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