Nepal
Born in 1993, Kishan Gurung is from Laprak situated at the shadow of Mt. Manaslu. He completed his secondary school from his home town and moved to Kathmandu to get his higher education. After completing his high school, Mr. Gurung went for learning French from Alliance Française de Katmandou, the only recognized examination center in Nepal for the different diplomas and certificates in French. He successfully completed his Level 10 from here. From an early age, Mr. Gurung knows what he wanted to do in his life and prepared for it. His love for adventure and Himalayas made him work as Trekking & Mountain Guide since 2009, and Ice-climbing Trainer & Guide since 2010. In 2011, he joined Trekking Guide Training conducted by Nepal Academy Tourism Hotel Management. In the same year, he also becomes part of Basic Introductory Mountaineering Training conducted by Nepal Mountaineering Instructors Association and Basic Rescue Training conducted by Nepal Mountaineering Instructors Association. Likewise, a year later, in 2012, he joined, Basic Mountaineering course conducted by Nepal Mountaineering Association and Rock Climbing Course Level 1 Conducted by Nepal Mountaineering Instructors Association. To strengthen his profile and boost his confidence, he then joined the Advance mountaineering course conducted by Nepal Mountaineering Association in 2016. To become a guide in the Himalayas, Mr. Gurung has done very hard work. His determination and passion for traveling and leading fellow trekkers to their destination, made him go through several trainings and courses in many fields from rock climbing, mountaineering, to rescue. Today, he is a successful French-speaking (Francophone) guide who has mapped many trails of Himalayas. Moreover, he is also fluent in English.