NMA Executive Committee

Mr. Fur Gelje Sherpa
President
Mr. Nima Nuru Sherpa
Immediate Past President (IPP)
Mr. Iswari Paudel
Senior Vice President
Mr. Mingma (David) Gyabu Sherpa
I Vice President
Mr. Bodh Raj Bhandari
II Vice President
Mr. Rajendra Bahadur Lama
General Secretary

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.

Mr. Chandan Thapa
Secretary
Ms. Sumi Lama
Treasurer (From 2025 September to 2027 March)
Mr. Mulal Gurung
Member
Mr. Thupden Sherpa
Member
Mr. Dendi Sherpa
Member
Mr. Rinje Sherpa
Member
Ms. Nisha Bhote
Member
Mr. Bikram Karki
Member
Mr. Kedar Neupane
Member
Mr. Devendra Dangol
Member
Mr. Gokul Thapa
Member
Mr. Madhab Kumar Dhamala
Member
Mr. Ramkrishna Lamichhane
Ex- Officio Member (Director General of Department of Tourism)
Ms. Dikki Sherpa
Member
Mr. Jenjen Lama
Member
Ms. Dabuti Sherpa
Member
Mr. Dawa Tashi Sherpa
Member
Mr. Sandesh Sherpa
Member
Mr. Furi Geljen Sherpa
Member
Mr. Gelje Sherpa
Member
Mr. Kul Prasad Dhital
Member
Bikash Gurung
Invitee Member
Thakur Prasad Dharel
Invitee Member
Dev Singh Dhami
Invitee Member