Fabrizio Zangrilli reviews the Minimalist Jacket and Scree Pant

Hey, I’m Fabrizio Zangrilli, Marmot Athlete Team Member, and I’m out in Colorado doing a bit of ice and mixed climbing today. It was pretty warm this morning, and sure enough it’s snowing a lot now. We’re supposed to get another huge dump of snow, which is great for building ice climbs for the spring.

So today I want to talk about the clothes that I’m wearing for mixed climbing. I chose the Minimalist Jacket, which is a Paclite® GORE-TEX® jacket. It’s great for deep ice and mixed climbing cause it’s very, very light. Has Angel-Wing movement so my hands are above my head when I’m swinging, the jacket doesn’t rise up on me. It’s fully taped; it’s got great pit zips – so on the approach here they were open and I didn’t overheat – and the jacket breathed well. It’s very, very lightweight as well, which I love. The hood – obviously it’s snowing a lot and I need my hood up; it accommodates a helmet really well. So, it fits perfect.

I’m also wearing the Alpinist glove today, with the GORE-TEX® Xtra-fit technology. These have become my workhorses and I love them.

The other product I want to talk about is my Scree Pant. It’s a soft shell pant and is very, very dynamic, which is awesome for the kind of mixed climbing that I’m doing today. There’s no constriction in my movement, and they are very breatheable. Underneath I’m wearing a lightweight long underwear and a power stretch long underwear as well. I’m perfectly warm, these are the ideal pants for today.

Well ... no time like the present. A little bit of a slog to the bottom of the climb, but … let’s get going.