Mera summit day

sooo, after the chilly, early am wake up, Lakpa and i started up the climb... this shot is probably 430 am or so, the light just beginning to filter in from the eastern skies. you can see one group ahead of us on the mtn- a french canadian team from montreal?? the summit is over the ridge visible behind the group-

looking east from the upper expanses of mera. the sun had just risen...

a lil while later- the views west... that peak in the far distance w/ tha snow plume coming off her is none other than Sagarmatha- aka Mt Everest- ... the highest point on earth. twas damn windy on mera at this point- gusts maybe 30-40mph, but it looks a lot more breezy on the upper slopes of Everest, no??

on tha top! wow...

wind stopped for a few mins for us, allowin some high fives and a few pics a'fore heading back down... what a morning-

lakpa leading the way back down... one heckuva lot easier in this direction, just gotta watch where you're goin, and not these breathtaking views... this is lookin east again, probably Makalu- 5th highest mtn in the world, in the far background...

back down at mera la- the pass over from hinku valley to the country northward... if you trace the ridge in the background, on the left side, up to the summit, that is basically the route we walked.... had broke camp and were descending back to Khare at this point... n all this before 12 noon... what a day- thank you lakpa-