Guides
Russell Brice
Russell has been leading expeditions to the Himalayas since 1974 and now has a regular team of Sherpas who are the most respected in Nepal.
Adrian Ballinger
Adrian is the chief Himalayan Experience high altitude guide. He has been guiding full-time for 15 years and has led over 70 international climbing expeditions across 5 continents.
Shinji Tamura
Shinji was born in Japan, but since the age of 20 has lived abroad, in the USA, Canada and the UK. Shinji now lives in Zermatt in Switzerland,
Mark Woodward
Born in 1963, Woody found the call of the mountains through skiing while still at school, where he spent as much time as possible skiing or race training.
Dave McKinley
Born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1968 to Irish parents, Dave lives in Twizel, NZ (nearest town to NZ’s highest peak – Aotearoa/Mt Cook) with his wife, Kiersten (an ex-guide) and three wonderful children.
Hiro Kuraoka
Hiro was born in 1961 in Tokyo, but now lives in Chiba, Japan. In 1984 he completed the first ascent of Angel Fall and in 1985 summited Denali south face via American Direct 3 alpine style ascent.
Latest News
- 12 May 2012 - Everest 2012 Newsletter #19
Himalayan Experience
Himalayan Experience offers world renowned guided mountaineering and trekking expeditions to Everest, Manaslu, Lobuche, Lhotse and Nupste. It is one of the longest established expedition organisers in the Himalaya, with an enviable reputation for summit success and an unrivalled client safety record.
