Sagar Lama, also known as Yonten Gyatso, hails from the Humla district of Nepal and holds an undergraduate degree in Business Studies from Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan University. He has worked as a research associate for several international organizations, including the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), India-China Institute (ICI), The New School University, Colorado University, Oslo University, and Cambridge University. Additionally, he has served as a research assistant to esteemed international scholars, such as Prof. Emily Ting Yeh, Prof. Ashok Gurung, Prof. Kevin Bubriski, Pasang Sherpa, Astrid Hovden, Riamsara Kuyakanon Knapp, Aditya Eggert, and David Citrin, and has extensively traveled the Himalayan regions of Nepal.

Sagar is fluent in Nepali, Tibetan, English, and Hindi languages. His fascination with the natural beauty of the Himalayas and the culture developed based on the environment and ecology has led him to venture into tourism entrepreneurship. Having witnessed firsthand the poverty and inaccessibility prevalent in various parts of the Himalayan regions of Nepal, he strongly believes that tourism is the key to ending these hardships.