GORE-TEX Pro Week: Lhotse and Women's Manaslu Jacket's

The Lhotse and Women's Manaslu Jackets represent the pinnacle of waterproof protection for the most serious mountain all-rounders. Combining new generation GORE-TEX® Pro with our STORM Construction techniques, they take Mountain Equipment’s hardshell engineering to the next level. With up to 28% greater breathability and even better durability new GORE-TEX® Pro is built specifically for the most demanding applications. When combined with our 40D face fabric and even tougher 80D fabric reinforcements it becomes an exceptional choice for severe four-season mountain use.



A new and painstakingly engineered Alpine Cut offers exceptional fit and mobility which will be equally appreciated by mountaineers and hill walkers alike. Our renowned Mountain HC Hood swallows a climbing helmet but cinches down to offer equally perfect vision and mobility on remote treks through driving rain. The wired and laminated peak ensures performance in the face of violent gusts where less structured models can leave you unable to operate effectively.

Dave Rudkin - Pyb Instructor, GORE-TEX Pro product test, Chamonix 2013

photo: Lukasz Warzecha/www.lwimages.co.uk  

Consisting of two large chest pockets and a cavernous Napoleon pocket our Stratum Storage System ensures that the essentials remain accessible when wearing a rucksack or climbing harness. A new YKK® Aquaguard® moulded front zip is easy to use in difficult conditions and keeps working smoothly even as your jacket rimes up in inhospitable icy gullies. Laminated and bonded pit zips provide extra ventilation for heavily laden
walk-ins through driving snow and incessant drizzle.



Simple but highly protective shells that do it all, the Lhotse and Manaslu Jackets are equally at home on steep technical ground and in rain lashed valleys. Combining full specification design with features and fabrics guaranteed to perform in the worst weather they are the obvious choice for those who demand performance and simplicity.

For more information head to our website here 

Available exclusively from:

Cotswold Outdoor stores nationwide and online. 

More information at http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/Goretex-pro  

GORE-TEX Pro Week: Tupilak Pant & Women's Valdez Salopette

New: Tupilak Pant:

Based on our proven Changabang pant, these full spec mountaineering pants give total protection and mobility in the worst conditions imaginable. Reinforced in key areas to protect against abrasion in ice choked chimneys and cuts from racked screws.

Nick Bullock, GORE-TEX Pro product test, 

Chamonix 2013 photo: Lukasz Warzecha 

Check out more about the Tupilak Pant at the product page here


New: Women's Valdez Salopette:

When the lines between steep skiing and mountaineering begin to blur. Built without compromise to complement any of our GORE-TEX® Pro range when you’re seeking out remote climbs and the biggest descents.

Friend of the Brand Jess Whiskin, Whitedot Ski test,

Chamonix photo: Mark Perkins   

Check out more about the Women's Valdez Salopette at the product page here

Available now exclusively from:

Cotswold Outdoor stores nationwide and online. 

More information at http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/Goretex-pro  

GORE-TEX Pro Week: New Women's Cloud Peak Jacket

The Cloud Peak is based on our new Women’s Mountain fit and is the ideal choice for remote mountaineering and big ski days alike. Layering perfectly over heavier insulating layers it seals out everything the next big low pressure system can throw at you.




Using NEW generation GORE-TEX® Pro to provide the foundation for a jacket that not only seal out the worst storms but work with you on hard routes anywhere in the world. New GORE-TEX® Pro fabric offers better durability than ever before and up to 28% greater breathability. Combined with a 40D face fabric and ultra-tough yet mobile 80D reinforcements you have the current state-of-the-art in extreme protection.

