The campsite at Taktha (3750m).
Blue pines rise above the lodge at Taktha.
The lodge at Taktha, in conifer forest high above the Hinku Khola.
Mera Peak from the campsite at Taktha.
Ascending to the Zatr La from Taktha.
Mera Peak (6476m) seen above Taktha.
Mera Peak seen between the branches of a rhododendron.
Mera Peak and rhododendrons seen on the climb up to the Zatr La.
Mera Peak on the ascent to the Zatr La.
A closer view of Mera during the ascent to the Zatr La.
Me in front of Mera, during the ascent to the Zatr La, three days after climbing it.
Other mountains of the Hinku Valley - Naulekh and Mojang - during the ascent to the Zatr La.
Mera Peak from just below the Zatr La.
Our final view of Mera Peak from just below the Zatr La.
A panorama of the Hinku Valley and our trek into Mera Peak.
Carey takes a break and writes a letter. (Photo: Louisa Redman)
Claire, me and Craig have a rest on the ascent to the Zatr La. (Photo: Louisa Redman)
Carey and Claire looking cool on the way up to the Zatr La. (Photo: Craig Smith)
Carey, Louisa and Craig beneath the Zatr La.
Nare rests by a cairn beneath the Zatr La.
Claire takes a breather beneath the Zatr La.
Yet another view of Mera from beneath the Zatr La.
Taking a break at one of the many false summits of the Zatr La.
Graeme looks out over a snowy landscape near the Zatr La.
Claire and I rest just below the Zatr La. (Photo: David Clarkson)
Yet another false, bleak summit.
Steeply over the fast part of the Zatr La. (Photo: Huw Davies)
At long last Graeme arrives at the Zatr La, and the hard part is only just beginning!
Descending the fixed rope on the other side of the Zatr La.
Craig descends a fixed rope beneath the Zatr La. (Photo: Huw Davies)
Dave proudly sports his ginger beard on the far side of the pass.
Graham, Craig and Graeme wait patiently at the bottom of the fixed rope.
Little Mingma and Graham during the descent from the Zatr La.
The relentless descent along slippery pathways.
Finally the snow ends and the campsite appears.
Looking out over the valley of the Dudh Khosi once again.
