Pemba Gelje Sherpa
- IFMGA Internationally certified guide
- 5x Everest summits, 1x K2, 2x Manaslu, 1x Cho Oyu, 1x Kanchenjunga (in a single day!)
- Speaks 5 languages
- Multiple Everest summiteer
- K2 summiteer
- Certified IFMGA guide
- Simone Moro’s longtime climbing partner
- Expeditions to Manaslu, Cho Oyu
- Climbed Kanchenjunga in a single day (the World’s 3rd highest peak)
- NOLS wilderness first aider, high mountain rescue instructor for Nepal Mountaineering Association, trained in Longline helicopter rescue
- Speaks 5x languages
- Guides and climbs throughout the Himalaya, Europe and the USA
Here are some of Pemba Gelje’s notable summits and expeditions:
1. Mt. Himlung X 2 (7126m)
2. Mt. Kanchenjunga X 2 (8586m)
3. Mt Manaslu X 2 (8163m)
4. Mt. Everest X 5 (8850m North and South)
7. Cho Oyu X 1 (8201m)
LANGUAGES:
Sherpa, Nepali, Hindi, English and Tibetan
- NOTABLE SEARCH, RESCUE MISSIONS and RECOVERY MISSIONS:
- May 2017: Rescued a Sherpa Climber from Camp 4 of Mt. Kanchenjunga. He suffered from AMS and had to be taken down.
- Nov 2016: Involved in extensive SAR mission in Khumbu region
- April 2014: Involved in extensive SAR/Recovery mission at the Avalanche Site in Khumbu Ice Fall.
AFFILIATION:
- IFMGA
- Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) General Member
- Nepal Mountaineering Instructor Association (NMIA) Member & Instructor
- Nepal National Mountain Guide Association (NNMGA) Member
- Everest Summiter Association Member
AWARDS AND APPRECIATIONS:
- Recognized as Everest Summiter in UNIRAV 12th National Conference
- 1st place in the DYNO comp during Himalayan Outdoor Festival (March 2017)
- Runner up Bouldering during Himalayan Outdoor Festival (March 2017)
- Runner Up in National Lead Climbing Competition ( Dec 2016)
- Came 3rd in Natural Rock Climbing Competition organized by Himalayan Outdoor Festival (2013)
- Received appreciation for setting routes in Khumjung International Rock Climbing Competition