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Posted by Bickram thapa
on 6/11/2009, 2:28 am, in reply to "this is the guide you want"
We did a 14 day trek with Bickram Thapa last March through Langtang and Gossankund.
Prashant was the perfect guide, knowledgeable but unobtrusive, good natured and liked by everyone along the trek (which makes for a wonderful experience as you stop to locals along the way).
Big smiles, and big knowledge is how I would describe Prashant. He is the consumate host for a hike through the Himalaya but importantly, really pleasant company for 14 days (I can't think of that many people with whom I could spend 14 days straight).
We experienced sudden and extreme fog one day when we were descending from our highest peak at Gossankund, and Prashant was extremely careful and knowledgeable in finding our way through. This was in a place where an unguided tourist had previously gone missing, so we felt even more confident in Prashant's guide skills after that. As we were hiking in early March, we did experience some icy narrow paths on one day after some snow, and Prashant litterally pulled me up these as it was truly frightening. We were walking in tandem with some others whose guide just left them to their own devices to navigate this icy and dangerous terrain, and they just said the whole time how they could not wait to ditch their guide.
Quite a few of our friends have trekked with Prashant over the last couple of years and we all think he is a great bloke. Highly recommended.
He can be contacted here:
Email btchhetry@hotmail.com
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