ANNAPURNA BASE CAMP tREK: CLOTHING BY ROHAN DESIGNS

Helen menhinick (bryn walking) and i have recently returned from an annapurna base camp trek in nepal. we relied on rohan designs clothing throughout the trip - this is a brief review of what we used.

I've used Rohan Designs clothing for many years (Since 1986 I believe), from a previous career in the Oil & Gas Sector in the jungles of West Papua, Indonesia, into the realms of high altitude on Kilimanjaro and Mera Peak and training local mountain guides in Sharjah, the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco and the Highlands of Central Java in Indonesia.

Men's Eos Insulated Winter Jacket + ​Women's Eos Insulated Winter Jacket

Helen and I both wore these jackets on the ABC Trek and were very impressed with them up above 3200m with Helen wearing hers at Annapurna Base Camp (4150m).
Features at a Glance:

• • Filled with 700 fill power goose down
  • Two deep zipped hand pockets with brushed tricot microfleece interior
  • Secure zipped chest pocket to protect your belongings
  • Durable Water Repellency finish on the outer fabric
  • Adjustable hem accessed inside the front hand pockets
  • Adjustable hood for extra warmth when temperatures drop
  • Stretch bindings around the hood and cuffs for warmth

Footnote: Possible improvements to the Eos Winter Jacket might include a PackPocket as it doesn't come with a stuff sack and a secure inside pocket would be useful.

I've previously used, and still do, the Rohan Nightfall Down Jacket which was a great jacket and has kept me warm in some very cold and challenging places. The Nightfall did have the PackPocket which I found useful and was filled with 800+ fill power compared to the Eos 700 fill power. One thing I didn't like with the Nightfall was the detachable hood so the Eos scores very highly in my opinion, for the hood which fitted very well.

OTHER rohan clothing we used throughout the trip

ALAN:
1. Summit Trousers
2. Pioneer Trousers
3. Overlanders
4. Worldview Shirt
5. Pioneer Shirt - Short sleeve (x 2)
6. Core Silver Polo
7. Core Silver Zip - Long sleeve
8. Core Silver T - Short sleeve (x 3)
9. Pinnicle Jacket (Barricade 3-layer): sadly lost when it became loose under my rucksack lid so I'm quite gutted about this as it was an amazing waterproof jacket
10. Elite Overtrousers: Please re-introduce these?
11. Aether Boxers with Fly (x 4)
12. Trunk Plus Boxers (x 4)
13. Fleece Gloves + Waterproof Gloves + Wooly Hat 
14.  Coffee Mug
​HELEN: 
1. Ventus Waterproof Jacket
2. Bags Trousers
3. Pioneer Shirts (x 3)
4. Wooly Hat
5. Moor Overtrousers 
NOTE FOR ROHAN DESIGNS: Please bring back more Silver Technology garments?

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