Pradeep Bashyal

Pradeep Bashyal is a Nepali journalist and author based in Kathmandu. He currently works with the BBC. His debut book Sherpa: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest was published with his long-time collaborator Ankit Babu Adhikari. In 2025, the Government of Nepal awarded him the Tenzing-Hillary Award.
In 2024, Online Khabar named Bashyal one of its 40 most influential youths under 40 years old.

Career

Prior to joining the BBC, he worked with Nepal Magazine first as a correspondent and later as a digital editor. His articles have appeared in The Washington Post, Buzzfeed News, and The Diplomat.