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Pasang Tamang- Climbing and Trekking Experience

I grew up in a small village in the Everest Area. Even as a young boy, I wanted to carry a backpack and join the trekking groups. Like every other Nepali guide, I worked my way up from porter, to cook and finally to guide. Please browse my expertise in the following areas:

(Rowaling valley, Nepal; photo by Tom Gleeson)

(Nar Valley, Central Nepal; photo Laurent Godin)

Language

I grew up speaking the Tamang language at home and Nepali and English at school, so learning languages is part of my life. Between treks, I am always busy taking language classes at institutes in Kathmandu, so I can communicate better with clients. I have concentrated on spoken English classes but also taken written English, Francais and Italiano classes. I am comfortable speaking with clients in any of these languages.

High Altitude Expeditions

In my earlier years, I worked mostly as a high-altitude porter and climbing Sherpa on 8000m peaks. These expeditions gave me a lot of experience with complex logistics, bad weather, large groups and safe mountain travel at high altitude. Check out the list below of expeditions I climbed with!

Mountain	Group	How high I Climbed	Season
Everest North Ridge	Nepalese-Chinese-Japanese	7,850 m	Spring 1988
Manaslu	Austrian	7,620 m	Autumn 1990
Everest normal route	Korean	8,050 m	Winter 1991
Janu Himal	Canadian	7,000 m	Spring 1991
Everest normal route	American	7, 950	Spring 1992
Everest normal route	Korean	8,100 m	Spring 1993
Manaslu	Italian	7500 m	Autumn 1994
Everest normal route	Korean	8,200 m	Autumn 1995
Everest normal route	Taiwanese	8,000 m	Spring 1996
Everest North ridge	Korean	8,300 m	Spring 1997
Dhaulagiri	Swiss	7,300 m	Spring 1998
Kanchenjunga	Korean	7,650 m	Autumn 1999

(Photo Gavin Bate)

Leading Treks
As my language and trekking skills increased I started leading both tea house and camping treks. I have trekked in most of the areas from Kanchenjunga in eastern Nepal, around my home in the Everest area, to Dolpo in western Nepal. I have organized and led many kinds of treks from 3-day trips around Kathmandu Valley to two month trips in remote and restricted valleys:

Trekking Area	Examples of treks I have led:
Kanchenjunga	Kanchenjunga Base Camp
Makalu	Makalu Base Camp
Khumbu	Everest Base Camp, Gokyo, Khumbu-Makalu Circuit
Rowaling	Upper Rowaling
Langtang-Helambu	Upper Langtang, Gosikund Lakes
Annapurna	Annapurna Circuit, Annapurna Base Camp, Jomsom Trek, Nar/Phu
Mustang	Upper Mustang
Dolpo	Upper and Lower Dolpo, Rara Lake

(Kang La, central Nepal; photo by Laurent Godin)

Leading climbs of Trekking Peaks

Trekking peaks are lower altitude peaks below 7000 m in Nepal that have cheaper permit costs. I have led many successful trips to Trekking Peaks across Nepal (see the list below). I really enjoy trekking peaks because they are easier and safer than larger peaks but they still take you to wild and beautiful summits.

Island Peak	6163 m
Pisang Peak	6119 m
Chulu West	6419 m
Chulu East	6584 m
Nayakhang	6134 m
Ramdung	5925 m
Tharpu Chuli	5663 m
Himchuli	6441 m
Labuje	6120 m
Mera Peak	6367 m
Pokalde	5806 m

(Hidden Valley, central Nepal; photo by Laurent Godin)