Adventure Alternative
Nepal
Our Nepal Trip Leaders
Background
Coordinator of Adventure Alternative Nepal. Tsering is a graduate in Travel and Tourism Management and helps to manage all our operations in Nepal. Primarily based in Kathmandu, Tsering works in our office in the city and arranges a lot of the logistics for our Medical Electives, treks and climbs in the Himalayas
He will be the main point of contact for arranging the excursions that Adventure Alternative Nepal run and is very friendly, helpful and has excellent English.
Background
Pasang Lhamu is an extremely skilled and experienced guide. In 2009 she received her trekking license and has travelled and guided all over Nepal. She is really cheery and fun to spend time with and her favourite treks are to Everest Base Camp and the Upper Mustang. Pasang is also a very good climber and an Everest summiteer having reached the summit in May 2018.
Pasang Lhamu has guided many of the trekking peaks of Nepal, and is one of our regular guides for Mera Peak, Island Peak, Yala Peak and lots of the smaller peaks and passes. She is popular with the clients, makes good judgements on the trips and is a keen vlogger. She lives in Kathmandu with her daughter.
Background
Pasang Tendi Sherpa is one of the company directors in Nepal and a mountain leader. He has been working with Adventure Alternative since 2005 and has made three climbs of Mount Everest with Gavin.
He lives in New York with his wife Sarasoti and their two children Jubilee and Elli Dolma, and he travels to Nepal during the trekking seasons and helps manage the company and run some treks and climbs.
He has had plenty of experience managing expedition and trekking logistics and is popular with staff, plus he also has a lot of experience climbing in other parts of the world, including Aconcagua in Argentina and Denali in Alaska. His English is excellent and he enjoys travel, being with his family and of course climbing. He regularly visits his home village and is the Treasurer of Moving Mountains Nepal.