Seven Summit Treks

Seven Summit Treks P. Ltd ^[1]

Company type	Private limited company
Industry	Adventure sport & Mountaineering
Founded	2009;16 years ago (2009) [2]
Founder	Mingma Sherpa
Headquarters	Kathmandu, Nepal [3]
Key people	Thaneswar Guragai [4] [5]
Website	https://www.sevensummittreks.com

Seven Summit Treks is a commercial adventure operator established in 2010 based in Kathmandu, Nepal. They specialize in expedition climbing trips to the eight-thousanders of Nepal, China, and Pakistan. ^[6] The company was established by four Sherpa brothers, ^[7] Mingma Sherpa, Chhang Dawa Sherpa, Tashi Lakpa Sherpa and Pasang Phurba Sherpa. Mingma and Chhang Dawa are the first siblings and first South Asians to have climbed all 8000ers.

Lit up tents of Seven Summit Treks seen at Everest base camp

In 2019, Seven Summit Treks was recognized as the largest royalty/taxpayer firm of Nepal, having organised the highest number of climbing expeditions in the Nepal Himalayas. ^[8] Seven Summit Treks gained popularity from managing logistics for a number of pioneers and veteran climbers like Alex Txikon and Carlos Soria Fontán. ^[9]

Associated climbers

• Kami Rita Sherpa - 31 ascents of Mount Everest ^{[10] [11]}
• Sanu Sherpa - summited all 14 8000ers twice ^[12]
• Shehroze Kashif - the youngest person to summit both Everest and K2 ^[13]
• Lakpa Dendi Sherpa - fastest triple summit of Everest from basecamp to summit on 13, 18, and 24 May 2018 ^[14]
• Sona Sherpa - part of the first team to summit K2 in winter ^[15]
• Kristin Harila - summited all 14 8000ers within three months ^{[16] [17] [18]}
• Tenjen Sherpa - summited all 14 8000ers within three months with Kristin Harila ^{[19] [20]}
• Allie Pepper - summited three 8000ers without bottled oxygen ^{[21] [22]}
• Lucia Janičová - first Slovakian woman to summit Mt. Everest ^[23]
• Andrzej Bargiel - skied down Everest in September 2025 after climbing with no bottled oxygen ^[24]

Notable expeditions

• K2 Winter Expedition 2020/21: 10 climbers from an international expedition made the first winter summit on 16 January 2021. ^[25]

• Nanga Parbat Expedition 2023: 29 climbers, the biggest team in history, climbed Nanga Parbat in the summer of 2023. ^[26]

• Shisha Pangma Expedition 2024: 29 climbers successfully reached the summit of Shisha Pangma; 12 of these were climbing their 14th 8000er. ^[27]

Controversy

In 2018 Seven Summit Treks guided two climbers up Mount Everest without valid permits. As a result Seven Summit Treks was fined $44,000 USD. The two climbers were investigated for climbing Everest without a permit, and the company claimed the permit was forged by a former employee. ^{[28] [29]}

References

1. https://www.taan.org.np/members/1107
2. https://www.sevensummittreks.com/who-we-are.html
3. https://www.taan.org.np/members/1107
4. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/partners/consultants/thaneswar-guragai
5. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/nepali-sherpa-sets-everest-record-27th-ascent-rcna84812
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20. Sharma, Gopal (27 July 2023). "Norwegian woman, Nepali sherpa become world's fastest to climb all 14 tallest peaks". Reuters. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
21. "Allie Pepper scales Mt Annapurna without O2". thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
22. "Nepal mountaineering season 2022: Summary of events and incidents from mid-March to early May - OnlineKhabar English News". 10 May 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
23. "Lucia Janičová: Slovenka, ktorá ako prvá zdolala Everest | Aktuality.sk". website (in Slovak). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
24. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-climber-ski-everest-no-extra-oxygen-andrzej-bargiel/
25. "Nepali climbers make history with winter summit of K2 mountain". 16 January 2021 – via www.bbc.com.
26. "Nanga Parbat records over 60 summits including 29 from SST". The Himalayan Times. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
27. https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/seven-summit-treks-announce-100-summit-success-on-shisha-pangma
28. "Company Fined $44,000 for Illegal Everest Climb". Gripped, The Climbing Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
29. "Penalty for fake Everest permit". Deutsche Welle. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2025.