It all started when...

Phurpoo grew up in a very remote and poor village near the Tibetan border. It was about five days walk from the nearest road access. From his village, he could see Makalu. Occasionally, trekkers and climbers trekked through on their way to the mountain. Phurpoo would play and walk to school and back with this mountain as the backdrop. Eventually, he moved to Kathmandu and began to work as a porter to make meager rupees. It was enough to pay for his food but not much else. He worked hard and made his way up to being a Junior Guide.

After some time, Phurpoo took the government's Guide License Course and then began to be a Lead Guide. Soon after, Phurpoo began putting his time and interests into culture and language study. He has a big heart for helping other people and also for preserving and understanding culture. He did translation work for over 9 years with the purpose of preserving culture and to allow people to read manuscripts and books that are in other languages. These learnings would have been lost if he had not taken time to translate them.

By this time Phurpoo was married with kids and he began to consider his future. So in 2015, he decided to create his own trekking company- A professional and affordable cultural treks and mountaineering expedition company that positively impacts the people of Nepal. But Phurpoo wanted to do it right. He hires only staff that he knows and trusts, and always puts quality above quantity in all aspects of the business. In early 2015, Phurpoo registered Red Panda Treks and Expeditions PVT LTD. The rest is history...