About
Pradeep is a digitally-trained journalist and author based in Kathmandu. ‘SHERPA: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest’ is his first book. He was born in October 13, 1991 at a village of Manigram in Western Nepal and spent most of his childhood there.
He now lives in Kathmandu with his wife, son and a sister.
Radio Presenter | Feature Writer | Oral Historian
Journalist and Author
PRADEEP BASHYAL
Pradeep Bashyal is a BBC journalist based in Kathmandu. He loves reporting long-form stories and is often found among mountains and mountaineers. He has been covering stories from the Himalaya for nearly a decade. His works have also appeared in Nepal Magazine, The Washington Post, Buzzfeed News, Asian Geographic, National Geographic, The Diplomat, among others.
Pradeep is a keen believer of the power of storytelling and takes his reporting abilities as a means to connect peoples from different walks of life throughout the world. He realized his mettle in journalism and storytelling during his early school days, when he edited and produced school wall-magazines.
Literary agent: Ben Clark, The Soho Agency, the UK
