Mera Peak
| Mera Peak (North Summit) | ||
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| height | 6476 m | |
| location | Solukhumbu District ( Nepal ) | |
| Mountains | Mahalangur Himal ( Himalaya ) | |
| Dominance | 7.18 km → Kyashar | |
| Notch height | 1061 m ↓ Mera La ( 5415 m ) | |
| Coordinates | 27 ° 42 ′ 34 " N , 86 ° 52 ′ 6" E | |
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| First ascent | October 29, 1973 by Marcel Jolly , Lucien Honnilh , Gérard Bourg , Lucien Limargue and Ang Lakhpa | |
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The Mera Peak is a six-thousand in the Khumbu region in Nepal , east of Namche Bazar .
The north summit ( 6476 m ) forms the highest elevation of the Mera Peak. The central summit ( ⊙ ) reaches a height of 6461 m , the south summit ( ⊙ ) further to the east has a height of 6065 m . The Mera Glacier extends on the northern slope of the mountain . A mountain ridge leads southeast to the 6363 m high Naulekh .
On May 20, 1953, the central summit was first climbed by JOM Roberts and Sen Tenzing . The first ascent of the north summit was achieved on October 29, 1973 by Marcel Jolly , Lucien Honnilh , Gérard Bourg , Lucien Limargue and Ang Lakhpa . The ascent route led over the steep glacier slopes on the north side.
The Mera Peak is a so-called trekking peak . It is listed by the Nepal Mountaineering Association in category "B", the easier climbing peaks. The summit offers a view of five eight-thousanders : Mount Everest , Kangchenjunga , Lhotse , Makalu and Cho Oyu .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Alpine Club Library - Himalayan Index
- ↑ Nepal Mountaineering Association ( Memento of the original from July 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
