Your Guide Pick™

We decipher the industry jargon, sponsored listicles, and 20-minute reviews, and cut to the chase. We want to distill the world of outdoors, and specifically mountaineering, gear, and apparel, creating cohesion and understanding of the Outdoor industry's overly techincal explanations. And we’ve developed a tool that helps do exactly that: Guide Pick.

See The 2025 Guide Pick Results

Guide Pick

25 products

Arc'teryx

$300.00

Warm-even-when-wet hoody you can hike, climb, tour, and live in. The Atom Hoody is the solution to your “which jacket should I wear?” problem. Wear it solo for chilly forest hikes with windy sum...

Arc'teryx

$300.00

25% Off

Black Diamond

$81.75

~~$109.00~~

Breathes Well, Great Sun Protection, and Comfortable For long, exposed approaches, summit naps and sunny sessions at the crag, the Black Diamond Alpenglow Hoody keeps you covered when sunscreen ...

Arc'teryx

$600.00

Light, packable, highly versatile GORE-TEX PRO shell with hybrid construction. Beta Series: All round mountain apparel. | AR: All Round. Packable, breathable, durable waterproof protection acros...

Outdoor Research

$75.00

An Ultralight Hoodie with the Perfect Combo of UV Protection and Breathability The Echo is made from lightweight and breathable fabric infused with UPF 15 sun protection and ActiveFresh™ odor co...

Patagonia

$179.00

Perfect Layering Piece for Climbing Any Peak With a waffle weave that extends all the way into the hood, the R1 Air is the perfect second layer for high-exertion activities in the mountains. It'll...

Patagonia

$179.00

Stay Warm, Move Fast The R1® Air Full-Zip Hoody is a lightweight, breathable and quick-drying technical fleece for high-exertion activities in cold conditions. Fabric is made with 100% recycled p...

Arc'teryx

$600.00

Light, packable, highly versatile GORE-TEX PRO shell with hybrid construction. Beta Series: All-round mountain apparel. | AR: All Round. Packable, breathable, durable waterproof protection across...

Patagonia

$289.00

A Winner of our Guide Pick™ Choice for Midweight Insulating Layer Warm, windproof, water-resistant—the Nano Puff® Hoody uses incredibly lightweight and highly compressible 60-g PrimaLoft® Gold Insu...

Patagonia

$289.00

A Guide Pick for a Reason Warm, windproof, water-resistant—the Nano Puff® Hoody uses incredibly lightweight and highly compressible 60-g PrimaLoft® Gold Insulation Eco 100% postconsumer recycled po...

Outdoor Research

$75.00

Ultra-Breathable and Lightweight 4-Season Customer Favorite The Echo Hoodie is built from ultralight bluesign®-approved recycled materials, perfect for everything from fall running and spring s...

40% Off

Patagonia

$59.39

~~$99.00~~

Gives new meaning to the word multitasker Summer, winter and both shoulder seasons, Patagonia's Capilene® Midweight fabric hits the sweet spot of weight, breathability, and wicking that, worn alone...

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