Our Nepal guides and office staff

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Great staff are the key and the success of our niche treks is because of our hard-working staff and porter teams.

Taking care of our guides and staff is my #2 priority (taking care of you in my #1!).

Bire (Bir Bahadur) Tamang

Bire (Bir Bahadur) Tamang is a great trek guide and we have worked together for many, many years.

2010: Bire with the awesome Mustang and Saribung Wild team

Bali (Bal Bahadur) Lopchan

Bali (Bal Bahadur) Lopchan is the guide-sirdar on our toughest camping treks and has also climbed Everest with me. We've been working together for several decades.

Jamie and Bali at the end of our 2015 GHT Wild West trek

Gelu Sherpa

Gelu Sherpa is humble yet self-assured and great at lodge trek logistics, and especially enjoys trekking Upper Mustang and Nar-Phu.

2022 Upper Mustang Magic
Gelu, Tai, Johnny, Esther, Bruce, Jim and Jamie - photo by Bali

Recent previous treks | 2018
2017 | 2016 |2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006
2005 | 2004 | 2002-03 | 2000-01 | pre-2000

2011-2015 expeditions | 2000-2010 expeditions | 2004-2010 expedition dispatches