There is a wealth of Himalayan experience within the company and you can ring or e-mail us for first hand information of the treks you are interested in. The key staff
members are:
Steven Berry
Managing Director
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Born in Shillong, just south of the Bhutanese border, Steve has returned to the Himalaya many times as leader of numerous treks and expeditions. These include the first British ascent of Nun Kun in Kashmir and attempts on Cho Oyu in Nepal and Gangkar Punsum in Bhutan. His book, The Thunder Dragon Kingdom is an account of Britain’s first climbing expedition to Bhutan.
Niki Morgan
Operations Manager
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Niki’s passions are rock-climbing, running and travel. A few years ago she took part in the Everest Marathon and most weekends she is to be found half way up some cliff or other. She has now led treks for HK to Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Zanskar and Kazakhstan and has done reconnaissance trips in Northern India, Turkey, Norway, China, Patagonia, Mera Peak and Island Peak.
Seraphina Berry
Reservations Assistant
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Steve’s wife handles all of our incoming bookings and insurance matters. She has also travelled extensively throughout Asia, and has led treks in Bhutan, Tibet, Northern India, Ladakh and Nepal where she instigated our now popular Family Trek.
Carol Dawson
Operations Support
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Carol has worked at HK for 7 years and working part-time gives her flexibility to pursue her love of travel. She has become the company ‘Jill of all trades’, helping out in all areas from crashed computers to updating itineraries.
Ann Sainsbury
Operations Manager
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Ann first travelled overland to Nepal in 1977 to escape a proper job in London. Since then she has trekked in the Himalaya almost every year, as well as leading treks to places as far apart as the Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru, and the Pindos Mountains, Greece, with 12 ascents of Kilimanjaro thrown in for good measure.
Linda Denniff
Operations Assistant
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Linda gives invaluable assistance to the Operations Managers, as well as looking after our kit hire department. An absolute convert to trekking, she completed the Three Peaks Challenge in 2007 and has even taken her family trekking in Nepal.
Jude Limburn Turner
Marketing Manager
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Jude is now using her 8 years experience as a Commercial Manager with British Airways to manage HK’s marketing department. She is also busy with our HK Discovery Expeditions. Jude has travelled the world over and trekked extensively in the Himalaya, but her first and true love remains the mountains and people of Nepal.
Jane Wilding
PA to MD
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Jane is kept very busy in the office, but enjoys walking and cycling National Trails and Paths whenever she has a chance.
Kirsty Parsons
Marketing & Reservations Assistant
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Kirsty enjoyed her trek to Everest Base Camp with Himalayan Kingdoms so much in Christmas 2005, she applied to join the company on her return! Since then she has been working as HK's Marketing Assistant and also helping out with Reservations. In 2007, Kirsty completed the recce of our new Argentina treks.
Steve Harbert
General Manager
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Steve spent many years working for several of our main competitors before moving down to live in Bristol. He probably holds the record in the office for the number of countries visited.
Clive Hughes
Flights Assistant
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Climber, musician and volunteer assistant to Shiva Charity, Clive joins us as a part-time Flights Assistant. He once worked for the Rolling Stones!
Malcolm Rutter
Flights Manager
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Malcolm has travelled extensively throughout the world during his 35 years in the travel industry. He now visits the more unusual places, his latest destination being Tatarstan. He handles flight bookings using our computerised reservations system which has a direct link into airline systems. With this, and his airline contacts, he is always happy to help with flight enquiries.
Christine Andrews
Book-keeper
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Our scuba-diving, skittle playing book-keeper and financial wizard!
Victoria Tudor
Operations Assistant
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Vikki comes to us from Rednock School, Dursley, for whom we have organised trips. At the age of 19 she has already travelled and worked in India.
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