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‘Angel-wing’ movement allows you full range of movement without the jacket riding up. DriClime lined collar and chin guard wicks moisture away from your face. Ideal for hiking, mountaineering, adventure racing.
We were honoured to be the first magazine to test the Strato - thanks Marmot! A good fit – slim enough for the Spring/Summer season but roomy enough to fit a layer or two underneath – the angel-wing movement stood up to its promise, allowing me to move around comfortably. However,...
The Marmot Alpha 25 is a nice backpack option for those looking for a backpack they can take for a hike, snowshoes, or head into the backcountry skiing and snowboarding. We used this pack on various hikes, from a 5 mile quick hike to 20 mile day hikes to hiking Colorado’s 14′ers. With a 25L/1550 cu inches capacity, we could load pretty much all our gear and then some. We found that it was hard to pack the bag out to its capacity, but it was nice to have the room for stashing unexpected gear...
The Marmot Leadville Jacket is a great lightweight softshell that can be used for a number of different activities. The jacket has Windstopper softshell fabric with side panels that stretch as you move. We tested out the Leadville Jacket on cold rainy and windy hikes. The softshell material is water resistant and while caught in the rain for 30 minutes, we kept dry. We caution you that this is not waterproof though, so it will soak through in long downpours. We found the jacket to be...
The DriClime® Catalyst Windshirt won its’ third Backpacker’s Editor’s Choice Award in 2008. This time, the DriClime Catalyst Windshirt won the “Green Award” due to its’ incorporation of recycled materials into the jacket; UpCycle fabric is made from recycled plastic and makes up 100% of the Catalyst lining, while recycled polyester makes up the outer shell. The DriClime Catalyst Windshirt is not only an excellent example of “going green”, but continues to provide outstanding performance that...
The Marmot Tempo Jacket utilizes Marmot’s M3 Softshell technology to produce a highly breathable, stretchy, water-resistant, and a lightweight barrier to the elements. The M3 softshell technology is Marmot’s lightest and most breathable softshell, making the Tempo jacket perfect for high intensity exercises, such as running. The Tempo jacket weighs a mere 15 ounces and has an excellent fit; long enough arms to keep your wrists covered, Marmot’s patented Angel-Wing Movement, which allow for full...
The Aegis rain jacket and the Strato use an innovative membrane (MemBrain Strata) to create a fully waterproof fabric that still lets you breathe. It also has a lined collar that is 100 percent seam-taped, as well as hand-warmer pockets and an adjustable hood. You’ll be singing in the rain. – Elsa Burette and Jean-Sébastien Massicotte
Marmot’s Ultralight sleeping bags are heavyweights when it comes to quality. You’ve got it all with non-tear nylon, 850-plus down, and a breathable, waterproof shell. You’ll sleep like a baby! – Louis St-Jean
One of the lightest 40-degree sleeping bags you can buy, the Atom is the cousin to the 30-degree Helium we reviewed in the March issue. Marmot touts the Atom as a 16-ounce bag, though our sample weighed in at 18.5 ounces – still a 5-ounce savings over the Helium. Like the Helium, the Atom keeps its weight down by using ultra-high-loft 850-fill down, a Pertex Quantum Ripstop shell, and a half-length zipper (this same architecture is also used by a few smaller manufacturers to produce bags of...
The jacket-style nautilus hood is snug and the neck and zip baffles are thick. The whole thing feels soft, lofts beautifully and features include a heat packet pocket at the toes, a stash pocket and hang hooks. It’s easy to navigate in the dark with easy access draw-cords and snag-free zippers. Could get smaller with a compressor sack but it’s a big bag for cold trips.
The zonal construction of this jacket includes a super breathable armpit bit and extra durable sections on the shoulders, tops of arms and hips. It has a detachable stowaway hood with toggle adjustment and peak. The hem has a drawstring, inside the collar is snuggly and there are huge hand pockets, a chest pocket and a secret one on the inside.
This one’s a bit different. Pitches inner first with a kind of pole spine. An excellent warm weather tent, with the inner being almost entirely mesh, great as an inner only tent for keeping the bugs out on a hot night. The porch is roomy enough for two big sacks, and there are storage pockets inside. It pitches fairly easily, though not entirely intuitively, but stands without guying. A generous two man this and a good choice as back up for when huts might be full.
In a line: Roomy warm...
Marmot’s ladies gear is reliably good looking and this is no exception. In addition, the build quality, cut and performance of this 650 fill jacket is superb. All the features are there, including hem drawcord, adjustable semi-elasticated cuffs, fleece lined collar, zip baffle, zipped inner water bottle pocket, that doubles as stuff sack and two warm lined side handwarmer pockets. It’s light and packable and we love the cut, fit and colour choices. In a line: No reason not to buy it.
Super cool two-tone looks and styling, in fact we’re taking this one on the slopes ourselves. That said, this is a good all round jacket, suitable for all outdoor activities. With adjustable cuffs and hood, hem drawcord, waterproof zips, pit zips for ventilation, storm flap behind zip, a big chest pocket and two side pockets. Water resistant, windproof, breathable with a brushed fleece inner, just perfect for those squally winter days. In a line: Everything comes together just right.
