking layers and rain protection available because the route moves back toward lower valley conditions.

You leave Kothe and use Taktho as the first named stop. From there, the trail climbs toward Thuli Kharka.

You are now preparing for the final pass crossing rather than gaining altitude for the summit. Thuli Kharka positions the group for Zatrwa La the next day.

By this stage, the climbing gear is no longer the focus. Your daypack, trekking layers, water, and steady return pace matter more for the pass approach.

The final trekking day starts with the climb back to Zatrwa La. After the pass, the route drops toward the Lukla side of the mountains.

This day reverses the first major pass stage of the trip. The main difference is the large descent after the 4,600 m high point rather than another move deeper into the Hinku Valley.

You finish the walking portion in Lukla and prepare for the flight out the next day.

The return reverses the transport link used at the start of the trip. You fly from Lukla to Manthali and continue to Kathmandu by road.

Flight operations can change with weather and airport conditions. Keep the final international departure separate from this mountain transport day when your wider travel plan allows it.

You return to a Kathmandu hotel after the mountain section.

We transfers you to the airport for your international departure. Keep the pickup time tied to your confirmed flight and current traffic conditions.

This closes the 15-day Kathmandu-to-Kathmandu package. Any extra hotel night or Nepal extension sits outside this itinerary when it is not part of your written booking.