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Midweight stretch fleece hoody
Our iconic technical fleece cardigan
Midweight stretch fleece jacket
Warm, breathable performance fleece jacket
Comfortable pullover in an organic cotton blend
Insulating zip-neck midlayer with high warmth-to-weight ratio
Insulating midlayer with high warmth-to-weight ratio
Fleece crew for rock climbing
Fleece hoody for rock climbing and beyond
A women's hiking fleece is built to move, not to sit still. We pattern our women's hiking fleeces to female geometry rather than scaling down a men's block, so the layer works with you on the climb, breathing under effort, carrying moisture outward, and drying fast when the pace eases or the weather turns on an exposed trail.
A fleece cut from a men's pattern sits wrong through the shoulders, waist, and sleeve. We contour our women's hiking fleece through the torso and articulate the sleeves, so it follows a full stride and stays in place under a women's shell jacket. Fit is not an afterthought here; it is how the layer performs.
Control matters as much as warmth. Grid-backed fleece vents heat as your output climbs, then holds it again when you stop, so you spend less of the day adding and shedding layers and more of it walking at a steady, comfortable pace.
Fleece is the mid layer in a three-part system. A base layer manages sweat, the fleece holds warmth and moves vapour, and a women's Gore-Tex jacket shell turns wind and rain. We would keep a spare women's fleece in the pack for long, cold rest stops where output drops away.
A women's insulated jacket holds more heat at rest, but its fill loses efficiency once it takes on sweat vapour. On a climbing-heavy day, hiking fleece manages moisture far better and keeps working where an insulated layer would feel damp. Reach for insulation at camp, and fleece on the move.
A fleece is one piece of a complete system. Pair it with women's hiking shoes sized for the terrain and a beanie for early starts, and the kit regulates temperature from head to foot through a changeable day in the hills.
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