Mera Peak 2025

The 7 Summits Club guide Dmitry Semenov reports from Nepal:

 Greetings from Kathmandu! The last members of our Mera Peak expedition flew home today. Unfortunately, prolonged bad weather and record snowfall prevented us from completing the program with a successful ascent.

The 7 Summits Club guide Dmitry Semenov reports from Nepal:

 Greetings from the highlands of Nepal! More specifically, from the high-altitude, snow-covered Khare Lodge (4,500 m). Today we made a short acclimatization hike near the village and held training sessions, practicing ascents and descents on a rope. There's a lot of snow; the locals say they don't remember seeing so much snow this time of year. But we're hoping for better weather.

The 7 Summits Club guide Dmitry Semenov reports from Nepal:

 Greetings from the mountains of Nepal! Today, our super group "Badgers Gangsters" arrived at our high-altitude lodge, Khare, at an altitude of 4,950 meters. This is the last comfortable lodge; next comes the high camp, where we'll spend the night in tents. Tomorrow is a day of rest and snow training.

The 7 Summits Club super guide Dmitry Semenov reports from Nepal:

 Greetings from the mountains of Nepal, from the super group "Badgers Gangsters"! Today we moved to the next high-altitude lodge – in the village of Thangnak, at 4,270 meters. The weather tested us today. It rained for the first part of the journey, and then snowed in the second. Good gear and a cheerful mood helped us overcome these difficulties. Tomorrow we move to the next high-altitude lodge, in Khare (4,900 meters).

The 7 Summits Club Guide Dmitry Semenov reports from Nepal:

Physical greetings from the mountains of Nepal! Our group ascended to Chutanga Mountain Lodge (3,560m) on October 23rd. We traveled at a good pace in good weather. October 24th was a long and intense day, climbing Zatrwa Lapas Pass (4,620m) and descending to the next lodge, Thuli Kharka (4,220m). Along the way, our group acquired the nickname "Badger Gangsters." On October 25th, we arrived at the comfortable Kote Lodge. It has everything a modern person needs: internet, shower, and coffee. Today we'll rest, and tomorrow we'll hike to a viewpoint near the lodge. The group is in good spirits as we continue toward our destination.

Dmitry Semenov, a guide with the 7 Summits Club, reports from Nepal:

 Greetings from the mountains of Nepal! More specifically, from Lukla. Today we flew here from Kathmandu and tomorrow we will begin our trek to the summit of Mera Peak. The group is in excellent condition. Tomorrow will be a relatively easy day; the trek will only last about four hours, with an elevation gain of 700 meters. Good luck to everyone on the trails!

The 7 Summits Club Guide Dmitry Semenov reports from Nepal:

Greetings from Nepal! Our group assembled in Kathmandu today. We checked our gear, purchased the remaining items, and are now ready to head to Lukla. Tomorrow, our trek to the summit of Mera Peak will begin.

Hello everyone from the "V Meru Peak" group! Finally, we all gathered in Kathmandu! Today we celebrated our ascent of the most beautiful mountain in Nepal - Mera Peak!

We presented our climbers with medals and certificates for the ascent! Everyone is happy, making plans for new mountains! Guides Alexander Dorojukov and Sveta Kotlyar.

Hooray, the summit!!! Today at 9.30 am Nepal time, the "V Meru Peak" group in full force stood on the summit of Mera Peak 6476 m!

We were lucky, we caught a weather window, which we slipped through. Literally right after we descended from the summit, everything was covered with clouds again. And when we descended from the assault camp in Khara, we were already driven in the back by the wind and snow.

We set out for the ascent in two groups with an hour difference in the exit, in the end we all reached the summit together.

Emotions are overwhelming! An unrealistically beautiful ascent! The panorama of the Himalayan eight-thousanders, which accompanied us all morning, is impressive! At dawn, views of Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Kanchenjunga and Cho Oyu opened up!

The climb from the assault camp at 5800 to the summit took 6 hours. It was not easy. The climb is quite long, but it was definitely worth it!

Everyone is alive and well and has already descended to Khara. Tomorrow we hope to fly to Lukla.

Guides Alexander Dorojukov and Sveta Kotlyar.

Hello to everyone from Nepal from the "V Meru Peak" team! Today is our day of active acclimatization! We had a good night's sleep and went for a walk to the Mera Peak base camp in the morning! The weather is finally good, it's warm and sunny all day. We walked for two hours up, gained 300 meters in altitude. We drank some tea and went down.

After lunch, we got our crampons on and held training sessions on the slope: we learned to climb up a fixed rope using a jumar and to rappel down. Everyone is in a great mood, in fighting spirit. Tomorrow we are going up to the assault camp. We are planning to storm the summit early in the morning on May 5. Wish us luck!

Guides: Alexander Dorozhukov and Sveta Kotlyar.

Hello to everyone from Nepal from the "V Meru Peak" team! We continue our way to our summit. Today we climbed higher, to the village of Khare at 4950 meters.

The morning was pleasing with views! We saw all the surrounding mountains, and after an hour of climbing we found ourselves at the most beautiful lake with turquoise water Sabai Tsho. Today's trek took about 4 hours and when we arrived in Khara, it started snowing again. Here we will spend two nights for better acclimatization.

Guides: Alexander Dorojukov and Sveta Kotlyar.