Mera Peak Expedition - 20 Tage

On 14. April 2023 I reached the summit of Mera Peak - at the age of 70. It has been one of the hardest and at the same time best mountain climbs of my life. The tour had been organized as a solo trip, so we were a group of three persons to approach the mountain (me, the climbing guide and the porter Bebek Raj). During the whole tour, I didn’t have any problems with high altitude sickness, due to a very smooth approach to higher altitudes and planned extra days for acclimatization. I am very grateful that Annapurna Foothills, led by Ngima Nuru Sherpa, has organized my trip in a quite excellent way. Ngima Nuru Sherpa proved to be a very reliable and correct organisator of this tour. The agency was also very flexible in making changes to the initial plan of itinerary according to my wishes (e.g. changing from a car drive back to Kathmandu to a helicopter flight from Lukla). One of the best experiences of this trip was to be accompanied by Mingma Dorjee Sherpa, who acted as my climbing guide. Mingma Dorjee is a very experienced climbing guide who has summited Mount Everest, Makalu, Himlung, Imja Tse and Mera Peak (16x) and others. And he is a very warm hearted and caring person. We had much fun walking and climbing together and talked a lot about our previous mountain climbing adventures. Additionally, Mingma Dorjee was extremely conscious about safety (and also carried a bottle of medical oxygene in order to be prepared for emergency cases). With Mingma Dorjee I had the best possible climbing partner, and we became real friends during this trip. I wish to thank all participating persons of the agency, and when I come back to Nepal I will certainly go again with the Annapurna Foothills Trekking and Expedition Agency. Stefan Kraetke, Berlin, Germany

Bei der Ankunft am Flughafen in Kathmandu wurden wir herzlich von Ngima, dem Direktor der Firma, empfangen. Er engagiert sich sehr für seine Kunden. Alles war gut organisiert und wir hatten nie Probleme. Auch die Guides und der Träger waren großartige Leute, die immer bereit waren, uns zu helfen. Während der Wanderung waren wir ein Team ohne Beschwerden. Für mich war es das zweite Mal, dass ich mich für Annapurna Foothills entschieden habe und ich bin sehr zufrieden damit. Zum Abschluss gab es noch ein gemütliches Abendessen bei Ngima zu Hause. Ich hoffe, in ein paar Jahren wieder dabei zu sein.