It starts with a partner’s, family member’s or friend’s crazy idea, “I am going to do a triathlon! Will you be my Sherpa?”

You think, "sure why not. What is a triathlon by the way?" Never asking "what is a Sherpa?" Then they announce they’re going to start with the HOLY GRAIL of triathlons! Y'all, it was about half way through the first race you realized you were duped.

I was like you, "sure why not." I would be able to go on a trip to a cool location to help a triathlete perform a feat so crazy and outrageous I had to witness it first hand. What I realized as I perused the multiple expos, yes I signed up for more than one tour of Sherpa Duty, was there were no t-shirts for me. I wanted to celebrate the occasion of doing ALL the absurd Sherpa things and “my pain and suffering” on race day. After being disappointed many times I decided to create Sherpa Shirts and the Sherpa Society.

It is a way to bring humor to this crazy sport called triathlon and to give the unsung sideline icons a fun way to celebrate. Celebrate those absurdities taking place, hauling the gear race day, spending hours on the sidelines in the heat chatting up folks we just met, traversing miles on sidewalks and streets in unknown cities and worrying about our triathletes. But most importantly being there to console the DNF and celebrating their victories.

We get it! The shear volume stinkin’ gear that needs to be laundered, the crazy training schedules and their obsessive need for Oreos. We understand the dedication and love it takes to be a Sherpa and want to acknowledge all you do by creating gear that gives you the recognition you deserve! We hope you enjoy your Sherpa Shirt gear and when you meet another member in the wild wearing theirs give them a nod to acknowledge the hard work and absurd things they do for their triathlete!