The company is named after the founder’s expedition with a Kyoto University research group to study the Rolwaling Bedingna.
About Rolwaling Trek
Rolwaling offers custom designed trips to suit your requirements whether you are a seasoned climber or simply looking to spend time in nature. The study was done to understand the impact on human settlements around the lake, if the lake were to overflow. During this trip, the expedition team realized how remote and underdeveloped this area was, yet it was pristinely beautiful.
To pay homage to the place and the famous Rolwaling Gaurishanker mountain, the name Rolwaling took hold, along with the teams recruited from this area, who still continue to be part of the Rolwaling Trek Expedition team.
Our Specialty
Personalized Attention
Legacy trips
Camps style trekking in the mountains
Life Long Relationships
Alternative experience for elder travelers
A Family in
Every family has its own Rotary traditions. Our’s began when my father took me to a polio event when I gave the drops as a young volunteer. Since then, we strive to find every opportunity to introduce our family to Rotary. And one of our family’s traditions is to take our daughters and grandsons to the Rotary.
Mr.Udaya brings Rotary principles to his work as the past president(2016-17) of his club (Rotary Club of Kathmandu West)— a career he considers “an extension of our Legacy”.
“The Four-Way Test” that my father taught me drove the core values of service, fellowship, diversity, integrity, and leadership. It’s about changing the world for the better. I am a firm believer that we all are put on this earth for a reason. Service to others is part of that reason.”- Udaya Gartaula (CEO).
Mr. Udaya also served as the Assistant Governor (2023-2024) for Rotary International District 3292.
Udaya Gartaula, who came back to Nepal to continue the legacy in managing and overseeing the family business.
A graduate of St. Paul’s school Darjeeling, Udaya was the first Nepali to be honored with a Gold Medal by the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. Before he embarked on his professional career he aspired to become a pilot, but eventually also ended up going to Japan to pursue his higher education and came back with a fluent understanding of the language and culture.
Udaya has invested the last decade in not only learning the ropes of the business, but also in providing personalized services to each and every person who chooses to travel with Rolwaling Trek. Udaya accomplished significant milestones by summiting Mt Manaslu in 2023 and Mt Amadablam in 2022.
Udaya Gartaula
Our Major Achievements
Rolwaling Trek has catered to alpinists and high altitude mountaineers for over Four Decades.
2000s
2023
Manaslu Summit by our Managing Director Udaya Gartaula
2022
Amadablam Summit by our Managing Director Udaya Gartaula
2013
Miura Everest Expedition (Guinness Book of Records for the oldest Japanese to summit Mt. Everest)
2012
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Dhaulagiri Expedition (Mr. Hirose Manabu)
2011
– NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Everest Expedition (Mr. Hirose Manabu)
2009
– Kanagawa University Qomolongma (Mr. Chieko Hirata)
2008
– Miura Everest Expedition (Mr. Miura once again successfully summited Mt Everest at the age of 75.)
2007
– AG Qomolongma Expedition (Mr. Yoshitomi Okura)
2006
– AG Qomolongma Expedition (Mr. Kenji Kondo)
– Mt. Gorilla Qomolongma Expedition (Mr. Jun Yasumura)
2005
– AG Qomolongma Expedition (Mr. Kenji Kondo) 3
– Shikoda Shishapangma Expedition (Mr. Kiyomitsu Shikoda)
– Miura Shishapangma Expedition (Mr. Yuichiro Miura)
– JAC Manaslu Expedition (Mr. Yoshitomi Okura)
– JAC Tokai Lhotse Expedition (Mr. Osamu Tanabe)
2004
– Norwegian Makalu Expedition (Mr. John Gangdal)
– AG. Qomolongma Expedition (Mr. Kenji Kondo)
2003
– Miura Everest Expedition (Mr. Yuichiro Miura) (Mr. Yuichiro Miura at age of 70, became the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. This achievement is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. He also became the first person to ski on Mount Everest on May 6, 1970. He descended nearly approximately 4,200 vertical feet from the South Col (elevation over 8,000 m)
2003
– AT. Amadablam Expedition (Mr. Tatsuo Suzuki)
– JAC Tokai Shisapangma Expedition (Mr. Osamu Tanabe)
– JAC Tokai Lhotse South Face Expedition (Mr. Osamu Tanabe)
2003
– Kyusyu Mountain Guide Service Quomolongma Expedition (Mr. Tateo Yamashita)
– AG Cho-Oyu Expedition (Mr. Kenji Kondo)
– Sasaki Cho-Oyu Expedition (Mr. Sasaki Yoshimasa)
2002
– Norwegian Manaslu Expedition (Mr. Sven Gangdal)
– Miura Cho-Oyu Expedition (Mr. Yuichiro Miura)
– KAC Qomolangma Expedition (Mr. Haru Tanabe)
– Adventure Guide Cho-Oyu Expedition (Mr. Kenji Kondo)
– China Japan Women Cho-Oyu Expedition (Ms. Reiko Iida)
2001
– Mountain Gorila Cho- Oyu Expedition (Mr. Jun Yasumura)
– JAC Tokai Cho-Oyu Expedition (Mr. Osamu Tanabe)
– JAC Tokai Lhotse South Face Expedition (Mr. Osamu Tanabe)
2000
– Hosei University Everest Expedition
– Zen Everest Expedition (Mr. Hiroshi Yashima) Maruyama Everest Expedition (Mr. Yoshio Maruyama)
– Langshisa Ri Expedition (Mr. Akio Hayakawa)
1990s
1999
– East Japan Manaslu Expedition (Mr. Maruyama)
– 2nd Mountain Gorilla Cho-Oyu Expedition (Mr. Jun Yasumura)
– Norwegian Cho-Oyu and Shisapangma Expedition (Mr.John Gangdal)
1998
– Showa Alpine Club Everest Expedition (Mr. Saoshi Suzuki)
– Japan China Scientific Research Expedition (Ms.Kawana Tadashi)
– JAC-FUK Japanese Namunani Expedition (Mr. Ota) 2
1997
– Environmental Research K2 (Pakistan) Expedition (Mr.Osamu Tanabe)
– American Cho-oyu Expedition (Mr. Robert Peirce)
– Suzuka Alpine Club Manaslu Expedition (Mr. Suzuka Ota)
– Mountain Gorilla Shisapangma Expedition (Mr. Jun Yasumura)
1996
– Norwegian International Expedition (Mr. John Jangdal)
– Fukuoka Japan Everest Expedition (Mr. Kazumi Ura)
– Asia University Cho-Oyu Expedition (Mr. Kato Hiroshi)
– The academic Alpine Club of Kyoto Japan China Joint Friendship Expedition to Meyli-Xue-San (Ms. Kei Taniguchi)
– Dokkyo University Pumori Expedition (Mr. Hirooka Harima)
1995
– Nihon University Japan Everest (North-East) Expedition (Mr.Satoshi Ota)
– Hosei Japan Cho-oyu Expedition 1995 (Mr. Hiroshi Takebe)
1970
– Norwegian Everest Expedition (Mr. John Ganagdal)
– Nihon University Japan Cho-Oyu Expedition (Mr.Satoshi Ota)
1970s
1978
Japanese Emperor His Highness visited Nepal anchored by Ram Gartaula
1970
Mr. Muira’s visit to Nepal to ski from Everest South Pole when Mr. Ram was part of Himalayan journeys