![]() ![]() With a thermal baselayer, medium pile fleece, and windproof smock (my usual climbing garb) and then wearing the Neutrino on top fully zipped with the chin band up (which comes right up to your nostrils), the added warmth kept me happy belaying on winter routes. It's great for walking, it's great for belaying and though I can only comment on use during easy winter gully climbs as have been restricted to those due to long-term elbow injury, it's great for climbing them too. With spec nearing the top end of 'off the shelf' down gear and being a RAB, I was admittedly expecting a lot from this as a winter climbing/walking/belay jacket and I haven't been let down. “ It went through everything from spindrift avalanches, blizzards, howling gales, sleet and more.” Little things like the hood drawstring neatly kept from flapping about and hitting you in the face by a little sleeve into which it is sewn aren't immediately obvious but are welcome features. #RAB NEUTRINO ENDURANCE WOMEN FULL#The drawstring fixed hood is capacious enough to envelop my Black Diamond Half Dome helmet with room to spare at full hood extension (Velcro tab on back of hood and drawstring all round face opening for adjustment). The sleeves are long enough to cover wrists when hands are aloft gripping axes and even though I have a long back, the extra body length and drop tail keeps your backside warm. ![]() It's slightly fitted but the waist isn't so cinched that you lose any freedom of movement. Well first off, the fit: If you are a size 10 then do buy a size 10. Pertex outer and liner for added durability and water resistance and 220g of 96/4 Goose Down (EU Fill Power 750+ / US Fill Power 850+) and for lightweight fans – the stitch through design means the overall weight is just 590g. So what did I, Mrs Average Punter make of it? ![]() Sarah Stirling testing the RAB Neutrino Endurance on Tryfan ![]()
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