Mammut Rime Pro Hooded Jacket | Performance

Swiss brand Mammut’s alpine background – its tagline is ‘Absolute alpine’ – means that it knows a thing or two about creating serious technical clothing. In the case of the Rime Pro that means some neat detailing and effective features.

In particular there are two grades of Pertex fabric used, the majority of the jacket is Pertex Microlight, but the shoulders and outsides of the sleeves use tougher, more water resistant, Pertex Endurance material. The idea is that it can take a little more abrasion from pack-straps or rock.

Stitch-free Shoulders

The shoulders are free of stitching too which removes a potential weak point. Other stuff we like includes the multiple pockets including two huge internal stretch mesh ones which can use to stash gloves, hat, or even a water bottle close to the body.

What were were a little surprised by is the super sleek fit. It’s Mammut’s ‘regular’ cut, but it’s very close fitting, particularly in the chest and torso,  and if you want to layer the jacket over a shell or soft shell, you may even need to go up a size. If you’re carrying a little excess ballast, you should probably look elsewhere.

The sleeves are a close fit too, though to be fair, the cut doesn’t noticeably interfere with movement and we were happy using it from scrambling-type moves on a cold day.

Medium Warmth

The jacket’s a medium sort of warmth affair for its 560g-odd weight. Some of that, we suspect, is down to ample quilting with lots of stitch lines and some the Silver rather than Gold insulation, but it’s a good all-rounder for anything from stops on hillwalking outings through to low-tempo active use.

You could, for example, ice climb in it helped by the hood working well with a helmet as well as a bare head. It adjusts down neatly enough and moves with your direction of gaze while covering neck and chin. The PrimaLoft fill should handle the odd drip quite happily too.