Lightweight Windstopper From Berghaus

The new Berghaus spring/summer 2010 range is appearing about now and there's some neat new clothing and equipment including a a new lightweight Gore Windstopper jacket called the Windstopper Sella.


The jacket uses a lightweight version of Gore Windstopper called Windstopper Active Shell, which means the totally windproof and highly water-resistant jacket weighs just 404 grammes. The fabric itself is effectively waterproof and has a water repellent treatment, so although it will eventually leak at the untaped seams, it should cope fine with lighter showers and snow.

We've been banging on for ages about how Windstopper jackets need decent venting to make them useable in typically humid UK conditions, so it's great to see that the Sella has pit-zips for added ventilation when working hard.

Other features include a full front zip with inner baffle and chin guard, two zipped side pockets and a smaller zipped chest pocket. Cuffs are lycra bound and the hem is adjustable.

The Sella is part of the Berghaus Mountain range of clothing, which is intended for all-round, no-nonsense mountain use, but isn't quite as extreme as the, erm, Extrem range. The whole spring/summer 2010 Berghaus range is on the web site now at www.berghaus.com