MOUNTAINS INSPIRE US.

Early Career

Originally, Mr. Mani Kumar Rai was born in a remote village of Solukhumbu district, where he spent most of his childhood. He is well educated about the trekking industry. He completed his primary education by a local school and completed BBS by Shankerdev campus in Kathmandu. A fluent English spoken guide who has more than 20 years’ experience in trekking and adventure field as a leader.

He began his career as a porter guide by age of 18. Mr. Rai has completed several aspects of training such as Basic Rock Climbing (BRC), Trekking Guide Training (TGT), Basic Climbing Course (BMC), and Mountain Leader Course “The course had been conducted by the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) and assessed by the Union of International Alpine Association (UIAA)”, etc. Mr. Rai is a certified mountain leader/instructor. He is involving in Nepal Mountain Leader Course regularly as an instructor since 2012 with Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA). As well he is a board member plus General Secretary of the Nepal Mountain Leader Association (NMLA).

Spoken languages

Nepali, English.

Certificates

He is a certified UIMLA, NIMLA mountain guide

• Union of International Mountain Leader Associations(UIMLA)
• Nepal Mountaineering Association