Mera Peak: The night was very bad, we were caught in a snowstorm, with a temperature in the tent between -7 ° C and -8 ° C. The North Face VE25 tent Sherpa was destroyed during the night... In the morning, we wake up then with 40-50cm of snow. It's unfortunate for the summit of Mera Peak, but starting from an altitude of 5700m, we will need at least 2 days to get there: 1 day to do much of the trace, and the second day to return. Knowing that the sherpas have a tent in less, it is not possible to attempt the summit! It's too bad, so close, having to give up because of the material... So we leave to the valley of Hunku, toward the pass of Amphu Laptse La. ..... Read the full story.

   Panorama made of 3 x 12 photos taken on the 04 April 2011.  

The sun is out this morning, we leave for a big day. Indeed, it is not possible to eat on the journey for the whole team, so we eat once arrived at High Camp. The pace is quite slow, because we have more than 1000m of elevation changes to make, and we start from the height of Mont Blanc! The climb becomes unpleasant, from the time when there is wind, snow, and fog: we have some more visual cues. We finally arrived around 15:00 at High Camp is a small platform, wedged between the seracs and a cliff! The tents are raised on small platforms at 5700m altitude.... Read the full story.

   Panorama made of 3 x 12 photos taken on the 03 April 2011.