Ramesh Jirel

Me and two friends decided to trek to Everest Base Camp over Christmas and had Ramesh Jirel as our guide. Ramesh is fantastic- very knowledgeable, caring, and always attentive to safety and our well-being. He made sure we were all well fed and had everything we needed for a great trip. I had the unfortunate situation of becoming sick early on in the trek. I had terrible gastric issues followed by symptoms of acute mountain sickness and, in the end, needed to be heli-rescued from the Everest region (Note: this is rare- so don't let that deter you!). Ramesh monitored me the whole time and, after advising me to descend, left my friends in the hands of a very capable guide and accompanied me to the hospital in Kathmandu. I was there for a couple of days, and he checked in with me regularly. After I recovered in hospital, I now had a few days free, so Ramesh suggested going to Pokhara where he took me to Austalian Camp to view the Annapurna Mountain Range at sunrise. All to say, Ramesh made sure I had an awesome and memorable adventure despite having to cut the EBC trek short. With his experience, professionalism, and focus on safety, I know I’ll be contacting Ramesh again when I make my second attempt at EBC!