Marmot Men's Pinnacle DriClime Hoody

This stretchy, weatherproof fleece hoody gives you the best of both worlds: Hardface protection and durability with the stretch and breathable comfort for long days at the crag. Water-repellent coating keeps you on the up when light rain comes down so your next reach will be for your next hold, not your rain shell. Tough double-weave outer can handle rough use on a boulder and in a harness with the wicking powers of Driclime to keep you comfortable when you're pushing to the summit. Harness and pack accessible chest pocket plus two zippered hand pockets give you easy on-the-rocks and on-the-go storage with an inner mesh pocket for extra snacks or gear.

Features:

• Recycled polyester hardface with stretchy double weave is durable, warm, and breathable
• Environmentally conscious PFC-Free DWR (Durable Water Repellent) finish on outer shell repels water from surface fabric to keep you dry.
• Driclime knit is lightweight, breathable, and moisture-wicking to keep you cool in the heat
• Zippered hand pockets with bonded pocket openings for easy in and out storage with a clean look
• Zippered chest pocket with bonded pocket opening is pack- and harness-accessible for easy-access storage with a clean look
• Fixed hood with peripheral cord adjustment for extra coverage with structured bill
• Elasic cuffs add a touch of comfort and keep the cold out

Specifications:

• Center Back Length: 29in
• Main Fabric: 89% Post-Consumer Recycled Polyester, 11% Elastane, Double Weave, 189g/sqm
• RECCO: No
• Style Number: M15385
• Waterproof: No
• Product Weight: 0 lbs 16 oz , 442.0 g
• Windproof: Yes

Product Care: Machine Wash Cold, Use Liquid Detergent, Do Not Use Powdered Detergent, Gentle Cycle, Tumble Dry Low, Do Not Iron, Do Not Bleach, Do Not Dry Clean, Do Not Use Fabric Softener, Rinse Twice, Do Not Store Wet

Our Story

In April 1971, University of California Santa Cruz students Eric Reynolds and Dave Huntley were in Alaska's Juneau Icefield on a school Glaciology project. It was there on a glacier that the idea of a Marmot Club began. The name 'Marmot' refers to a group of highly social, large ground squirrels that live in mountainous areas.

To become a Marmot, you had to climb a glaciated peak with another Marmot. One of the rules of the club was that everyone was President. Most of the other rules dealt with a collegiate fascination for bodily functions.

Throughout that summer and over the next two years, Eric and Dave also began making prototypes of down products in their dorm room. Their first products were a down vest, a sweater and a parka and, later, three down sleeping bags. The warmest bag, the PIKA (now known as the CWM) was rated at -45 degrees F.

In the winter of 1973, Eric did an ascent of the Grand Teton in Wyoming with Tom Boyce of Grand Junction, Colorado. The following spring, Eric and Dave joined Tom in Grand Junction where they rented a 100 year old stone building near downtown and opened a rental and retail shop under the name of Marmot Mountain Works. They taught cross-country skiing in the winter to get by. Thus, in the spring of 1974, Marmot the company was born.

That fall, Tom was climbing in Peru where he met famed adventure filmmaker Mike Hoover. A few weeks after his return, Tom received a call from Mike. He was calling on behalf of 20th Century Fox who were filming a movie called The Eiger Sanction with Clint Eastwood, and needed 108 very puffy jackets. "No problem", said Tom, "we were working on that when you called." Well, they weren't, but they then did. Within a week, the Marmots had designed the Golden Mantle (very puffy jacket). Marmot was now in the movies. It also had its biggest order to date.

In 1976, another meeting would change the future of Marmot when Eric met Joe Tanner of W.L. Gore & Associates. Eric was one of the first in the U.S. to see a new concept in outdoor performance fabrication called Gore-Tex. He was intrigued, and within a couple weeks had sewn prototype sleeping bags using the new Gore-Tex fabric for field testing. He and Dave proceeded to spend seven nights in a commercial frozen meat locker comparing bags with and without the Gore-Tex fabric as well as testing the bags under fire sprinklers. They liked what they saw and immediately changed everything in the line to Gore-Tex fabrications. Today, Marmot is the oldest customer of W.L. Gore in the world outdoor market.

Marmot has grown quite a bit since our humble beginnings in 1974, but one thing has never changed; our commitment to designing the highest quality performance product. In 2014 we look forward to celebrating our 40th Anniversary with you, our dedicated fellow Marmots.