Introduction of MoGAN

Mountain Guides Association Nepal (MoGAN) is a non-profitable, non-political and non-government organization formed by the handful of mountain guides in the year 2021 AD. The org under the Nepal government NGO Act 2034 in District Administrative office Kathmandu, Nepal; with recommendation of Nepal Government Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Kathmandu.
To build up the adventure tourism industry in Nepal interfacing with the world giving fundamental preparing to mountain guides and overhauling their aptitude and learning under the Himalayas standard’s preparation and instruction ethical quality is principle objective of this association. This organization is set up with a target to join all Nepalese mountain guides engaged with mountaineering and build up their standard exercises in mountain guiding to give better value to the clients coming to Nepal and also provide help to the country through such prepared guiders.

Who we are

Who is the mountain guide of Nepal?

Mountain guide is a high altitude worker in the Himalayas. Who is working  above any mountain base camp.

Who is the first successful mountain guide of Nepal?

The first successful Nepalese mountain guide is Tenzing Norgay. He has a mountain guide of Edmund Hillary in Mt. Everest expedition in 1953 AD.

What is a Nepalese mountain guide called?

Nepalese mountain guides called Sherpa’s by foriegn peoples.

What is a Sherpa?

The word ‘Sherpa’ is commonly used to describe someone who is a mountain guide or high altitude worker in the Himalayas. But Sherpa is actually the name of an ethnic group of people who live in the mountain areas of Nepal.

What does a mountain guide or Sherpa do?

Sherpa’s are local people who are highly skilled and experience mountain guiding. They are doing such things as preparing for foreign climbers route and camp fixing the necessary climbing kit up the mountain.

Why are mountain guides important?

Without mountain guides, most climbers would not be able to get up the mountain summit. British mountaineer Kenton Cool, who has climbed Everest 11 times, explains: “The mountain guides are so important.

They really are the backbone of any expedition. They’re local people, so they know the safety-security, culture, area, people and many things of the Himalayas.

President Message

Sanjib Gurung

President

Namaste and Warm Greetings!

From Mountain Guides Association of Nepal (MoGAN).

Thank you to all the members of MoGAN for honoring me as the Founder President of this prestigious organization. This is yet higher responsibility for development and promotion of mountain guides of Nepal.  Also, this is a real challenge to save our mountain guides community. We have many different issues to respond to the mountain guides around Nepal. This will be possible only if all the guides work together.

We all know that Nepal has the potential to become the global center for mountaineering activities. However, currently we are lacking quantity and quality of guides. MoGAN is planning for different training and education to develop such human capital to boost up mountain guides of Nepal. Our dedicated partners Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) have int’l mountaineering and climbing partners like UIAA, UAAA they are with us to share knowledge, skills and resources in this regard. They are ready to join hands to implement creative ideas for sustainable development of mountain guides in Nepal.

Thank you to all the advisors members, well-wishers of MoGAN for your continuous support. Thank you Nepal Mountaineering Association for  producing Nepalese mountain guides and supporting mountaineering education. Thank you to all the authorities from the Ministry the department of tourism, Ministry of Tourism, government of Nepal, Nepal tourism Board and all the associate members for kind cooperation; which will be enhanced in the days ahead.

 Thank You !