Seven Summit Treks
Nepalese adventure operating company
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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.
Company type | Private limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Adventure sport & Mountaineering |
| Founded | 2009[2] |
| Founder | Mingma Sherpa |
| Headquarters | Kathmandu, Nepal[3] |
Key people | Thaneswar Guragai[4][5] |
| Website | https://www.sevensummittreks.com |
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
Deaths during expeditions
| Name | Date | Age | Expedition | Nationality | Cause of death | Location | Remains status | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lam Babu Sherpa | May 14, 2018 | 45 | Mount Everest |  Nepal |
Disappearance (reportedly suffered from snow blindness) | Above South Col | Not recovered | [30][31] |
| Damai Sarki Sherpa | May 21, 2018 | 37 | Nepal |
Fall | Camp II | Evacuated, succumbed to head injury | [32][33] | |
| Wui Kin Chin | May 2, 2019 | 49 | Annapurna |  Malaysia |
Multiple injuries and complications, including severe hypothermia and frostbite, sustained after being stranded without food, water, or supplementary oxygen for 40 hours. | 7,500 metres | Evacuated, succumbed to injuries. | [34] |
| Séamus (Shay) Lawless | May 16, 2019 | 39 | Mount Everest |  Ireland |
Presumed dead after fall | Balcony | Not recovered | [35][36] |
| Dipankar Ghosh | May 2019 | 53 | Makalu |  India |
Altitude sickness | above Camp IV | Recovered | [37][38] |
| Ravi Thakar | May 17, 2019 | 28 | Mount Everest | India |
Altitude sickness | Camp IV | Recovered | [39][40] |
| Puwei Liu | May 12, 2021 | 55 |  United States |
Exhaustion, snow blindness | Turned back at Hillary Step (8800m) | Recovered, died in Camp IV | [41][42] | |
| Abdul Waraich | May 12, 2021 | 41 |  Switzerland |
Exhaustion | 8350m South Summit | Recovered | [41][42] | |
| Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui | May 22, 2024 | 40 |  Kenya |
Fall | Below the Summit | Remains found in 2024 | [44][45] | |
| Nawang Sherpa | May 22, 2024 | Nepal |
Disappeared | Below the Summit | Not recovered | [44] | ||
| Rima Rinje Sherpa | April 8, 2025 | 27 | Annapurna | Nepal |
Avalanche | Recovered | [46][47] | |
| Ngima Tashi Sherpa | 32 | Nepal |
Recovered | [46] | ||||
| Ngima Dorji Sherpa | May 2025 | Mount Everest | Nepal |
Heart attack | Base camp | Recovered | [48] |