Suman Chowdhury – Founder of Himalayan High. An experienced Himalayan trekker, Advanced Mountaineering Course qualified mountaineer, and trained skier. Born and brought up in the Himalayas itself, he has been exploring the Himalayas as a trekker since 2009, often venturing solo and unguided. His journey from trekking and leading groups to designing and managing high-altitude expeditions has shaped Himalayan High's approach to safety, preparedness, and responsible adventure. Combining firsthand mountain experience with a strong background in technology and systems, he continues to develop Himalayan High as an expedition-focused organization built on practical knowledge, transparency, and operational excellence. He manages all the ground ops of Himalayan High and also the business and customer communications.

Montu Singh – Basic, Advanced and Search & Rescue qualified mountaineer. Fellow batchmate of Suman in the mountaineering courses. Played a pivotal role in establishing Himalayan High alongside Suman who trained him with care to make him a serious and efficient trek leader in this field. He now leads treks as well as manages operations alongside Suman. He has successfully summited two 7,000 m peaks and many 6,000 m technical and trekking peaks, and has been a reason for many successful and happy Himalayan High clients.

Stanzin – Basic, Advanced and Search & Rescue qualified mountaineer supporting our Ladakh operations since 2016. A local, hard-working and honest guy from Zanskar, a friend and a brother. He is a strong rock and ice climber and has very good experience in the Ladakh and Zanskar Himalayas.

Clement – Passionate climber from France who joined as a client and became a team leader for our Ladakh expeditions. Leads multiple successful climbs and runs an adventure agency in France.

Tsering – He has been associated with Himalayan High from its old days and is an experienced Sherpa guide from Solukhumbu (Nepal). He is a specialist and leads successful summit groups and is known for his cheerful and honest nature. 

Raju – Raju has been with Himalayan High almost from its inception and has guided on our Sandakphu route ever since. He was a guide on the Sandakphu–Phalut route before that; we trained him step by step, and he is now a very experienced Trek Leader as well as a serious planner and operations manager. He works alongside Suman as Trek Leader and Camp Manager on premium and standard treks, making sure of quality and that the promises in each client’s package are kept. He looks after safety, ethics and the company’s values, and helps manage operations when needed, in close coordination with Suman. He is not a technical trek leader or a technical climber, but an ethical, hard-working local mountain guy. Trekkers love his positive and brotherly attitude and his focus on their comfort and safety.