NMA Executive Committee
Rajendra Lama is founder/ MD of Friends Adventure Team Pvt. Ltd, an adventure company in Nepal operating since 2003. Born and raised in the sacred remote Temal village of Kavre district, The place blessed and gifted by Guru Rinpoche and celebrated by the Hindu and Buddhist including Guru and sages. Among others, Mr. Lama was instrumental in pioneering Canyoning in Nepal, exploring and developing some of the earliest and untouched canyoning routes along with French collaboration. He has attended conferences on Canyoning in Colorado and Utah in the USA as well as in France. He is also closely associated with Maurice Duchene, France’s premier Ice Cave explorer, Rich Carlson Father of the American Canyoning, Rodolphe Stuturm Founder of Himalaya Canyoning Team and organized Duchene’s expeditions to explore Caves and Ice Caves in the Himalaya. He is currently serving as President of the Nepal Canyoning Association (NCA), President of Lions Club Nepal Gauri Shankar, General Secretary of Sukhawati Foundation and Executive member of the Nepal Mountaineers Association (NMA). Rajendra is always a pleasure to be around and enjoys social gatherings, sharing stories and experiences with everyone. He holds various national and international awards. He was awarded for Successful Rescue Effort that saved the life of Aradhana Pradhan from Seti River Gorge, Pokhara in 2008 by former Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation Minister Ms. Hishila Yami Tourism in 2008. He is also Landscape Category Winner of the Year WCN 6th Nature and Wildlife Photography Competition 2010, Award from WildLife Conservation Nepal. His Philanthropic and selfless activism in community social upliftment during the Earthquake 2015 throughout the 13 districts was recognized by the Tamang Sonam Lhosar - 2852 award honored by then Prime minister Hon. K.P.Sharma Oli. He has traveled to USA, France, Korea, Japan, UK, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Poland, Latvia and Asian Countries broadening his hospitality and mountain adventure Tourism understandings.

