About A.D.
A.D. Sherpa is the owner of Friends in High Places, a Kathmandu Nepal Trekking Agency. A.D. is thirty six years old, and grew up in Lukla, in the Khumbu (Everest) region of Nepal. As a young man he moved to Kathmandu and became a Climbing Sherpa for mountain expeditions. Before he was 21 years old he had climbed three 8,000 meter peaks. He lives in Kathmandu now, with his family.While a Climbing Sherpa, A.D. also began taking groups trekking on a freelance basis and soon was in great demand by agencies who wanted a special Sirdar (guide) for their most important clients. In his mid-20s, A.D. got married. After the birth of his daughters Duksangh, Heyshe, and Nimsangh, A.D. gave up mountain climbing and has devoted his attention entirely to his Trekking Agency.
As head of his own company, A.D. still leads trekking trips but also spends a considerable amount of time developing and training his staff of Sirdars, Sherpas, and Cooks to offer the very best in safety and personal service. He spent the Summer of 1996 in the US on business, and he and his wife were sightseeing on the World Trade Center observation deck September 10, 2001. He returned in 2003 and 2006, undaunted.
