About Us

Top Himalaya Guides is a premier Nepal-based mountaineering and trekking company, uniquely owned and operated by Nepalese IFMGA and NNMGA certified international mountain guides. With the Himalayas as our home, we blend world-class guiding standards with local expertise, cultural insight, and a deep personal connection to the mountains. Every journey with us is shaped by decades of experience, technical excellence, and genuine hospitality—guiding climbers and trekkers from around the world through Nepal’s most iconic landscapes.

Company director is IFMGA/NNMGA Certified Mountain Guide (Instructor). Tshering Pande Bhote, Long Line Helicopter Rescue Specialist and founder of Top Himalaya Guides, is one of Asia’s most accomplished high-altitude professionals. A seven-time Everest summiteer, he later became one of the first Nepalese to earn the prestigious IFMGA certification after advanced training in New Zealand and France. There, he demonstrated exceptional technical skill—opening a new route on the south face of Mt. Cook, completing the first winter ascent of the east face headwall of Mt. Haidinger, and soloing the steep south face of Douglas Peak 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.