Mission
To minimize the frequency and severity of mountain-related injuries through comprehensive education initiatives, evidence-based research, and strategic advocacy efforts.
Who we are
Climbers looking out for climbers
Rescue, recovery and rehabilitation in the high Himalaya
What we stand for
The Mountain Injury Foundation is a Nepali non-profit started by climbers, guides and planners who know the high Himalaya firsthand. We have seen what happens when help is too far away, and we built this foundation to close that gap.
We respond when people get hurt in the mountains, stay with them through recovery, and teach trekkers and guides how to stay safe in the first place. Alongside that, we bring home those left on the mountains and keep the high camps clean.
Vision
A future in which mountain activities and expeditions are pursued responsibly, with paramount consideration given to participant safety, health, and overall well-being.
Goal
To serve as a trusted authority and expert resource for mountain enthusiasts while cultivating a culture of safety in mountainous regions and the high Himalayas.
Leadership
Combined expertise in mountaineering, strategic planning, finance, and technology, built to deliver lasting impact across the Himalayan region and beyond.
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Dawa Ongju Sherpa
President
More than fifty summits of 8,000-metre peaks. His firsthand understanding of high-altitude risk sets the Foundation's strategic priorities.
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Pasdawa Sherpa
High-Altitude Climbing Expert
Decades of guiding and hard-earned survival expertise that ground our injury-prevention work in real mountain conditions.
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Narayan Poudel
Strategic Planner & Accounts Specialist
Long-term planning and rigorous financial oversight, so partnerships and funding are managed with transparency and accountability.
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Prasanna Bhupal Singh
IT & Tourism Expert
Leads our digital infrastructure and sustainable-tourism strategy, building the systems that let our programs scale.
Mountaineering authority, financial accountability, strategic discipline, and technological capacity: a team built to earn the confidence of partners and funders.
Our approach
How it all fits together
Rescue, data and training feed each other, so the whole system gets stronger every season.
01Respond
Volunteer climbers, guides and medics reach people in trouble and bring them down safely.
Every rescue becomes a record
02Record
Each injury, rescue and recovery goes into one shared database, so we can see what goes wrong, and where.
The data shapes what we teach
03Teach
Trekkers and guides learn to spot AMS, HACE and HAPE early and act in the first minutes.
Fewer emergencies to respond toand back to Respond
Fewer emergencies to respond to
Stronger every season
Support goes into a system, not a single project, with real numbers to show what works.
Registered and accountable
The Mountain Injury Foundation is a not-for-profit company registered with the Government of Nepal and affiliated with the Social Welfare Council.
Office of the Company Registrar
Government of Nepal, Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Supplies
- Registration no.
- 312117/79/080
- Document
- Certificate of Incorporation
- Incorporated
- 8 May 2023
Company not distributing profit, under section 5(1) of the Companies Act, 2006.
Social Welfare Council
Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal
- Affiliation no.
- 56923
- Document
- Certificate of Affiliation
- Affiliated
- 28 June 2024
Help build the safety net the Himalaya doesn't have yet.
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