The North Face Summit Series Breithorn Hoodie Multi Tester Review

By Jeff and Allison Valliere

The North Face Summit Collection Breithorn Hoodie ($430)

Avg Weight: 14.7 oz/416g

Dimension S-XXL

Description: The North Face Summit Collection are North Face’s most superior technical gear for top degree mountain use. Designed as a versatile midlayer, or outer layer, the Breithorn Hoodie is product of 800-fill Professional Down, that’s light-weight, compressible and has a powerful heat to weight ratio. Whereas gentle and minimal, it’s filled with properly thought out options that guarantee the very best degree of efficiency be it mountaineering, climbing, climbing, snowboarding or snowshoeing.

Execs: light-weight, good heat to weight ratio, consideration to element, versatile, fashion

Cons: not ideally suited for layering beneath, expensive when in comparison with opponents

Official Particulars/Options:

The Breithorn options 800 Fill Prodown, which retains its loft in moist circumstances and provides a excessive degree of heat and compressibility.

There are 3 exterior pockets, two deep hand pockets and a zippered chest pocket.

The outer ripstop nylon shell materials could be very skinny, however to date has confirmed to be sturdy. It’s coated with a Non-PFC DWR end for added water repellency.

Within the inexperienced colour, you possibly can really see the feathers by means of the shell, it’s that skinny.

The Breithorn makes use of Pertex Y Fuse that makes use of interlocking filaments for enhanced downproofing and water beading properties.

From the Pertex internet web page:

About Formed Filament Expertise:

By exactly controlling their cross-sectional kind, we are able to create filament constructions that ship distinct benefits over typical spherical filaments.

Yarn Construction:

Pertex Y Fuse filaments have a uniquely engineered Y kind, tightly interlocking to create extremely steady yarn constructions.

Y Fuse Advantages:

Whereas typical, round sectioned filaments lie loosely facet by facet, Y Fuse filaments interlock tightly in layers to create a unified yarn construction. Materials created utilizing Y Fuse yarns have tremendously enhanced downproof and water beading properties.

Y Fuse Advantages Stability:

Materials with Y Fuse expertise stay steady, with low air permeability, even over prolonged wash and put on cycles. Offering a major efficiency benefit in opposition to materials woven from yarns with conventionally formed filaments.

The stretch knit cuffs are snug and have a near wrist match to maintain out drafts.

The hood is helmet suitable, with an elastic cinch wire within the again. It’s simple to regulate and it stays securely in place, even when windy.

The interior physique cloth is made with recycled nylon and is delicate and cozy.

There may be an inside hem cinch-cord with a single level adjustment on the interior proper facet. Additionally it is simple to regulate and does an excellent job maintaining the hem from using up, notably when windy.

Additionally inside, are deep drop pockets on both facet.

The jacket stuffs simply into one of many hand pockets, doubling as a stuff sack and making environment friendly use of house in your pack and might turn out to be a tenting or journey pillow.

Dimension/Match:

Jeff: Match is described as “slim” and I might agree. I’m reviewing a measurement medium, my regular measurement and whereas the match is nice in relation to size and measurement total, there may be not a lot leeway for layering beneath. For me, ideally suited match is achieved with only a lengthy sleeve base layer, but when wanted, I can match a slim becoming, reasonable to gentle weight delicate shell or fleece beneath. The Breithorn has raglan sleeves and underarm gussets for full arms up mobility with out the jacket using up.

Allison: I’m reviewing a girls’s small, which can be my typical measurement and as Jeff talked about, slim match is an correct description. Even with only a lengthy sleeve base layer, I discover that the jacket matches properly, however I’m usually including a down jacket over an present fleece or delicate shell, which I can simply barely do right here. Once I say I’m a measurement small more often than not, I border on additional small and if I have been to do it over once more, I possible would have gone with a measurement medium to permit for simply that little bit of additional room to layer. Facet by facet, the ladies’s model appears to be much more tapered and slim than the boys’s model. That stated, it’s a flattering match and I simply love this “midnight petrol” colorway (additionally accessible in gentle blue, black and orange).

Efficiency/Conclusions:

Jeff: I’m actually impressed with The North Face Summit sequence line, because the merchandise are top quality, goal pushed and technically superior, providing excessive degree efficiency.

The Breithorn after all checks all of these packing containers and has been a go to layering piece for me, be it climbing, mountaineering, snowshoeing, backcountry snowboarding, a belay jacket, or simply fashionable round city day after day put on.

Whereas not meant for top output actions, I’ve used it for climbing, xc snowboarding and snowshoeing in temperatures down into the only digits, with only a lengthy sleeve merino base layer beneath and am loads heat.

There are lighter jackets on the market that stuff down much more compactly than the Breithorn, so it slots into the mid vary so far as packability is anxious and in the course of the load vary for comparable jackets, nevertheless it actually does strike an excellent stability of versatility, heat to weight ratio, high quality, sturdiness and throughout performance. I might extremely advocate the Breithorn as a key layering piece for a variety of winter actions in chilly temps.

Allison: I agree with Jeff, the Breithorn is extremely technical and designed with goal, ideally suited for winter chilly actions and notably mountain associated adventures reminiscent of backcountry/xc snowboarding, snowshoeing, climbing, mountaineering, or simply as a classy day after day jacket. I discover it to be snug with a base layer in temperatures from as excessive as 40 (if not pushing onerous) to down within the single digits. Any colder than that, I’ll need to layer below it (troublesome as a result of very slim match), or put a shell over it.

High quality is great and I’m discovering sturdiness to be good to date. Whereas it isn’t meant to be waterproof, I’m impressed at how properly it repels heavy snow even with out getting soaked. This can be a very fashionable and good trying jacket and past taking together with me on mountain adventures, I really like carrying it day after day and I get a lot of compliments. A technical piece that I might extremely advocate!

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Tester Profiles

Allison Valliere is a fifth technology Coloradan who’s passionate concerning the outdoor and has been climbing, backpacking, snowboarding, snowshoeing and operating within the mountains since she was younger. She has accomplished all however 5 of the Colorado 14ers (a dozen or so in winter), has many lots of of yr spherical ascents of 14ers, 13ers and different peaks in Colorado and the West. Allison has additionally traveled the world and trekked to over 18,000 toes within the Himalayas, to excessive altitudes in Ecuador and has labored for the Nationwide Park Service mapping vegetation within the Sierra Nevada mountains of California . Her nearly each day routine entails runs/energy hikes within the foothills above Boulder, or 4-5 mile flatter runs at 8-10 minute mile tempo if schedule necessitates. However what actually retains her on her toes is working as a nurse and caring for her 12 yr previous twin daughters who’re additionally rising to share her love for the outside.

Jeff Valliere likes to run and discover the mountains of Colorado, the steeper and extra technical the higher. He has summited the entire 14ers within the state, many 13ers and different peaks in Colorado and past, plus, he has summited his native Inexperienced Mountain over 2,100 occasions previously 20 years. He will be discovered on mountain trails each day, irrespective of the climate, season, circumstances or whether or not there may be daylight or not. On the facet he likes to ski (all kinds) bike and hike, usually together with his household, as he introduces his twin daughters to the outside. Jeff was born and raised in New Hampshire, however has known as Colorado residence for over 25 years. He’s 5’9” and 145 lbs.

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