The North Face Men's Summit Breithorn Vest

The North Face Men's Summit Breithorn Vest

The Summit Breithorn Vest takes the hooded midlayer's summit-series technical precision and exceptional warmth-to-weight performance and delivers it in the sleeveless form that high-output alpine pursuits have always demanded — a vest that frees the arms for movement, reduces the weight the climber carries and focuses every gram of insulation exactly where sustained exertion in cold, high-altitude conditions requires it most: at the core. Named for the same 4,164-metre Swiss-Italian Alpine peak as its hooded sibling, the Breithorn Vest carries the same summit-series ambition in a form built for the specific moments when a full sleeve is one layer too many. Precise, purposeful and completely at home above 4,000 metres.

Product Highlights

• Summit-series technical fleece construction — exceptional warmth-to-weight core insulation engineered for high-altitude and high-output midlayer use, with The North Face's full summit-series technical precision throughout
• Breithorn vest silhouette — the summit-series sleeveless midlayer design named after the iconic 4,164-metre Swiss-Italian Alpine peak, built for the high-output alpine conditions where freedom of arm movement and core-focused insulation are equally non-negotiable
• Lightweight, compressible construction — maximising warmth-to-weight performance for use as a standalone active layer or as a core-insulation layer within a complete high-altitude performance system
• Technical fitted hem and side panels — precision detailing engineered for complete integration with shell layers and climbing harnesses in the most demanding alpine and mountain performance conditions
• The North Face Summit series quality and finishing — the technical authority of a brand built at the highest points on earth, in the vest form that high-output mountain performance has always required

Styling Tips

Wear as the core insulation layer in a complete summit-series performance system — beneath a GORE-TEX or FUTURELIGHT™ shell with a technical base and the Breithorn Hoodie for the full high-altitude layering solution that The North Face's Summit series is built to provide, or wear as a standalone active layer over a long-sleeve moisture-wicking base with trail or approach trousers and technical boots for a high-capability, freedom-of-movement mountain look that carries the vest's summit-series authority and the Breithorn's Alpine credentials into every trail and alpine environment with complete, purposeful confidence.