to perform when working hard in torrential downpours and humid warm air is always going to be a big ask but the Vapour Storm makes a decent fist of it.Having attended the Gore-Tex Active Shell launch, the claims of it being the most breathable fully

A bit of an update on the Berghaus Vapour Storm Jacket and its extraordinary ability to ward off rain... The jacket, if you've not come across it, is a full-on, wilderness, trail-running waterproof developed with the guys who organised the epic

Clock the happy faces on the Berghaus stand at this year's OutDoor trade show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, as the guys celebrate winning an innovation award for the new for 2013 Vapour Storm Jacket.Sometimes dubbed 'the Oscars of the outdoor

their complimentary Berghaus Vapour Storm jackets. A new design that's just won design awards at the Friedrichshafen OutDoor show for the clever venting they’ve incorporated.I’ve been using GORE-TEX® Active Shell in many forms since its first development and as a

What a great week to get back into training. It finally felt like summer had arrived with a string of decent days. I didn’t plan to go over board with things, the rough plan to add 30mins each time I went out which would lead to a longer run by the end of the week. We also had tw...

Matt Davis is taking on the legendary Dragon's Back Race at the beginning of September and with just two weeks to go, it's down to the nitty gritty of logistics...Getting CloseYou know its getting close when the final details arrive as they did last week. The biggest dilemma I al...

Bike Jacket - bike-specific waterproof GTX Active Shell (spring 2013)Smartwool 'Thing' - shelled merino top (not sure when, but it's good)Berghaus Vapour Storm - mountain running GTX Active Shell with vents (out now, sort of)

The Berghaus stand at OutDoor last week was fronted by an eye-catching animated dummy clad in the award-winning Vapour Storm waterproof jacket, but there's a whole Vapour Light collection of lightweight trail-running kit along with a bunch of other

, highlights include a whole new range of lightweight, fast-moving kit under the Vapour Light banner. One item that may be familiar is the lightweight, Vapour Storm Jacket made from Gore-Tex Active Shell fabric and used by competitors in the multi-day Dragon

Lots of new stuff from Rab this spring 2012 including some neat new lightweight waterproofs made from Pertex Shield fabric, a very neat non-membrane soft shell jacket and, probably our favourite of the lot, the new VapourRise Lite Alpine Jacket