Jit Bahadur Gurung was born and brought up at, Gorkha, Nepal. He is a head cook assisting in treks and expeditions of Sacred Summits (P) Ltd with more than 10 years of experience in the trekking field. His ability to cook variety of cuisine ranging from Chinese, Continental, Japanese, Indian and Nepalese dishes in harsh conditions with limited resources is his major talent.

He has taken cooking classes in many organizations and also prepares baked items during the trek. Being highly versatile with tremendous organizational skills, he singlehandedly took the responsibility to assist and support the Dutch Everest Expeditions 1998 and 1999, as well as the Millennium Expedition to Mount Manaslu in January 2001.

He has trekked extensively in Nepal and Tibet and has regularly been a climbing sherpa having scaled many Himalayan trekking peaks including Mera Peak and Island Peak. As the Head Cook in the Mt. Kailash region of Tibet during the making of the Saka Dawa Festival documentary film by Mr. Werner Herzong, Jit's culinary skills delighted the German Movie producer from Hollywood as well as his photo-journalist wife, Mrs. Elena Herzog.