Brooks-Range Cirro Hoody Review
To be honest, and I hate to say it, but I have never thought of Brooks-Range as a technical clothing company. So when I received a press release for the Cirro Primaloft line of jackets I was very interested to see how they performed. Having already tested a handful of other Brooks-Range products I was confident that it would be a quality jacket, but still a bit hesitant as it wasn't something I expected from what I always saw as a hard goods company (shovels, probes, and other tools).
The Cirro's maiden trip was into the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho for a short day of back country skiing. On our first accent I was worried that it was too thin and wouldn't handle the wind, so I put my shell over it to block the wind. Let's just say as an under layer it works almost too well, so off came the shell and I continued on to the top. The only time I needed to put my shell back on was at the top were the wind was the worse and I was standing still. It kept me warm while still providing great breath ability keeping me dry, while the outer fabric handled the wind.
Onw thing to point out is that my biggest worry was the outer fabric. It is very thin and light. I was worried that it would not hold up well to any wear. Well after a day of bush whacking after a group of boy scouts, through dense, dry, and thorny trees, I was yet again amazed to see that it held up just fine with not a single snag or rip.
The only thing I would adjust is to give it a bit more athletic fit. It was a bit baggier around my waist than I like, but it is hard to count that as a fault as I am a fairly skinny guy. My climbing friends that tried it on all felt that the arms were short. For me though I liked it just a bit short as then it didn't bunch up around my gloves when my shell was over it.
All in all I have to say that this is a good jacket. Adding in it's price ($189) and weight (12.4oz.) it becomes a great jacket that I would recommend to anyone. It also comes in a standard jacket (no hood), and pullover version as well.
Here is a short list of specs and features.
- Insulation: Primaloft One®, 60g/m2
- Shell Fabric: 15 denier Pertex™
- Weight (size - M): 12.4 oz. (343 g)
- Highly Breathable
- Stuffs into the chest pocket
Pain McShlonkey Classic 2011
Ager Stefan Drop
Some first descents are just not worth repeating. 
Take a look at the line Ager Stefan go to try out. Really glad to hear that he fine, but I have to say I think he owes his buddy a few 6 packs.
WildWater Premier 3-12
If you happen to be around the Boise area on March 12, 2011. Make sure and come to the premier of Wildwater.
WildWater North Fork Payette Teaser from Anson Fogel on Vimeo.
1.5m vetical feet
As many of you already know, thing have been pretty slow on the site lately. Lets just say sometime work gets in the way. Well with a potentially evil ski season coming up in which I am not going to get to ski, I am glad to see that Greg Hill is making up for everyone. This inlcudes people like me that wish we could ski, people that will get injured this season, last season, and for the next 4 seasons. It also includes people that don't even know what skiing is but should.
For anyone that doesn't know what Greg is doing, he is in the process of logging 2 million vertical in a year. What is more impressive is that from what I understand he is right on track. The video is about the gear that he uses, a topic that hit close to home for me. Well right now it hits more of a nerve than anything and it is gear I wish I was using and not selling off, but that is beside the point.
Rocky puts it best in saying,
"I can’t help but think he gets a free piece of gear every time he mentions a brand name. I hope so; that’s a lot of vert for one person."
For more information about Greg Hill check out the Greg Hill 2 Mill site.
story via: The Goat
The Way I See It
Matchstick productions just let loose the trailer for their upcoming feature "The Way I See It". I am always amazed how Matchstick constantly improves the quality of their films and athletes.
via: The Goat
Shoes 4 Life
SoccerPro.com is doing a great promo called Shoes 4 Life. As most of you know I am not the best at explaining things so I will let them explain it below. In all honesty this is a great program. They have really went out of there way to make it as simple as possible to donate. Oh and the fact that you might win new cleats every year for the next four years is pretty nice as well.
Follow Me Premeir – Tonight
If you happen to be in the Boise area this afternoon I would highly suggest you come down to the Northgate Reel Theatre at 7pm. Follow Me from Anthill Films looks sick. Check out the trailer below.