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Government of Nepal honors Seven Summit Treks as the largest taxpayer trekking company 

September 28, 2023

Kathmandu, Sept 28: The Government of Nepal has honored Seven Summit Treks (SST) for being the largest taxpayer trekking and expedition agency in Nepal. Minister for Tourism, Culture, and Civil Aviation Sudan Kirati handed the award to SST director Chhang Dawa Sherpa amid a function organized here on the occasion of World Tourism Day, 2023. Besides bringing in hundreds of mountaineers, SST paid 4.3 million USD in tax to the Government of Nepal in the fiscal year, 2022/23, being the largest taxpayer trekking and expedition company in the country.  This is the 11th consecutive time since 2012 that Seven Summit Treks has been recognized as the largest revenue contributor trekking firm.

“We are proud that we have received the honor for our contribution to the tourism sector and economy of the country as a whole. We are happy that we are able to bring lots of tourists to Nepal and have contributed a tax of USD 4.3 million directly to the government last FY,” said SST Chairperson Mingma Sherpa.

SST has significantly contributed to the trekking and expedition industry in Nepal, and remains committed to promoting high-altitude adventure tourism in the Himalayan and Karakoram regions in the world, he added.

SST truly believes in the importance of making tourism accessible to all, and continues working to achieve this goal, said SST director Chhang Dawa. Mingma is the first Nepali and South Asian climber, who successfully ascended all 14 mountains of the world that are above 8,000m. Chhang Dawa is the second Nepali climber, who successfully summited 14 mountains of the world that are above 8,000m.

Based in Kathmandu, SST has been dedicated to promoting adventure tourism in Nepal since its inception in 2010. Established by four Sherpa brothers, SST specializes in trekking and expeditions. For the past 20 years, it has been organizing expeditions in Everest, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Manaslu, and Annapurna, and treks in Annapurna, Khumbu, Langtang, Manang, Manaslu and so on. Besides, it offers major logistics in the Himalayan.

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Tunc Findik

Turkey

Been with Seven Summit Treks for many years, done all 8000ers ! Services are perfect !! Recently joined Cholatse Expedition - Summit Success

Lukáš Jasenský

Czech Republic

Mardi Himal trek. A wonderful trek ideal even for beginners. Wonderful views, great facilities. Our choice for this trek was through our honeymoon. Seven Summit Treks organized and prepared everything. Sherpa Tashi and porter Nima were great. We could talk, they always prepared everything. I have been in contact with the guys from Seven Summit Treks since the expedition to Makalu and I know that I can rely on them. Thank you for your help and wonderful experience. And see you at the next event.

Sofie Lenaerts

Belgium

Our first co-operation was in 2013 in Pakistan with Arnold Coster expeditions and Sevensummittreks towards the Gasherbrum. After that, we continued to work together on expeditions towards Everest, Makalu, Lhotse, Manaslu (winter), and AmaDablam. For me, SST is a very professional company with a lot of experience and knowledge. We have full confidence in their capabilities and appreciate their flexibility. I would like to thank them for all those years of cooperation and I look forwards to new adventures in Nepal and Pakistan.

Brad Johnson

USA

I have been on many expeditions in Nepal over the years, most of them I organized with friends and used Seven Summit Treks only for their base camp services with great service! This year none of my friends were available to climb in Nepal in the Autumn season so I contacted SST and decided to sign up for the Mera Peak and Baruntse expedition. SST organized everything and provide me with a personal climbing Sherpa for the entire trip. Throughout the entire trip, everything was taken care of by SST, including lodging, tea houses, and meals. At Baruntse base camp I had a nice private tent and the cook and kitchen staff always had smiles and cooked great meals. My Sherpa (Jangbu) was great and we became close friends and climbing partners. Jangbu was always there with a smile, a very strong climber, always wanting to help in any way he could. There was plenty of time to decide how and when we were going to make a summit push based on the weather. We had fantastic summit days on both peaks and finished the trip crossing the Amphu Labste pass into the Khumbu Valley staying each night in nice lodges with all meals included. I would highly recommend using SST for any expedition that you want to go on. Thank you Seven Summit Treks for a great trip and your attention to detail!!

Mohamed H. Al Khalifa

Bahrain

Seven summits are the best! Very professional highly recommended and fun people to work with.. 👏