Nepal-inspired brand to show new range at ispo
27/01/2012
Sherpa Adventure Gear was founded in 2003 by Tashi Sherpa, who was inspired to start the company when he discovered that an uncle of his was one of the Sherpa guides on Sir Edmund Hillary’s celebrated first successful expedition to the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.
Most of the company's products, which range from then fast wicking and fast drying Tsepun quarter-zip baselayer top to the Annapurna wind- and water-resistant jacket, are made in Nepal.
Sherpa Adventure Gear employs more than 150 people in Nepal, and in 2009, furthered its local commitment when it opened a facility in downtown Kathmandu which houses its headquarters, the flagship Sherpa Gear House store, and The Terrace bed and breakfast.
Two more stores opened in 2010, in Namche and Pokahara, Nepal. The company donates a portion of every sale to the Paldorje Education Fund, which it has established to help fund the education of Sherpa children.
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