Mr. Mingmar Sherpa was born to a farming family in the remote mountainous region of the Sankhuwasbha district known as the Mount Makalu range. He started his career as an assistant guide and has been working as a climbing guide for 14 years. He has an impressive track record of scaling all the major mountains of Nepal, Pakistan, and Tibet. He has climbed Mount Everest over 8 times, Mount K2 over 2 times, Mount Cho Oyu 4 times, Mount Makalu 3 times, Mount Amadablam 5 times, and many other peaks such as Lobuche Peak, Island Peak, Pisang Peak to name a few. Like many of his colleagues, he too has completed various mountaineering courses and programs organized by TAAN.