В общем, душа опять рвется в Непал. Он уже не просто снится, он зовет, тянет... И понимаю, что зовет в гости именно Макалу - Черный Великан.
Уже скоро год, как изучаю информацию... И здесь, на форуме, а также в импортных источниках.
Пока вырисовывается такой маршрут (от Ктм до Ктм):
day 1, Apr. 22. Ktm - Lukla (flight), trek from Lukla (2800) to Chutanga (3500), 3 hrs, overnight in lodge
day 2, Apr. 23. Chutanga (3500) to Thule Kharka (4300) via Kharkateng (3800) and Zatrwa La (4610). Trek 6-7 hrs, overnight in lodge
day 3, Apr. 24. Thule Kharka to Kothe (3610), trek 5 yrs, overnight in lodge
day 4, Apr. 25. Kothe to Thagnag (4356), trek 4-5 hrs, overnight in lodge. Radial trek to Sabai Tsho (4600).
Day 5, Apr. 26. Rest day. Acclimatization and radial trek onto peak in the ridge to reach altitude 5k+. Overnight in lodge.
Day 6, Apr. 27. Thagnag to Khare Camp (5050), trek 4-5 hrs, overnight in lodge. Radial trek to reach altitude 5.2-5.3k.
Day 7. Apr. 28. Radial trek to Mera Pass (5500), fixing personal equipment. Overnight in lodge. (Or trek to Mera Peak BC, 5450 - 3 hrs, overnight in camp).
Day 8. April 29. Trek to Mera Peak high camp (5780), trek 3 hrs from BC or 5.5 hrs from Khare Camp. Overnight in camp.
Day 9. April 30. Summit day. Climb Mera Summit (6473, 4-4.5 hrs) and trek to high camp (1.5 hrs), then thek to Kongma Dingma (5000, 2.5 hrs). Overnight in camp.
Day 10. May, 1. Kongma Dingma to Baruntse Upper Base Camp (5450), trek 6 hrs, overnight in camp.
Day 11, May 2. Baruntse Upper BC to Advanced (Morraine) camp, trek 2-4 hrs, overnight in camp.
Day 12, May 3. Advanced (Morraine) camp to Makalu Base Camp (4870) via East Col and West Col, overnight in lodge.
Day 13, May 4. Makalu Base Camp to Yangri Kharka (3690), trek 7 hrs, overnight in lodge.
Day 14, May 5. Yangri Kharka to Kauma (Khonghma Danda, 3600), trek 7 hrs, overnight in lodge
Day 15, May 6. Kauma (Khonghma Danda) to Seduwa, trek 4-5 hrs, overnight in lodge.
Day 16, May 7. Seduwa to Num, trek 2-3 hrs, then Thumlingthar by jeep (4 hrs). Overnight in lodge.
Day 17. May 8. Reserved Day of any case on the route.
Day 18, May 9. Flight to Ktm from Thumlingthar.
Возможен еще немного измененный вариант:
Day 7. Apr. 28. Trek to Mera Peak BC, 5450 - 3-3.5 hrs, overnight in camp.
Day 8. April 29. Summit day. Climb Mera Summit (6473, 6-7 hrs) and trek back to BC (3-3.5 hrs), then thek to Kongma Dingma (5000, 1 hr). Overnight in camp
Day 9. April 30. Reserved day of bad weather case.