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Pasang Temba Sherpa

Languages Spoken: English, Sherpa, Tibetan, Hindi & Nepali

Pasang Temba Sherpa hails from Khunde (12,600'), a beautiful Sherpa town in the Everest region of Nepal. Born to a well-known high-altitude expedition Sherpa, Pasang Temba was educated at the Sir Edmund Hillary School in Khumjung (which his father had helped to build). He began his career as a kitchen boy with the American Everest Expedition led by Dick Bass in 1985, then graduated to working as a guide. Now a senior trek leader, he has been on extensive treks to every part of the Everest, Annapurna, and Langtang regions, along with Tibet and Sikkim in India. With good English as well as Sherpa, Tibetan, Hindi and Nepali, Pasang has acted as guide and interpreter for many Western travel writers as well as Peter Hillary and a BBC-TV film crew. An affable man with great high-altitude skills, he now lives in Khunde with his parents, wife, and three children. When not on treks, Pasang helps his wife with raising their yaks and also loves to read, a pastime inspired by his visits to Austria, Australia, India, and Tibet.

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Client Testimonials

Not enough great things to say about Pasang! He was very knowledgeable and showed great care for all the group members.

Ashleigh C.

Boulder, CO
Trek to Everest Base Camp

Pasang seemed to know everyone on the trail. He was well respected, everything you want from a guide and more.

David C.

Springville, UT
Trek to Everest Base Camp

Pasang worked hard to be sure we were safe and had a good experience.

Doug H.

Greenville, SC
Ultimate Everest

Pasang was phenomenal—a better leader would be hard to find.

Mary R.

Carlisle, MA
Everest Base Camp

Pasang is an amazing person, guide, and friend. His attention to detail in all aspects of the trip really made this adventure memorable. Professional and friendly, and I’m pretty sure he knows basically everything about the mountains!

Melissa N.

Old Fort, NC
Everest Base Camp

Pasang is the nicest person, knows everyone, invited us into his home where we met his family, and he introduced us to the culture and people of the region.

Pamela G.

Montecito, CA
Ultimate Everest

You could not ask for a better trip leader!

Paul S.

Incline Village, NV
Ultimate Everest

Pasang was in all respects an outstanding guide. We were so lucky to have him. His knowledge of the area, focus on our acclimatization and health, his communication skills, and his human qualities were all more than we could have hoped for.

Warren J.

Short Hills, NJ
Everest Base Camp

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