Sherpa Halka Rain Jacket - Womens

This Sherpa Adventure Gear lightweight rain jacket is tough enough for the ski hill, yet compact enough to shove in your pack while hiking, cruising campus, or biking to work. Halka means light as air in Nepali…Making it the perfect name for this featherweight, streamlined shell made from durable, 30 denier waterproof/breathable ripstop nylon. Shove it into the included stuff sack and take it along just in case you get caught in surprise rain or snow storm. Sherpa Halka Rain Jacket Details:

2.5 layer, seam-sealed and waterproof/breathable for less-than-perfect days

Adjustable wrist closures and bungee waist keep out the elements

Under-arm zip vents keep you cool while climbing or skiing

Fully adjustable hood is generously sized to fit over helmets

Tibetan script screen printed on the inside tells the jacket's story

Conceived of a humble philosophy and the exceptionally spiritual lifestyle unique to the people of Nepal. Purchasing Sherpa gear will truly benefit the families in Nepal who hand-craft it.

You see, Sherpa Adventure Gear is not your ordinary outdoor company. The products are designed, worn and endorsed by Sherpa heroes that make their living in the toughest conditions in the world. And a part of the proceeds from every sale go back to Nepal to help underprivileged Sherpa children succeed. This is the Sherpa heart in action—always helping each other climb up, and never losing sight of the destination and what's important. Just like the indomitable Sherpa, you can depend on our clothing and gear to be there for you day after day—even in the harshest conditions.

Sherpa Adventure Gear: The Journey So Far

Sherpa Adventure Gear was inspired by sheer chance in 2003. Back then, Tashi Sherpa and his family owned an import clothing business. In May of that year, while walking down the streets of Manhattan, a magazine cover caught his eye. The craggy lines of an anciently familiar face staring back belonged to none other than his Uncle Ang Gyalzen Sherpa. It was a commemoration issue for the 50th. anniversary of the first ascent of Everest. Tashi was amazed and grateful to discover that his uncle was one of the original Sherpa veterans on that celebrated expedition in 1953...read more...