Mountain Equipment
Mountain Equipment Baltoro Jacket (men's)
- Warmth: 7/10 How warm it keeps you standing still at camp.
- Weight: 6/10 How much it adds to your pack.
Cold, windy days when you want warmth without much bulk: Mountain Equipment pitches it for multi-day ski touring, remote mountaineering and rock climbing on freezing days
- Weight
- 500 g
- Insulation
- Down
- Fill weight
- 162 g
- Hood
- Yes
Where to buy
Cotswold Outdoor £174.89 In stock. Free delivery. Chili Red, size M in stock (L and XL sold out). Page shows the price against a £250 RRP and lists 500 g and an internal mesh pocket.
View at shop: Cotswold OutdoorMountain Equipment £260 In stock. Free delivery. Size M in stock in Goblin Blue, Slate Green and Admiral Blue (Chili Red sold out). Free UK mainland delivery over £50.
View at shop: Mountain EquipmentGO Outdoors £250 Out of stock. Red. Only size S in stock, M sold out. Free delivery over £80.
View at shop: GO OutdoorsPrices checked 8 Nov 2026 on each shop's own page; shops can change them. We earn no commission on these links; shops are listed by price. More
Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Warmth
Estimate from maker's specs: down fill weight and fill power 7/10How warm it keeps you standing still at camp. 7: Better than most.
Estimate from maker's specs
Weight
From maker's figures 6/10How much it adds to your pack. 6: A bit better than average.
Mountain Equipment lists 500 g, in the 450-599 g band (its pages archived from June 2023 to August 2025 gave 510 g, the same band). Cotswold Outdoor and GO Outdoors give 500 g too; Ultralight Outdoor Gear lists 461 g for its medium of an autumn 2025 style, the same band.
In short
Good for
- Cold, windy days when you want warmth without much bulk: Mountain Equipment pitches it for multi-day ski touring, remote mountaineering and rock climbing on freezing days
- Winter camp and belay layer that clips to a harness
- Mountain Equipment calls it one of the best performing and versatile down jackets in its range
Strengths
- 162 g (size L) of 700 fill power duck down in a 500 g jacket
- Dual-layer offset baffles and a reflective inner scrim to reduce cold spots at the seams
- DRILITE Loft 20D shell, windproof and highly water-resistant (Mountain Equipment gives the fabric a 1,500 mm hydrostatic head)
- Helmet-compatible insulated hood and high collar
- Two hand pockets, a chest pocket, an inner security pocket and a large internal mesh pocket
- RDS-certified down with DOWN CODEX traceability
Weaknesses
- 500 g, in the 450-599 g band
- No packed size published
- Down loses loft when wet, and the 20D shell is water-resistant, not waterproof
- Warmth, damp performance and durability aren't scored: no independent test of this version found
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.