Here is my team for the Mera Peak climb, photographed on the West Col, with the Lower Barun Glacier, the East Col, and the Makalu West Face, West Pillar, and Southwest Faces behind. From left to right: climbing Sherpa Palde, cook Pemba Rinjii, porter Pal Dorje, Jerome Ryan, guide Gyan Tamang, porter Tenzing, and cook helper Pasang.