Meet Our
Team

Geljun Sherpa is the current Treasurer for Moving Mountains in Nepal and sits on the Board.

He owns and runs a mountain lodge at Bupsa village in the lower Solukhumbu region of Nepal where Moving Mountains has developed and supports the local Primary School and Buddhist Monastery where we run our ‘Mini Monks’ school.

Geljun has a larger than life personality and is a much loved member of the team, leading many of our international development trips to Bupsa and Bumburi villages over the years to improve the local infrastructure in the region.

He has helped to oversee much of the building and development work, including the construction of Bupsa and Bumburi Primary Schools, Bumburi Secondary School, the Health Clinic in Bumburi and the renovation of the Monasteries in both Bupsa and Bumburi, as well as the Hydro-Electric project and the social enterprises which developed as a result and the distribution of water to the rural homes and the installation of much needed eco stoves.

Pasang Tendi Sherpa is the current Vice Chairperson of Moving Mountains Nepal. He lives in America and in Kathmandu with his wife Saraswoti and their two children Jubilee and Elli Dolma. He has climbed many of the famous peaks in his country (including numerous ascents on Everest) and has a lot of experience climbing in other parts of the world, including Aconcagua in Argentina and Denali in Alaska.

His English is excellent and he regularly visits his home village of Kharikhola which is famous for producing a high number of Everest summiteers. As the Vice Chairperson of Moving Mountains Nepal he works with the communities to develop the projects and programmes that we fund.

Ang Chhongba Sherpa is the Chairperson of Moving Mountains Nepal. He lives in America with his wife and children but makes regular trips back to Kathmandu and the villages in the Solukhumbu region where he grew up. He comes from the village of Bumburi which was one of the first villages to receive hydro-electric power with Moving Mountains funding.

A chance meeting in the mid-nineties between Gavin and Ang Chhongba led to a friendship that has resulted in a complete turnaround for this stunningly beautiful part of the Himalayas. Ang is the driving force behind Moving Mountains Nepal, always making himself available to promote his country and Moving Mountains.