We stumbled upon Sonam quite by accident, and we’re so glad we did. From the get go he was so friendly and helpful, giving us advice on our flights, where to buy and hire gear in Thamel, as well as happily answering all the other questions we had. When we arrived in Lukla he walked straight up to my wife and I, recognising us from our photos, and greeted us with a huge smile. During our trek Sonam was very patient with us (I like to stop and look at everything….. everything…) and was incredibly knowledgeable about the area, culture, history, landscape, animals, everything, including my incessant asking “what’s that mountain?”, to which he kindly indulged me with the name and hight, even when it was the same peak I’d asked about the day before. Unfortunately both my wife and I got sick (food poisoning, not alitude) and Sonam was incredibly caring and helpful with us.