

66°North Hornstrandir Shell
Named after Iceland's northernmost peninsula, and made from top-of-the range Gore Pro, the Hornstrandir is 66°North's premier shell jacket. It's a good tough all-rounder, says Toby Archer, but with a few design tweaks it could be further improved for climbing...
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Wow! What a thorough review. Well done and thank you for taking the time over this. Just a shame that the Haglofs Spitz Jacket isn't included. I assume they weren't interested?
In reply to UKC/UKH Gear
Good review thanks, makes me think the Alpkit is worth looking at given the price of shells now.
Jackets aside I’m intrigued by the running vest style water bottle in some of the photos. I usually drink very little in winter so having something strapped to my chest would just be extra faff for me. Does it not just freeze?
Rarely to any degree - I guess there is warmth coming off my chest. I bought two Inov8 ones a couple of years ago before ski touring in arctic Norway and they worked really well. Camelback style tubes do freeze up, and I don't drink enough if I have to stop and find a bottle in my pack, so one 500 ml bottle there is a good compromise for me.
Ta. I might give it a try.....can’t be any worse than carrying a full and unused water bottle all day like I usually do.
Love comprehensive reviews like this but could we counter high-end reviews (I know you look at the less expensive such as Alpkit) with a look at what's available in the budget ranges. Kit from Trespass, regatta, Mountain Warehouse and the like.
I'm kitted out in the latest and greatest obviously but my kids are top to toe in Aldi and Regatta and whilst they aren't doing anything overly extreme everything works as designed.