A generous 35 and we get the feeling this was actually designed by someone who has climbed the Eiger rather than just seen a picture of it. Every detail has been thought through, even down to stowaway pouches for gear loops (including two ice axe) and attachment points when not in use. Zipped pockets, a floating extendable lid, with single lid closure, zipped mesh hip belt pockets and an excellent back system that moulds to the shape of your back. In a line: Biggest and best 35 litre pack...
You’d be forgiven for thinking this was actually a windproof shell, rather than a fully waterproof protective layer, it packs so small and is so light. However, Marmot’s Crystalline, which weighs in at just 170g offers enough features to convince. You get a decent sized hood with soft peak, two zipped side pockets, Velcro adjustable cuffs, a hem drawcord and a front storm flap, all in a pint-sized package. The fit and cut are athletic. In a line: Spot on for trek and travel.
The Ion is a classic, well made wind resistant jacket, aimed at outdoor enthusiasts of every type. The fabric is light enough to pack small and weigh little in pack, but robust enough to provide a higher level of protection than many on test, and stand up to a bit of on trail abuse. We’d have liked a hem drawcord to go with the rollaway adjustable hood, elasticated cuffs and single zipped chest/stow pocket. In a line: Low key, sturdy and protective.
It was a cold and (thankfully) dry season in the Swiss Alps—and while it was summer down in the valleys, it still felt very much like winter in the high mountains, where two guides and I led six climbers up the 13,425-foot Pollux, one of the fabled twins of the Alps near Zermatt, Switzerland.
Marmot's Kingpin Jacket was one of my staple pieces on the trip. The Kingpin's Polartec Wind Bloc membrane kept me warm and dry on summit days, and it easily dealt with the varying weather conditions found...
These have quickly become my go-to travel pants. The loose fit, and 56/44 mixture of Cocona poly and nylon keeps things cool (and also successfully disguises the zipper that converts ‘em from pants to shorts, a nice feature given convertible pants can label you a tourist faster than a baseball cap), and they dry in a heartbeat. The two hip mesh pockets could be a touch deeper, but the zip pocket on the right thigh is perfect for stashing a point-and-click, and the belt loops keep things more...
A bit heavier than similarly sized packs, the La Meije was designed for fast transitions from skin to climb to ski. As the name relates (La Meije was the last 4,000-meter peak climbed in the Alps due to its technical difficulty) there is significant emphasis placed on housing all things tech. Rope and crampons fit on the pack’s top, secured by reinforced compression straps. An opening into an interior sleeve houses a mountain axe and allows for quick-draw access. Skins stow conveniently in...
Synthetic Primaloft Sport insulates well even when soaking wet, and keeps the toasty warm Baffin in the featherweight class. Exterior hand and napolean pockets are handy, and the high sheen finish repels moderate precipitation.
Elegant and orange, Marmot’s Alpinist is a great choice for burgeoning alpine climbers or swarthy mountaineers. Single-walled, seam-sealed, and weatherproof, the Alpinist is light (under five pounds), durable, and – with three Dac poles – easily set up in just a couple minutes, even in nasty weather. An attached vestibule is spacious, and a teardrop window lets you check conditions from your sleeping bag. The Alpinist also has two vents below the ceiling that offer adequate cross ventilation...
Elegant and orange, Marmot’s Alpinist is a great choice for burgeoning alpine climbers or swarthy mountaineers. Single-walled, seam-sealed, and weatherproof, the Alpinist is light (under five pounds), durable, and – with three Dac poles – easily set up in just a couple minutes, even in nasty weather. An attached vestibule is spacious, and a teardrop window lets you check conditions from your sleeping bag. The Alpinist also has two vents below the ceiling that offer adequate cross ventilation...
For Backup Protection on solo missions, and for traveling as light as possible, Marmot’s Alpinist Bivy is breathable and waterproof insurance against wind, snow, and rain. It packs up small, weighs less than a pound, and while a tent offers more comfort for sleep, this bivouac will keep the weight off your feet. This is a minimalist, form-fitting shelter – not for the claustrophobic.
Designed for Ski Mountaineers, the BC 30 features a slick, center-mounted ice-axe sleeve and a puncture-resistant crampon compartment that works equally well for stashing soggy skins. Inside the front pocket is a padded, well-organized avy tool pocket that accommodates large shovel blades. The main compartment is accessed exclusively through the back panel – a relatively unique but effective arrangement. With a wide, supportive hipbelt, the BC 30 comfortably carries skis either A-frame or...
“Wearing this Marmot crew on a sweaty hike is like using a towel to dry off when you step out of the shower,” said one tester after a hard uphill backpack in the Grand Canyon. The stellar wicking action comes from an interior waffle pattern that disperses sweat, and a superfine polyester-Cocona fabric blend.
Cocona, made with activated carbon fibers from the insides of discarded coconut shells, has innate wicking abilities that we’ve found to work better than many synthetics. Its makers...
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