Thaneswar Guragai is the General Manager at Seven Summit Treks, a Nepalese firm with an excellent track record in conducting mountain-climbing expeditions in the Himalayas, including to Earth's highest mountain, Everest (aka Sagarmāthā or Chomolungma). With almost a decade's experience in the tourism and mountaineering sectors, Thaneswar has gained first-hand experience by trekking many important routes in Nepal and travelling to various base camps to facilitate tourists during their trips. Since 2015, Thaneswar has maintained a record of mountaineers that have successfully reached the summit of Everest, as well as other peaks above 8,000 m (26,246 ft), essentially making him GWR's "man on the ground" in the Himalayas. He has also been supporting Sherpas to help get their incredible achievements verified.
Viridiana Álvarez Chávez (Mexico) climbed the world’s three highest mountains, all of which are located in the Himalayas, in 729 days. She topped Everest at 9.30 a.m. on 16 May 2017, K2 at 9.00 a.m. on 21 July 2018 and Kangchenjunga at 4.44 a.m. on 15 May 2019. This bettered the previous record by three days.