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Field reporter · paid by us, never by operators

Pasang Sherpa

Namche Bazaar, KhumbuOn these trails since 2009[email protected]

Pasang grew up two hours above Namche and guided for twelve seasons before he started photographing receipts for us. He checks every Khumbu price in person, twice a season, and knows which lodge owners will show you their price board.

Receipts sent
212
Pages written
9
Corrections credited
3
Last on the trail
2 Oct 2026

Written by Pasang

3 articles
Dal bhat and a lodge bill on a teahouse tableVillagesArticle · 21 Sep 2026 · 6 min

The real price of a hot shower above 4,000 m.

Porters on the stone trail above LuklaCostsArticle · 9 Sep 2026 · 9 min

What a porter is paid in the Khumbu, receipt by receipt.

A Twin Otter on the Lukla airstrip at first lightCostsArticle · 17 Aug 2026 · 7 min

Why a foreigner pays four times as much to fly to Lukla.

Receipts Pasang sent in

All 212 receipts
Sagarmatha park entrySagarmatha park entry2 Oct · Receipt R-2291VerifiedLodge bill, NamcheLodge bill, Namche2 Oct · Receipt R-2290VerifiedDal bhat menu, NamcheDal bhat menu, Namche1 Oct · Photo R-2284VerifiedPorter hire slip, LuklaPorter hire slip, Lukla24 Sep · Receipt R-2231Contested

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