made well. made fairly. created in nepal.

Among all the well-known names in the outdoor industry from industrialized nations such as the USA and Germany, there is a company from Kathmandu.

Designed in Nepal, Made in Nepal.

Kaemp 8848 is the outdoor company from Kathmandu. KAEMP 8848 has been a household name among mountain guides and athletes in Nepal for years and is known for quality. Anyone who sees climbing guides in Nepal will find it difficult to miss the KAEMP 8848 logo on jackets and trousers.

Like the Gallic village from Asterix and Obelix, Prabin Thapa, the founder of the company, is fighting back against the 'big players' in the outdoor industry.

Almost all mountain sports companies come from the USA or Europe, have their products manufactured cheaply in low-wage countries and make profits in the industrialized nations. The countries of production largely come away empty-handed.

A lot has already happened in the outdoor industry - the working conditions under which seamstresses in Vietnam, Thailand and China sew jackets and trousers have fortunately improved due to public pressure. Nevertheless, the dynamic remains the same. Companies from economically strong countries have their products manufactured and profit massively from low wages.

The founder of KAEMP 8848 says in a meeting at the production facility in Kathmandu: " If you take care of your workers, the workers will take care of you". When the country went into lockdown in 2020 during the Corona pandemic, Prabin Thapa continued to pay his workforce of almost 100 people for months. What is taken for granted in countries with strong labor laws and meant home offices and Zoom meetings in Germany was a threat to the existence of many seamstresses in India, Bangladesh and Vietnam.

It is one of the many examples that make it clear what KAEMP 8848 is all about. Because the company is based and comes from Nepal, the workers who work with the jackets every day have a stake and job security. From the designs to the last zipper, every detail is tested and improved in the Himalayas. We see this stake as real fairness.