Updated on : 2007-06-13
Tamang Expeditions Team

Sushma Tamang, assistant manager of Tamang Expeditons is a graduate in economics. She handles the administration affaris of the company. She had her schooling in Udayapur, a remote southern district of eastern Nepal. In Kathmandu she had completed her university graduation in women's college of Tribhuvan University. She lives in Kathmandu with her small family accompained by her husband and daughter. She loves marshal art and travelling into religious sites.

Utar Tamang is a college student. Trekking guiding for Tamang Expeditions is his part time job to support his own education. Apart from that, he enjoys a lot to out in the mountains. He works at office while he doesn't have trips out to guide. Utar has visited most of the trekking sector and led many trips around. He is certified guide from NTHAM (tourism academy) and trained in wilderness first aid. Utar has recently received climbign guide training from NMA and has already climbed the peak of Lobuche east (6119mtr) on the way to Everest base camp trek.

Amber Tamang is the founder manager of Tamang Expeditions since 1999. Apart from managing his own company, he is the local representative and tour leader of Himalayan High Treks, CA, USA. He was born in a remote village of Solukhumbu lower foothills of Mt. Everest. His tiny village of Tapting is off the trekking route so it's underdeveloped and not even mentioned in most of the maps of the area. Up to high school, his schooling was in Sindhuli of southern Nepal where his grand father helped him to study. In 1992, he first ventured to Kathmandu for further study. He holds Masters degree in culture (that includes Indian philosophy, History and Archaeology) and also graduate in Law from Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu. His career in tourism begun as part time trekking staff from 1993.

He has received trainings and participated in different national and international workshops and seminars related to culture and sustainable tourism business. He shares his knowledge in this field contributing articles in various publications. In free times he spents his time helping his wife to cook and travelling with his team in to new trekking areas.

Ang Gyalu Sherpa is the freelnace mountianeer. He has climbed Mt. Everest from both sides of Tibet and Nepal few times. Besides, he has participated in many expeditions as leading sherpa in many expeditions above 7000mtr peaks of the HImalaya. He is also originally from Solukhumbu but these days he lives in Kathamndu with his wife.

Ang Dawa Sherpa was born to be Guide in the mountains! He holds the certification from Nepal mountaineering association(NMA) as high altitude guide and has climbed more than dozen of mid-range Himalayan peaks (Viz. Iceland peak, Mera, Lobuche, Chulu east and west, Baruntche to name few). He is looking for higher peaks if he finds any clients interested! Dawa is also from Solukhumbu the home of legendry mountain people known as Sherpas. He lives in Kathmandu with his wife and 2 children. He is also a very good cook. He works for several other companies as freelance guide. When in off the work, he does cycling trips and travelling with his family and friends.

Ambar Saila Tamang is one of the knowledgeble guides of Tamang Expeditions. He had missed his school education after primary level, as his family was unable to support him paying the school fee. So, he started his career in trekking starting as trekking porter in 1998. Ambar holdes certification in trekking guiding from tourism academy (NTHAM, Kathmandu) and wilderness first aid training from Kathamndu Environmental Education Project (KEEP). He is well travelled and knowledgeble guide for most of the trekking trails in Nepal that includes Everest, Langtang, Renzo pass, Ganzala pass Annapurna and Mustang. He is superb cook. He also works for Himalayan High Treks, CA, USA as local guide here in Nepal. He is recently married! He lives with his wife and brother in Kathmandu.

Tirtha Desher from a small town just outside the city of Patan is a profound tour guide. He holds degree in Law and has vast knowledge of culture, history and religion of the country. He loves to take tourists in and around Vajrabarahi where very few tourists go for a tour. Tirtha is volunteering to develop this village as one of the tour destinations. Apart from tour guiding he works for his own small business while not leading the tours.

Dhan Bahadur Tamang, DB is the marketing representative of Tamang Expeditions. He lives in CA, USA after marrying with his Japenese-American wife Gaye Watanabe. DB also is an enthusiastic mountaneer holding certifacation from NMA. He has climbed several trekking peaks while he worked as cmimbing guide before moving to USA.

The Company Profile and Staff's introduction page is prepared and edited by Sibesh Dangol.

 
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Annapurna Base Camp in Dec. '07
Island Peak in Everest
Climb Everest with Nepali Tourists (2009)
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 P.O.Box : 14317
 Paryatan Marg, Thamel
 Kathmandu, Nepal
 Email : atamang@wlink.com.np
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