Kryos Men's Jacket

The Kryos was informed by feedback from some of the world’s best Alpinists, climbers who were increasingly pushing lighter jackets onto ever higher and more technical routes in the search for low weight and pack size with ever diminishing margins. Through extensive R&D, and using all our insulation expertise, Mountain Equipment wanted to build a jacket that would make the cut on the hardest routes at 6 and 7000m and the biggest modern Alpine winter lines.

The key to this lay in the development of our FIRESTORM™ construction, the use of a drop outer WINDSTOPPERⓇ shell. This radically reduces heat loss whilst offering a much greater level of weather protection that’s vital on the most committing routes. Underneath this lies a hybrid layout of stitch through and pleated baffles that are optimised to give the absolute maximum loft and warmth from the 234g of goose down. 

As Uisdean Hawthorn commented after using a final prototype of the Kryos on Pakistan’s Koyo Zom: ‘I was genuinely shocked at how much warmer this was in the real mountains compared to what I’ve used before… It’s considerably less bulky than anything else I’ve used, meaning it’s easier to second in after a particularly long belay.’

Amongst an ever lengthening list of some of the hardest ascents in recent years: the Kryos has been used on Paul Ramsden and Tim Miller’s Piolet d’Or winning first ascent of Jugal Spire, Tom Livingstone and Matt Glenn’s first ascent of the North East Pillar of Tengkangpoche, Freja Shannon’s multiple hard first ascents in Arctic Norway and Uisdean Hawthorn’s Piolet d’Or winning First Ascent on Mount Robson’s Emperor Face.

Features:

• Windproof, Breathable and Water Resistant; WINDSTOPPER® outer layer keeps you protected and comfortable
• European Goose Down insulation; Exceptional warmth to weight ratio, highly compressible and durable
• Hybrid Construction: The outer shell provides a protective envelope, improving the efficiency of the insulation layer underneath by up to 20%
• Alpine Women's fit with pre-shaped sleeves
• Our Super Alpine HC Insulated Hood is fully adjustable with rear volume adjustment and two frontal adjusters and can comfortably be worn with a climbing helmet.
• Stretch cuffs allow for easy layering over gloves
• 2 outer hand pockets, positioned to be accessible when carrying a pack or wearing a climbing harness and large enough to store gloves etc.
• 2 outer chest pockets, large enough to accommodate a GPS or other accessories
• 2 inner storage pockets, large enough to store gloves etc.
• Packs away into small stuff-sack (included)
• Built to last. Backed up by our Product Lifetime Guarantee.
• Designed and developed in the UK. Manufactured by a Fair Wear Foundation audited factory in China.