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.
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That trek inspired me to buy some of this gear too! I absolutely love it. Be sure to check out the base layer....it's heavenly! :)
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