Mountain Equipment
Mountain Equipment Aiguille Men's Hooded Top
- Weight: 1/10 How much it adds to your pack.
- Warmth: 6/10 How much the fabric insulates next to your skin. Heavier fabric is warmer and slower to dry.
Rock climbing and alpine climbing: Mountain Equipment's listed uses
- Weight
- 300 g (not stated)
- Fabric weight
- 175 g/m²
- Fibre
- Synthetic
- Merino
- 0%
Where to buy
Sportsshoes £76.49 In stock. Delivery £4.99. Mountain Equipment lists £85. £4.99 standard delivery.
View at shop: SportsshoesMountain Equipment £85 In stock. Free delivery. Free UK mainland standard delivery on orders of £50 or more, £5.00 under £50 (delivery page; the banner says over £50); The UK store address mountain-equipment.co.uk redirects to this one.
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Weight
From maker's figures 1/10How much it adds to your pack. 1: A real weak point.
Mountain Equipment's page gives 300 g and does not say which size. 300 g is in the 280 g+ band, the 1 band.
Warmth
From maker's figures 6/10How much the fabric insulates next to your skin. Heavier fabric is warmer and slower to dry. 6: A bit better than average.
Mountain Equipment gives the fabric at 175 g/m². 175 g/m² is in the 150–189 g/m² band, the 3 band.
In short
Good for
- Rock climbing and alpine climbing: Mountain Equipment's listed uses
- Glacier approaches and south-facing walls: high neck and close-fitting hood for sun protection, per Mountain Equipment
- Windswept belays: double-layer cuffs with thumb loops, per Mountain Equipment
Strengths
- 175 g/m² stretch jersey with a durable face and a soft inner, per Mountain Equipment
- Thumb loops, double-layer cuffs and a zipped chest pocket
- Slim fit that Mountain Equipment says sits under a harness without bagging out
Weaknesses
- 300 g is heavy for a base layer (score 1)
- No independent hands-on test of the current release found, so comfort, odour and durability are estimates, not reviewed scores
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.