Managing Director:
Shekhar Bahadur Thapa,
the Managing Director of the Alpine
Asian Treks and Expedition (P) Ltd (AATE),
was born in the foothills of the Annapurna
range. He
completed his secondary schooling the
local village of his birth and then moved to
Kathmandu for
further studies. Shekhar completed
his university bachelors
diploma and became involved in Nepal’s
trekking
tourism. Shekhar now has 15 years experience
as porter, guide, team leader, tour
manager and is currently Managing
Director of AATE. He is fully trained
and certified as a guide
by Nepal Government’s
authorized institute and is a member of
Nepal's Association for Tourism.
Shekhar has visited many parts of Nepal,
Tibet and India, as a porter, guide and
team leader. He has a vast
knowledge of religious, cultural, traditions
and history of Nepal and is an active
member of the NGO Development Concern
Group. He is conversant with Nepal's
unique animal, reptile and bird
life
and vegetation.
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