What's a poor climber supposed to do when he or she needs a
sub-400 gramme technical climbing shell jacket? The answer might just
be Lowe Alpine's new fully-specced Peak Jacket, a genuine
380-gramme alpine-specific shell.
We had a quick look at the Peak last week and it really does
appear to be both a very nice jacket and excellent value for money.
It's made from Lowe Alpine's own-brand Triplepoint 2.5-layer fabric
and includes all the technical features from the company's high spec'
mountain shells.
That means a full, helmet-compatible Swivel Sight hood, Watershed
seamless shoulders, two-way front zipper with double storm flap,
adjustable cuffs and hems, Lowe's effective neck-opening adjustment
system, twin, harness-friendly Napoleon pockets and even the
company's easy to use, rear of upper arm vents. It even looks
good...
Ad the weight is genuine, a real 380 grammes measured for a
medium, which can't be bad. At £120 we think it's a bit of a
bargain and the ideal complement to a technical alpine soft shell -
wear the softshell 90 per-cent of the time then throw on your
lightweight waterproof when things really go ballistic.
The Peak Jacket is out now, more details at www.lowealpine.com.
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