Ram
Bhandari discovered rafting from his home on the banks
of the Trishuli River. He moved to Kathmandu from his home
village Baireni when he was 15 and began his career.
He is a raft and trekking
guide, safety kayaker and kayak instructor. Ram has competed
in freestyle and extreme races and his best result was
1st place in the Peak
Challenge.
He has worked 3 seasons
in Tibet as head guide and staff trainer. He has done over
10 first descents in Tibet and 3 years ago helped set up
and establish rafting and kayaking in Tibet with Windhorse
Adventures.
The past 10 years he
has worked freelance for many companies in Nepal raft guiding,
trekking, safety kayaking and kayak instructing.
He has also been involved
in many expeditions and first descents including an all
Russian expedition on the Upper Arun Gorges in Nepal and
the Yigong Psangpo in Tibet.
He has the knowledge,
experience, judgement and charisma to ensure the trip of
a lifetime. |