You probably haven't been able to escape the fact that earlier this year Jessica Biel (?) and a group of other celebrities (??) climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for clean water. They called their climb
Summit on the Summit. A documentary of the climb will air on MTV on March 14th.
My wise friend Diane suggested that I check out the clothing that these hikers wore on their trip. Certainly they would be outfitted in the state of the art. It turns out that Eddie Bauer was a sponsor of the climb so much of the clothing was from that company. But it's a good company. It has a line of clothing called
First Ascent. Here's what they wore and the category of each piece. I think I now understand the difference between "hardshell" and "softshell".
Outerwear Down Cold & Dry: Downlight Sweater Jacket
Outerwear Down Ultimate Cold Weather: Peak XV Down Jacket
Outerwear Hardshell: Frontpoint Jacket
Outerwear Softshell: Mountain Guide Jacket
Insulation Ultralight All-Activity: Bat Hang Hoodie
Outerwear Ultralight Rain & Wind: BC-100
Hardshell Pants: Rainier StormShell Pant
Trekking Backpack: Little Tahoma
At least this is a place to start. I ordered the backpack so that I can start practicing on day hikes this spring and summer.
