Pem Tenji Sherpa
Mountaineering Leaders – NepalLanguages
Nepali, English, Hindi, Sherpa, JapaneseExperience
Trekking & mountaineering since 1985
Skills, Knowledge & Passion
Pem Tenji is a veteran mountaineering leader in the sense that he has been into this industry for the past 35 years. Owing to the bountiful experiences in the mountains, he is well-informed and extremely knowledgeable about most of the mountains, the ethnicities living in the nearby villages, their culture and traditions. Tenji has been very close to the Himalayas and he loves the feel of being amid the snow-capped peaks. Although he did not finish his high school, he has mastered the language skills in English, Hindi, Sherpa, and Japanese, apart from the Nepali language.
Pem has traveled extensively throughout the trekking and mountaineering regions of Nepal such as Everest expeditions, Kyajo Ri peak, Mt. Cho Oyu, Annapurna, and Langtang to name a few. To hone his mountaineering as well as personal skills, he participated in various training programs like Advanced Mountaineering and Wilderness First Aid. Tenji has been on several expeditions organized by different countries like Germany, Tibet, UK, Netherlands, Japan, Korea and USA. He climbed Mt. Everest in 2003 with the American team led by American Gary John Guller. Even after being in this profession for a long time and taking up numerous expeditions, nothing has affected his zeal for mountaineering. In fact, he wants to embark on a second mission to conquer the mighty Mt. Everest once again from the southern side.
