![]() It kept me warm without overheating-rarely even breaking a sweat-wearing it over one base layer while hiking with a full pack, uphill and downhill, on cool, generally calm mornings and some windy afternoons during a weeklong, nearly 70-mile September backpacking trip in Glacier National Park, and hiking in chilly, very strong wind on three-day hikes on both the Skyline Trail in Jasper National Park and the Nigel, Cataract, and Cline Passes Route in the White Goat Wilderness of the Canadian Rockies in the first week of August. Click here to learn how I can help you plan your next trip. Click here for my e-guides to classic backpacking trips. Join The Big Outside to get full access to all of my blog’s stories. Click here to sign up for my FREE email newsletter. Hi, I’m Michael Lanza, creator of The Big Outside. Patagonia’s R1 Air Full-Zip Hoody could play that role for almost any outdoor user, from hard-core backpackers, climbers, and backcountry skiers to the average dayhiker and fitness walker, as I found wearing it on backpacking trips in Glacier National Park and the Canadian Rockies, not to mention countless days around town and at home.Īt 12.5 ounces/354 grams (men’s medium), this midweight fleece is designed for wearing as an outer or middle layer in a huge range of cool to cold temperatures, including activities and seasons as diverse as hiking or climbing in virtually any mountains in any month of the year, southern climes from fall through spring, or for any winter activity-skiing, hiking, running, walking, you pick. Find a highly breathable midweight jacket that’s soft and fits like it was custom made for your torso and you have a winner. Diet and sport? The best words I have read.Sizes: men’s XS-XXL, women’s XXS-XL, kids XS-XXLĪs I’ve repeatedly written at this blog, virtually no piece of outdoor apparel offers more versatility than a highly breathable, midweight insulation layer arguably, the only “layer” you will wear more is your skin.Petzl Reverso III and the Black Diamond ATC-Guide.They will be available in store this fall. I use this one as a base layer with the option of layering other hoodies over it. Sherpa Adventure Gear's luxurious merino wool. I think it insulates better in the cold where you aren't so worried about moisure transportation and it doesn't instantly reek of BO. My first 1st base layer in cold weather? Wool! Two reasons. You might find one that suits your own needs.Ī quick look at the hoodies I own and where I use them. There are literally dozens of hoodies available now suitable for outdoor use and serious climbing. More here as to why you want to be able to add head and neck protection quickly: And generally a hoody I would chose for each. I wear and change my hoodies like I do foot wear for climbing. Try that with a hat while climbing a hard pitch!" But I pull on or off any one the layers of hoods over my helmet at belays or while climbing. The head band will also add to your warmth if pulled down to your neckline and nothing to drop. Headbands under the helmet regulate heat better with helmet and layers of hoods than a hat will. The “R” series Patagonia hoody or the really simple Nike hoody (which I like even better for cold weather) works well. Add hoods that will go under and over your a helmet. "You might want to think about putting some wool next to your body and a light synthetic layer/s over it. Quickly Copied by MEC half price? Certainly -) May be? Patagonia is certainly offering some wild color choices in the R1 today. The lwt climbing hoody? Patagonia made them popular and then dropped them from production.
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