For those of you that love getting high but don’t like to feel the cold, Grado Zero Espace’s Quota Zero mountain jacket is the best we’ve found so far. This limited edition was made with the needs of mountain climbers in high altitude environments in mind and uses several space age materials and engineering designs to make it perfect against protecting yourself from wind chill. The jacket’s external layer is waterproof and wind resistant but also allows moisture to escape from your body. The jacket has reinforced zones on the shoulders and padded material on the back to cushion the load of your backpack, durable padding on the elbows and extended covering over the back of your hands to protect this part of you from the elements. There’s also a patented portion called Pro-Hand which will protect you from losing your gloves.

The inner layer is removable and can be changed according to the environment that you will be heading into. The company has three different kinds of thermal insulation packages: High Performance, which uses Thinsulate to keep you warm in harsh weather; Extreme Aerogel, which uses Nanogel to keep even more of your body temperature close to you; and Blue Air, the best material to keep you warm if you happen to be in Antarctica.

The prices for the Quota Zero start from $1,150 for the shell and then you add more depending on which inner form of insulate protection you want, up to $3,470 for the whole package.

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