It's official: Phurba Sherpa is the world’s best outdoor guide
And he will never, ever say no to a sausage roll.
It’s 10am in Kathmandu and Phurba Sherpa has just woken up. He reassures me that he hasn’t been out partying; it’s a rest day, apparently. He’s been trekking for three weeks straight and is enjoying a ten-day break before departing for Gokyo Lakes and Everest Base Camp.
When I last spoke with Phurba, for this interview with Intrepid Travel, he told me th…
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