HIMALAYA GUIDES are different in that we are a Nepali owned and run company. These mountains are our home and we take great enjoyment in experiencing them with climbers and trekkers from all over the world.
We definitely have the "home ground advantage". We gained our experience and qualifications on the highest peaks in the world, developing techniques specific to high altitude climbing.
To ensure we are well-rounded climbers we have further sought international climbing experience and qualifications - climbing and guiding on technical alpine-scale mountains (including winter seasons) and honing our ice climbing.
Company director and lead guide Tshering Phande Bhote was already an accomplished Himalayan guide, having guided clients twice to the top of Sagarmatha - Mt Everest, before making several trips to New Zealand and France to become the first Nepali to gain the international UIAGM-affiliated mountain guides' qualification. In the process he excelled in all areas of technical climbing, putting up a new route on the south face of Mt Cook, making the first ascent (and in winter) of the east face headwall of Haidinger, and soloing the classic steep south face of Douglas Peak (also in winter).
We have qualifications from the NMA, NMIA, NNMGA, KEEP, NTB, HRA, TAAN, ECO-HIMAL, NZMGA, PZS, BMC, NATHM, RONAST, CNR, ENSA and IFMGA.
Tshering P. Bhote
Tshering Pande Bhote has been climbing since 1996, starting on the 8000m mountains in the Himalaya. He is one of the few internationally qualified mountain guides from south Asia, gaining his qualification from the New Zealand Mountain Guides Association (NZMGA) & Napal National Mountain Guide Association (NMGA) . He has successfully guided Mt Everest on multiple occasions, and other 8000m peaks such as 8201m Mt Cho-oyu (three times) and 8013m Sisha Pangma. Tshering Phande Bhote IFMGA Mountain Guide has strong international climbing experience and talent for the logistics and planning that are so crucial to adventures in the Himalaya and around the world. He has climbed in New Zealand, Norway, France, Scotland, Thailand, Bhutan, Pakistan, India and Tibet. He has diverse skills (being a technical radio and computer geek, a supreme technical alpine climber and guide!) that give him what it takes to put together an experience that you will remember for the rest of your life.
Jyamchang
Jyamchang Bhote is from the east of Nepal, in the Makalu region (Makalu at 8475m is the 5th highest mountain in the World). He has climbed and trekked in regions as diverse as Nepal, Tibet, India, France (Chamonix), UK (north Wales), and Italy. Jyamchang has very strong experience in climbing and trekking in the Himalaya, having scaled Mount Everest, Cho Oyo, Ama Dablam, Lhakpari, Lhapchi Khang, and many of the trekking peaks such as Mera, Lobuche and Island Peak. He is a Himalaya Guide expedition leader, sirdar, climbing guide and logistics manager. His mountaineering and trekking education and qualifications were gained from the NMA, NMIA, NNMGA Eco–Himal, KEEP, ENSA, NATHAM and PZS in Nepal and other countries. Jyamchang is a National Mountain Guide of the Nepal National Mountain Guide Association (NNMGA) and is continuing on his course for full UIAGM / IFMGA status from the Nepal National Mountain Guide Association over the next two years. In addition, Jyamchang is a founding member of the NMIA and NNMGA Mountaineering Instructors.
Jamling Bhote
Jamling Bhote IFMGA Guide is from the east of Nepal in the Makalu region. Jamling has been working in trekking and mountaineering since 1996 in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal, Tibet and India.
Sangbu (Dawa) Bhote
Sangbu (Dawa) Bhote is the manager of Himalaya Guides. His experiences are climbing Island Peak, Lobuche East, Mehra La, Kalla Pattar, Gokyo Ri and many trekking adventures. He is good trekking and mountain guide. He is very interested to do many others good trekking and mountaineering. He hasnot any acadamics qualifications about guide but he is very experienced about climbing (rock, ice, mountain). He as good knoledge about trekking in Himalaya.
