The Climb Pro GTX (€390) is Lowe Alpine’s newest top-end technical jacket designed for climbing and mountaineering. It weighs in at just 514 grammes, so it’s certainly light but it also combines this low weight with good mobility, decent protection and durability, and packs away well.
Its lightness is down to being made from Gore-Tex’s new Pro Shell fabric which uses a woven rather than a knitted inner backer. This also means it has soft, silky feel so it slides more easily over other clothing and giving it better flexibility – something you’ll be glad of when you reach up for a high handhold.
Other features include two chest pockets, easily accessible upper arm vents, a fabulous helmet-compatible swivel hood with multiple neck Velcro fastenings to ease adjustment, micro-taped seams and water resistant zippers all over. The cut is slick and flattering so it looks good too. Lowe Alpine products are available from River Deep Mountain High, Limerick and Galway; Spórt Corrán Tuathail, Killarney; Great Outdoors, Dublin and Cotswold Outdoors, Belfast.
