My girlfriend and I trekked to Mardi Basecamp with our guide Rajesh and our porter Dhan. They both performed admirably during our five-day trek. It was a pleasure having Dhan as our porter; he was courteous, careful with our luggage, and social toward us. Despite walking his own path, he would join in with the conversation along the road when we crossed paths. Rajesh was great as a guide, arranging the seating and sleeping places for us around the road and leaving enough room for the two of us to walk together at times and sometimes walking ahead of us. He was extremely knowledgeable about the route and very helpful, both when things went according to plan and when they did not. As well as arranging extra blankets for us if we were cold, he also helped out in one of the kitchens when the cook was not available and, when our legs were worn out after five days, he arranged a Jeep for us to drive the final part of the journey with. Moreover, he had a relaxed, “Bistari” attitude, which is, in my opinion, the best way to do this kind of trek.