Features & Benefits:

• 3-layer GORE-TEX® Pro 40D fabric
• 3-layer GORE-TEX® Pro 80D fabric reinforcements
• Mountain HC Hood is fully adjustable
• New Women’s Mountain fit with articulated and pre-shaped sleeves
• Storm Construction techniques used throughout
• Stratum Storage; 4 large pockets with YKK® moulded Aquaguard® zips and inner bonded edge guard
• 2-way YKK® moulded Aquaguard® centre front zip behind storm flap
• 2-way YKK® WR underarm pit zips with laminated and bonded entry
• Zip-out internal snow skirt
• Adjustable laminated cuffs and dual tether hem drawcords

For further information head over to the Cloud Peak product page here 

Available now exclusively from:

Cotswold Outdoor stores nationwide and online. 

More information at http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/Goretex-pro  

GORE-TEX Pro Week: NEW Changabang Jacket

When Pete Boardman and Joe Tasker made their ground breaking ascent of Changabang’s West Face in 1974 they used Mountain Equipment gear, just as Brendan Murphy and Andy Cave did when they set out to climb it’s North Face in 1997. Still regarded as one of the great Himalayan climbs, their route took 18 days and required gear that could cope with Super Alpine style climbing at altitude and often in bad weather. Andy took a prototype of what was to become the Changabang Jacket and his feedback helped to shape what is now a classic high mountain shell.

The latest Changabang retains much of Andy’s original input along with a host of New features that make this a superb all-round shell for the hardest routes and biggest descents year round.

Offering unflinching protection in the face of savage conditions, the Changabang makes full use of our Mountain fit and unrivalled Storm Construction techniques. The hardest climbing and the most serious skiing are all in a day’s work for this, the definitive fully featured hardshell.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS:

• 3-layer GORE-TEX® Pro 40D fabric
• 3-layer GORE-TEX® Pro 80D fabric reinforcements
• Mountain HC Hood is fully adjustable
• Mountain fit with articulated and pre-shaped sleeves
• Storm Construction techniques used throughout
• 2-way YKK® moulded Aquaguard® centre front zip
• Stratum Storage; 4 large pockets with YKK® moulded Aquaguard® zips and inner bonded edge guard
• 2-way YKK® WR underarm pit zips with laminated and bonded entry
• Zip-out internal snow skirtAdjustable laminated cuffs and dual tether hem drawcords

For further information head over to the Changabang product page here 

Available now exclusively from:

Cotswold Outdoor stores nationwide and online. 

More information at http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/Goretex-pro  

GORE-TEX Pro Week: NEW Tupilak Jacket

Completely updated, the Tupilak remains a serious, stripped back shell that shines on the most difficult modern lines. The combination of GORE-TEX® Pro, a new Alpine fit and our proven Super Alpine Hood make this one of the finest climbing jackets available. 

Using NEW generation GORE-TEX® Pro to provide the foundation for a jacket that not only seal out the worst storms but work with you on hard routes anywhere in the world. New GORE-TEX® Pro fabric offers better durability than ever before and up to 28% greater breathability. Combined with a 40D face fabric and ultra-tough yet mobile 80D reinforcements you have the current state-of-the-art in extreme protection.

STORM construction techniques work with these cutting edge fabrics to ensure that you stay dry when confronted by the worst weather imaginable. Trim yet with complete mobility, our completely new Alpine Cut was custom made for climbers and mountaineers who demand a totally unrestrictive shell tailor made for the most difficult modern climbing.

Built with the assumption that you will have to keep climbing through serious conditions the Tupilak thrives on everything from the legendary savagery of Scottish winter test pieces to the intimidation of the last great Himalayan problems.

Our Super Alpine Hood is perhaps the best available today, designed specifically to accommodate modern helmet designs with no loss of vision or protection. Easily adjusted in difficult conditions and with internal silicone grip strips it will move perfectly with your head, with or without a helmet. At last your hood can stay up without impeding even the hardest and most marginal leads in the mountains. Two large Napoleon pockets store the essentials with food and navigation equipment always at hand either on a hanging belay or whilst battling down to the valley through a white out.

For further information head over to the Tupilak product page here

Available now exclusively from:

Cotswold Outdoor stores nationwide and online. 

More information at http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/Goretex-pro