For the Kangchenjunga Expedition 2022, Namgya formed a large team of guides, kitchen staff and porters to help the climbers reaching the summit. This team exists of thirteen sherpa-guides:
Namgya Sherpa – Nepal (Expedition Head) – my sherpa-brother whom I first met on Antarctica when I climbed Mount Vinson in 2011, and with whom I clombed on Everest in 2012, 2015, and 2016.
Pasang Sherpa – Nepal (Head Guide) – Namgya’s younger brother, with whom I summitted Mount Everest in 2016.
Pemba Sherpa – Nepal (Ast. Guide) – Namgya’s brother-in-law (Wongmu’s youngest brother) with whom I summitted Manaslu in 2021 and who was also with me on Everest 2012.
Lakpa Sherpa (Zarok) – Nepal (Ast. Guide)
Lakpa Sherpa (Tension) – Nepal (Ast. Guide)
Pemba Chirring Sherpa – Nepal (Ast. Guide)
Lakpa Chirring Sherpa – Nepal (Ast. Guide)
Akash Rai – Nepal (Ast. Guide)
Gyalzen Sherpa – Nepal (Ast. Guide
)Jamgbu Sherpa – Nepal (Ast. Guide)
Da Jangbu Sherpa – Nepal (Ast. Guide)
Pasang Sherpa – Nepal (Ast. Guide)
Ngawang Paljor Sherpa – Nepal (Ast. Guide)
Furthermore a number of chefs and kitchen staff:
Jasbir Tamang – Nepal (Head Chef)
Gyan Bahadur Rai – Nepal (2nd Chef)
Nima Tashi Sherpa – Nepal (Sherpa cook)
Chhyotar Sherpa – Nepal (BC KB)
Subai Tamang – Nepal (BC KB)
Pemba Thakche Sherpa – Nepal (LKB)
Several porters:
Jitendra Rai – Nepal (Porter)
Raj Rai – Nepal (Porter)
Dev Kulung Rai – Nepal (Porter)
Pranya Rai – Nepal (Porter)
Apart from myself there are 12 other climbers from all over the world:
John Gill – Canada (Team Lead)
Eli Potter – USA (Climber)
Arie Van De Kolk – Netherlands (Climber)
Jason Krishnan – Australia (Climber)
Catalin Mastan – Romania (Climber)
Teodor-Petru Tulpan – Romania (Climber)
Bharath Thammineni – India (Climber)
Suresh Babu Gullamarusu – India (Climber)
Satyadeep Gupta – India (Climber)
Amit Kumar – India (Climber)
Vinay Bhushan – India (Climber)
Brij Mohan Sharma – India (Climber)
Finally, we will be joined up to Kangchenjunga base camp by 4 trekkers:
Adam Bailey – Australia (Trekker)
Lisanne Alfons – Netherlands (Trekker)
Stewart Millar – Scotland (Trekker)
Donald Potter – USA (Trekker)