Originally Posted by MichaelW
The real technological advance that allowed people to climb big mountains were:
1. Ultralight mountain boots designed for one expedition only.
2. Nylon ropes
3 Lightweight breathing gear.
All of these first appeared in the successful 1993 attempt; they really did use some cutting edge technology.
So 20th Century clothing equipment is still good enough to Climb Everest with....
Originally Posted by Bekologist
I'm happy for you though, viperZ. Although, it sounds like you've never worn a softshell jacket for high output aerobic activities. Do you own a softshell? which ones?
- TNF Apex Bionic
- Patagonia Figure 4
- TNF Sentinel
- Sugoi Team Radius
Have ridden with them all. They work great depending on the conditions.