Founded by high-altitude mountaineers and local Sherpa leaders from the Solukhumbu and Rolwaling valleys, Barunche Treks began not as an office agency in Kathmandu, but on the rocky moraines of 5,000-meter passes. Having worked for decades as lead sirdars, expedition logistics managers, and rescue climbers for foreign operators, our founders saw an urgent problem: mass tourism was stripping the soul out of trekking.

Itineraries were being dangerously shortened to cut costs. Non-technical agencies were sending trekkers over high alpine passes without pulse-oximetry monitoring, proper medical kits, or fair wages for local porters.

In response, we established Barunche Treks to operate on a radically transparent standard: combining surgical European safety protocols with authentic, multi-generational Sherpa mountaineering knowledge. We eliminated middlemen brokers, allowing trekkers to plan their journeys directly with the alpine specialists who lead them in the field.

Today, Barunche operates as an integrated Himalayan expedition platform. From classic circuits like Everest and Annapurna to restricted wilderness crossings like Manaslu, Kanchenjunga, and Upper Mustang, we deliver experiences rooted in environmental ethics, technical precision, and heartfelt mountain hospitality.