{"id":14354,"date":"2015-10-10T17:01:45","date_gmt":"2015-10-11T01:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=14354"},"modified":"2015-10-10T17:01:45","modified_gmt":"2015-10-11T01:01:45","slug":"back-in-ktm-with-views-from-on-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2015\/10\/10\/everest\/back-in-ktm-with-views-from-on-top\/","title":{"rendered":"Back In KTM With Views From On Top!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 10, 2015<\/p>\n<p>Eric and the Mera Team are back in Kathmandu after a great trek and climb.\u00c2\u00a0 Up the Hinku Valley to Mera La and then turn and get the summit.<\/p>\n<p>Summit day was a long one for the team as they decided to bypass High Camp and go straight to the summit and back.\u00c2\u00a0 One of the reasons was that the clouds were forecasted with some precipitation.\u00c2\u00a0 They got the summit and were rewarded on their return with an extraordinary view of Everest at sunset.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14354 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5982.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[14354]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5982-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5982-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5982-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5982-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5982-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14357'>\n\t\t\t\tSummit shot from Mera Peak\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Dan, Anthony, Eric, Phunuru (Eric Simonson)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6060.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[14354]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6060-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6060-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6060-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6060-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6060-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14355'>\n\t\t\t\tSunset over Everest and Lhotse on the descent (Eric Simonson)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6070.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[14354]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6070-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6070-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6070-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6070-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6070-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14356'>\n\t\t\t\tEntire expedition team back at Thagnak on the way home (Eric Simonson)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the photos and look for the opportunity to trek up the Hinku Valley and climb Mera with us next year!<\/p>\n<p>Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 10, 2015 Eric and the Mera Team are back in Kathmandu after a great trek and climb.\u00c2\u00a0 Up the Hinku Valley to Mera La and then turn and get the summit. 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