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The North Face Ama Dablam Stretch Infusion Jacket - Mens
The North Face Mens Ama Dablam Stretch Infusion Jacket offers incredible mobility and performance through its complete stretch fabric engineering. The North Face Men’s Ama Dablam Stretch Infusion Jacket offers incredible mobility and performance through its complete stretch fabric engineering. Massive 3-layer 4.3 Gore-Tex XCR, a huge step above the Gore-Tex of old, is lighter, softer, and more breathable. The thick fabric ensures years of use out of the Ama Dablam in mountains from the Tetons to the Andes. D-rings on the sleeves keep you from the potential disaster of losing gloves on exposed routes, and a fleecy chinguard makes zipper chafing a thing of the past. A more affordable cousin to the Fountainhead Stretch Infusion, the Ama Dablam has water-resistant zippers to keep snow and moisture at bay, while core vent pockets allow you to stay cool during extended efforts. A security zippered pocket inside the core vent pocket keeps your valuables safe, and an interior stretch water bottle pocket keeps hydration within easy reach.
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AMA DABLAM!!!!
This is the sickest jacket ever - it has it all going for it. Lightweight but full featured, just enough stretch - the Gore XCR Stretch is an amazing fabric - big front pockets vent well and allow you to store items and still vent - a unique zipper closes the mesh pockets/vents but keeps the opening, well, open! They easily hold skins or goggles or whatever. The hood works well with no blind spots, even over a helmet. This jacket will fully meet the demands of anyone whether they're at the resorts, in the backcountry, or doing the most technical mountaineering routes on earth.
Long Name, Great Jacket
This is one of the best mountaineering/touring jacket out there. It's also light enough to use year round. The Gore-Tex is super soft and not noisy and stretches to assist in your goal. The new Infusion areas will help with durability in high use areas. This jacket has the longest name going but it is worthy of it.
Very Waterproof
Used this jacket while rafting the upper gauley river in WV. Kept me dry while allowing plenty of movement for paddling. Can't wait to use it this winter on the slopes.
The Jacket
I would like to thank, W.L.Gore for the water repelling fabric, Stretchable Gore-tex. It seems repellancy is always attribute to the clothing manufacturer. Compared to a Mountain Guide jacket. I missed all the handy pockets. Pockets on the forearms and the
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