Welcome to Himalayan Research Expeditions

I write to note my full satisfaction with Himalayan Research Expeditions (HRE) in terms of their support and provision of high-altitude professional guiding and logistics throughout our EverDrill research programme on Khumbu Glacier, between 2017 and 2020.

Prof Bryn Hubbard / Director of Centre for Glaciology, Aberystwyth University, Wales -

I contracted Himalayan Research Expedition (HRE) to provide logistics support for a high-altitude helicopter survey of glacier thickness in the Khumbu area in November 2019. For this project, HRE also supported the visit of a film crew from the BBC Natural History Unit. This was a complex project with two groups sometimes operating at separate sites, and with detailed corporate requirements for health and safety. HRE provided an extremely professional service and ensured that we operated safely, efficiently and in compliance with the regulations for operating in this area. Thanks to HRE, the survey and filming were completed successfully, on time and on budget. I would not hesitate to work with HRE again in future.

Dr. Hamish Pritchard / Senior Glaciologist, British Antarctic Survey, U.K. -

I have employed Himalayan Research Expeditions (HRE) as the field logistics and service provider for approximately 25 remote area research expeditions, international workshops, and project implementation activities in Nepal since 2010. HRE’s service was superb, from arranging for ground transportation, remote area field camps, quality food, guiding and portering services. Thus, I would recommend HRE without hesitation for anyone or any organization demanding the finest in professional trekking, climbing, research, and workshop logistics and service provision.

Alton C. Byers, PhD / Faculty Research Scientist, INSTAAR, University of Colorado/Boulder, U.S.A. -

On behalf of the scientific research teams of Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, I would like to certify that HRE has a wide range of experiences in the logistic arrangements for research trekking teams, such as supervising local porters; booking accommodations, flights, and helicopters; transportation of necessary scientific equipment; permit application for national parks and drone flights; guiding and safety control necessary for field surveys; negotiation with the locals for interview surveys; and making appointments with local key persons for meetings and discussion. HRE has been providing excellent professional services to our research teams for both natural and social sciences in different regions of the Nepal Himalayas. Our success in Nepal's field work is always with HRE’s professionalism and excellent services.

Teiji Watanabe, PhD / Professor, Hokkaido University, Japan -

It is based on working with HRE during my field work at Rara Lake of Nepal in 2018. During the time we spent about ten days camping for core sampling and pollen trap analysis research with our faculty and students from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research / CAS China and professors and students from the Geology Department of Tribhuvan University Nepal. In my understanding, HRE is the best research and logistic support company in Nepal for field logistic arrangements, equipment transportation, research permits, local coordination, and sample export. Highly professional and more than friendly staff are an asset of HRE.

Dr. WANG Junbo / Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences / China -

I am the Professor of Climate and Environmental Change at the University of Exeter in the UK and have worked with HRE for a number of years in the Khumbu region and in the Manaslu area of Nepal. They have provided the logistics support for me and my research team, and I can say that they have always provided a first-class service, allowing the scientists to focus on their research.

Stephan Harrison, PhD / Professor of Climate and Environmental Change, University of Exeter, U.K. -

Working with the Himalayan Research Expedition (HRE) during two field seasons in autumn 2016 and 2017, during which time we trekked to Annapurna Base Camp and conducted extensive fieldwork on Annapurna South Glacier. HRE organized all of the logistics for our fieldwork in a professional and efficient manner, which enabled us to focus on our fieldwork. The service provided was very cost-effective, and I would definitely use HRE’s services again if I were to conduct further work in Nepal.

Rachel Carr, PhD / Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Newcastle University, U.K. -

HRE has been the best and most professional company I’ve worked with on expeditions to Nepal over the last 15 years. They were able to secure all the equipment, permits, and porters for my team before both expeditions, and we didn’t lose a single day of work or research due to logistical problems. I cannot overstate how impressed I’ve been with the services provided by HRE. I will be using them for all my future work in Nepal and give them my highest recommendation.

Dr. Jason Gulley / Associate Professor of Geology, University of South Florida, U.S.A. -

I have worked with HRE on an annual (sometimes bi-annual) basis for the last 5 years. This work has comprised expeditions to both Annapurna and the Everest region, lasting anywhere between 2 and 10 weeks, and including groups of participants of up to eight researchers at a time, plus staff, totaling around 12-14 people. Our biggest undertaking with HRE was the EverDrill project. The logistics for this project were exceedingly complicated, incorporating import/export of goods, road transfer of equipment, multiple helicopter charters, extended camping on the Khumbu Glacier across several different drill sites, and the ultimate decommissioning of the site and return of personnel and equipment back to Kathmandu. At every single stage of this project, HRE provided exactly what we needed, on time, and with grace.

Duncan Quincey, PhD / Professor in Glaciology, School of Geography, University of Leeds, U.S.A. -

I write these words to express my enthusiastic recommendation of Himalayan Research Expeditions (HRE) as a well-established and highly agile trekking company or high-altitude logistics service provider for the Nepal Himalayas. I hired HRE in 2016 to help manage my team of ten researchers to conduct a two-month long research fieldwork funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) focused on the risks and social dimensions of glacial lake outburst floods on Mount Everest National Park and Buffer Zone. HRE staff are trained to meet the challenges of conducting high-altitude research expeditions; they were proactive, professional, and efficient in their approach, which helped keep our original plan intact. The kind of logistical support provided to my team and my colleagues (biophysical scientists and engineers) was so impressive that we extended HRE services for 2017-2019. HRE has become a go-to vendor for me and more than a dozen colleagues in the US, UK, and Japan.

Milan Shrestha, PhD / Senior Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation, Arizona State University, U.S.A. -