Sherpa Adventure Gear Khangri Soft Shell Jacket - REVIEW
"Khangri" is the Tibetan word for snowy mountain and that is the name of the Sherpa Adventure Gear soft-shell jacket we are reviewing. Softshell jackets are ideal for backcountry ski touring as they are wind and water-repellent and highly breathable. The Sherpa Adventure Gear Khangri soft shell jacket utilizes zonal contraction to increase breathability by incorporating a second more breathable fabric under the arms, at the sides and on the hood. These side stretch side panels provide extra give for a broader range of motion while ski touring. To keep things warm and comfy a soft, polyester fleece lining is bonded to the shell membrane. This soft shell excels on the up-track and windy ridge and when things get too cold when you stop moving it becomes and great insulating layer under a hard shell.
Sherpas are one of the original mountain people of Nepal. The word Sherpa means "People from the east", referring to the origins of the Tibetan people who fled to Nepal. The word Sherpa is actually pronounced "Shar-wa". Most Sherpas live in the eastern region of the country known as Solu, Khumbu, and Pharak. Westerners think of them as the true workers on the worlds highest mountains, setting fixed ropes, carrying heavy loads and guiding clients to the top of some of the most dangerous mountains in the world. Sherpa Adventure Gear employ local Sherpas in their office in Kathmandu, and collaborate with Sherpa artisans (some of whom are their cousins) to create some of their product designs. Sherpa Adventure Gear also sponsors Sherpas to test their products - who better really? To top this off they also direct 50¢ from every product sold to a special fund for the underprivileged Sherpa children of Nepal.
