A different kind of adventure company
In 2026, HAL became employee-owned. Through our Convertible Share Incentive Plan, our guides are becoming shareholders in the business they help run. Through Nepal's Social Security Fund, every team member has medical cover and a pension building in the background. This is not a marketing line. It is a legal structure and it changes what decisions our guides make on the mountain. When you book with HAL, you are not funding a referral commission network. You are funding a company where the people carrying the rope have a genuine stake in your safety and their own reputation.
Dispatches and More
Kanchenjunga Fastpack 2026 – Trip Report
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Beyond the Gig Economy: A New Chapter for HAL
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