Tough, lightweight and highly breathable, the Orion Jacket thrives while climbing, mountaineering and ski touring in the most difficult conditions. Closely related to our class-leading Tupilak Jacket, the Orion shares the same exceptionally protective design and the highest levels of construction.
The Orion uses a nanoporous membrane with 10 billion nanopores per square inch. This helps to give it excellent breathability whilst maintaining a hydrostatic head of over 20,000mm.
This is combined with an exceptionally abrasion-resistant 160 Denier face fabric through the highest wear areas of the jacket, and a 70 Denier fabric that gives slightly greater flexibility through the rest of the body.
This is the first time we’ve used our highest standards of Storm construction outside of our GORE-TEX PRO range. We employ extensive laser cutting, bonding and optimised stitch counts to make these the best-designed and constructed shells in the world; they are simply built better than their competition.
One of the Orion’s standout features is its Super Alpine Hood, a painstakingly developed refuge from the very worst mountain conditions and a hood you can actually climb hard in rather than just hide under. Designed to fit easily over a helmet, it provides protection from snow, rain and brutal wind.
Features:
- 3-layer DRILITE® XT 70D fabric with nanoporous membrane and PFAS-free DWR
- 3-layer DRILITE® XT 160D x 70D fabric reinforcements with nanoporous membrane and PFAS-free DWR
- Super Alpine HC Hood is fully adjustable
- Seamless face panel for maximum comfort
- Alpine fit with articulated and pre-shaped sleeves
- 2-way YKK® moulded AquaGuard® centre front zip
- 2 large laser cut and laminated chest pockets with YKK® water-resistant zips
- 2-way YKK® WR underarm pit zips with laminated and bonded entry
- Laminated and laser-cut inner pocket with YKK® zip
- Adjustable laminated cuffs and dual tether hem drawcords