Nepal Holiday to Climb Mera Peak Part 3 of 6

Day 9: Descent into the Hinku Valley We set off from Chunbu Kharka and climb steeply uphill for 20 minutes or so, before contouring around high above the Hinku Valley. We then make a series of steep descents through scree and then rhododendron to eventually arrive on the valley floor, where we cross to the west bank of Hinku River by a wooden bridge at Khote (3550m). We'll have had lunch in the forest, during our descent. Khote is now quite a large settlement of lodges that have been built over the past 10 years. We camp on a pleasant grassy patch not far from the river. Day 10: Tangnag (4360m) Today, we follow the west bank of the riverbed up the valley to Tangnag (4360m). A magnificent, towering mountain, known by its survey name of Peak 39 or on some maps, "Kayashar ", dominates the head of the valley. The trail leads steadily up the side of the valley through open pasture, used for the summer grazing of yaks brought up from the lower reaches of the valley. Finally, we reach Tangnag, which has grown into a small hamlet of tea-shops and a lodges since expeditions first started to frequent this region of Nepal. Day 11: Dig Kharka (4650m) We now walk towards the mountain as the trail swings to the east. We gain height gradually until we find ourselves at Dig Kharka (4650m), close to the foot of the Hinku Nup Glacier. This is a pleasant, grassy camp in an impressive situation. Day 12: Khare (5100m) Depending on how the team are acclimatising, we can spend another night at ...

 

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