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About Abiral Rai

He's a certified IFMGA, UIAGM, NNMGA mountain guide and an adventure photographer based in Nepal. he have led expedition teams to 19 mountains in Nepal, including Everest, Lhotse and Manaslu. he is the first Everest summiteer from Thulung Rai community, and the first ever IFMGA guide from the Rai community, an indigenous community from eastern Nepal.

Appreciation Awards

The Nepal Army Everest & Lhotse Expedition & Mountain clean-up campaign 2022. (Sherpa Leader) NMA felicitation for Rescue Search and Mission, Everest Avalanche Tragedy, 2014 Official Photographer of General Assembly in Nepal, IFMGA/NNMGA, 2017 Route Fixer for Climbing Competition, Nepal Climbing Sports Association (NCSA), 2018

Experiences

I have experience of working in the tourism and mountaineering sector for over 12 years starting as porter, trekking guide and finally to mountain guide. I have led different expeditions to mountains ranging from 6,000m to 8,000ers. I have worked as a photographer for various expeditions and for national and international documentary projects in the Himalayas, including the 2017 National Geographic’s “The Last Honey Hunter”. I guided the Nepal Army’s expedition team to Everest in 2022, as part of the Nepal Government’s Mountain Clean-up Campaign.

Spoken languages

Thulung, Nepali, English.

Certificates

He is a certified IFMGA, UIAGM, NNMGA mountain guide and an adventure photographer based in Nepal. he have led expedition teams to 19 mountains in Nepal, including Everest, Lhotse and Manaslu.

• International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations
• Union Internationale des Associations de Guides de Montagne
• Nepal National Mountain Guide Association