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    • Vega Men's Jacket
    • Vega Men's Jacket
    • Vega Men's Jacket
    ME-006936

    Vega Men's Jacket

    Regular price £450.00
    Warm, protective and packable, the Vega is designed for uncompromisingly fast and light mountaineering goals.
    • Ideal for: Alpine Climbing, Ski-touring
    • Weight: 650g/1 lbs 6.9ozs
    • Model is 6ft 1” and wears a size Large
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    Vega Men's Jacket
    Regular price £450.00
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    Vega Men's Jacket

    For over 15 years, the Vega Jacket has represented what is possible with down insulation products: a leading light in modern alpinism. Lightweight, packable and highly water-resistant, it’s a premium performance down jacket that keeps you warm and protected during serious alpinism and mountaineering efforts where only the essentials make the cut. On multi-day expeditions among the giants of the world’s high mountains or technical lines in lone alpine cirques, it provides the warmth you need without the weight and bulk you don’t.

    For over 15 years, the Vega Jacket has represented what is possible with down insulation products: a leading light in modern alpinism. Lightweight, packable and highly water-resistant, it’s a premium performance down jacket that keeps you warm and protected during serious alpinism and mountaineering efforts where only the essentials make the cut. On multi-day expeditions among the giants of the world’s high mountains or technical lines in lone alpine cirques, it provides the warmth you need without the weight and bulk you don’t.

    800-fill power goose down is strategically distributed through the jacket and held in place by the stitched-through baffle construction, optimising warmth and preventing down migration that can lead to cold spots, particularly in vulnerable areas such as the shoulders, chest and hood. Our down is minimally treated and DOWN CODEX approved, meaning it’s sourced through a transparent and carefully audited supply chain.

    Lightweight and highly water resistant Drilite Loft outer fabric allows the down to loft to its full potential, providing maximum warmth while protecting it against melting snow, ice and howling spindrift. Drilite Loft also offers complete wind resistance and excellent breathability, keeping you warm and comfortable even when working hard. This protective outer fabric also extends around the inner hem and the hood lining, protecting you and the jacket inner from moisture ingress in these typically vulnerable areas. Meanwhile, seam-free shoulder panels improve water resistance even when wearing a pack.

    The Active Alpine Fit accommodates the dynamic needs of alpinists, eliminating excess material and bulk that can encumber activity or obscure access to a harness while still allowing for complete freedom of movement, whether shouldering a pack, swinging axes or coiling ropes.

    The grown-on insulated hood uses our patent-pending Firestorm construction, combining a sewn-through baffle structure with a drop outer fabric to provide an invaluable defence against the elements in severe conditions. Baffle pleats reduce the overall volume without compromising warmth, and a pleated halo baffle around the face offers reassuring warmth and protection against freezing winds and spindrift.

    Internally, two large drop pockets make it easy to store gloves, hats or other essentials that need to be accessed easily while on the move.

    Features

    Insulation

    • 245g (size large) of Goose Down with a minimum content of 90/10 800 fill power provides exceptional insulation with low weight and pack size.
    • Insulation is optimized using a baffle by baffle approach to ensure maximum warmth for the weight of down.
    • Down sourced through DOWN CODEX© and RDS standards for animal welfare.
    • Unique DOWN CODEX© code in each product shows where that batch of down has been sourced from as well as giving precise down content and fill power figures.

    Materials

    • DRILITE® LOFT with PU coating and 30 Denier shell is lightweight and durably weather resistant. 1500mm Hydrostatic Head.
    • Woven downproof 20 Denier lining gives exceptional moisture transfer, comfort and packability.

    Patterning & Design

    • Stitched through and pleated baffle construction throughout provides maximum warmth and mobility.
    • Designed to be worn comfortably over other mountain layers when required.
    • Down migration control baffles across shoulders

    Hood Configuration

    • Mountain HC Insulated Hood is fully adjustable and optimised for use with or without a helmet, designed to offer exceptional comfort and protection over a helmet and other hoods during extended use.
    • Halo neck collar, similar to that found in sleeping bags, reduces heat loss.
    • DRILITE® LOFT 30 Denier inner hood lining to reduce moisture ingress from snow melt.

    Pocket Configuration

    • 2 zipped handwarmer pockets give access to essentials.
    • 2 inner mesh pockets store gloves, water bottle and other items that need to be kept warm.

    Centre Front Zip

    • 2-way YKK® moulded centre front zip is easy to use with gloves on.
    • Offset insulated rear zip baffle to minimise heat loss and wind ingress.

    Cuffs & Sleeves Configuration

    • Adjustable and elasticated cuff construction for ease of use with gloves.
    • Sleeves designed to offer unhindered mobility.

    Waist & Hem Construction

    • Dual tether hem drawcords provide adjustment and increase thermal efficiency

    Further Features

    • Lightweight stuff sack is supplied
    • Main fabric made in Japan.
    • Designed and developed in the UK. Manufactured in China.
    • Built to last. Backed up by our Product Lifetime Guarantee
    • Mountain Equipment is a member of the Fair Wear Foundation

    Our Guarantee

    Everything we make is fully guaranteed to the original purchaser against defects in components, materials and workmanship for the reasonable life of the product. If the product is found to be defective before use, or fails during use for one of these reasons we will repair or replace it at our own discretion. Find out more.

    Wash & Care

    WASHING

    • Hand wash or Machine wash at 30 using specialist down cleaner. See our care pages for more information.

    DRYING

    • Tumble Dry Cool. See our care pages for more information.

    STORAGE

    • Store in cool, dry place away from direct sunlight
    • Fair Wear

      As a member of Fair Wear, Mountain Equipment is committed to implementing the highest standards of working conditions.
    • Drilite Loft
      Drilite® Loft is our exclusive range of highly water repellent fabrics used in our insulated clothing and equipment. The origin...

      Drilite® Loft is our exclusive range of highly water repellent fabrics used in our insulated clothing and equipment. The original Drilite® Loft, introduced almost 30 years ago, was years ahead of its time: a highly breathable, lightweight, and very water repellent fabric. Those three hallmarks continue with our modern Drilite® Loft fabrics.

    • Down 800
      Our finest goose down. Sourced from Ukraine, with an actual minimum down cluster content of 90% and individually tested at the ...

      Our finest goose down. Sourced from Ukraine, with an actual minimum down cluster content of 90% and individually tested at the point of filling to ensure a minimum fill power of 800. DOWN CODEX approved.

    • Down Codex
      The DOWN CODEX® is our multi-award-winning certification scheme that considers the environmental, ethical and animal welfare ma...

      The DOWN CODEX® is our multi-award-winning certification scheme that considers the environmental, ethical and animal welfare matters relating to our down supply chains. It is grounded in comprehensive and transparent auditing that ensures traceability and quality.

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