Dawa Geljin Sherpa

Dawa calls Luk­la, Nepal his home, where his fam­i­ly was one of the first inhab­i­tants there before Hillary came to climb Ever­est and tourism did not yet exist. He climbed with Scott Fis­ch­er on many adven­tures back in the 1990s. His pas­sion for the moun­tains con­tin­ued, not only for the climb­ing and trekking, but for the local Sher­pa com­mu­ni­ties in the Solokhum­bu where he has been instru­men­tal in help­ing build schools, been an advo­cate for female teach­ers, and empow­ered the local Sher­pa com­mu­ni­ties through edu­ca­tion. He has accom­plished this through the orga­ni­za­tion, Class­room in the Clouds, which he found­ed. When not busy with build­ing schools, he can be found guid­ing treks through­out the region where guests enjoy his friend­ly demeanor and vast knowl­edge of the moun­tains of Nepal and its people.