Name: Black Diamond Alpine Start - Women's
Brand: black diamond
SKU: 62a09b1f1590c39557bce897
Rating: 4.0 (29 reviews)

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The Black Diamond Alpine Start Hoody is an incredibly lightweight jacket that bridges the gap between softshell and windbreaker. This jacket was designed with alpine climbing and cool-weather mountain activities in mind, but it would be well-equipped as a light jacket for travel, hiking, or any activity where you move from warm to cool temps. It has comfortable cuffs, a two-way adjustable, helmet-compatible hood, and a flattering alpine-style fit that is equally at home in the alpine or at a brewery. The zippered chest pocket doubles as a stuff sack when you want to stash your jacket on the back of your harness or in your backpack. The stretchy Schoeller fabric is abrasion-resistant, highly breathable, and moves well regardless of your activity. 
We still haven't found that perfect unicorn jacket free from drawbacks, and the Alpine Start is no exception. That being said, the downsides may be irrelevant, depending on the jacket niche you seek to fill. Notably, this jacket can withstand dryer moisture like snow but has below-average water protection, especially when compared with the technical softshells and hybrids in our review. Despite being very feature-rich, it does not offer UPF-rated sun protection, and it isn't among the warmest jackets in our review. Finally, it is rather spendy. These drawbacks aside, this hoody is a great lightweight wind layer that moves and breathes well for all manner of alpine activities. 

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Ah, the Black Diamond Alpine Start: where do we begin? This jacket has become our layer of choice for everything from windy hikes to daily runs, multi-pitch climbing, and even ski touring. What makes the Alpine Start stand out is its stretchy, softshell-like fabric, which offers great range of motion, impressive breathability, and serious durability. Perhaps most significantly, the shell’s robust nature, in addition to Black Diamond’s proven NanoSphere finish, means you get exceptional protection in wet weather. We’ve worn the Alpine Start in all-day drizzles and blowing snow and never once wished for more jacket.

The Black Diamond Alpine Start isn’t the lightest or most packable jacket here, but it might be the best-performing. In fact, it tops the Patagonia Houdini Air above in most categories except for weight and packed size, and it's so breathable that we keep it on even during the most high intensity of runs. A relatively roomy fit and helmet-compatible hood round out the mountain-specific build, which ups the ante for windbreakers with a great next-to-skin feel and slight insulative properties. We can wax poetic for days, but we’ll leave you with this: since we bought the Alpine Start, our softshell, hardshell, and rain jacket have barely left the closet. Now that’s saying something... Read in-depth reviewSee the Men's BD Alpine Start  See the Women's BD Alpine Start

The Black Diamond Alpine Start is one of the lightest softshells on our list and arguably the most versatile. Whereas burly jackets like the Arc’teryx Gamma MX below can only be worn when temperatures drop, the Alpine Start is a year-round layer. It’s easy to wear over anything from a t-shirt to a lightweight down jacket, depending on conditions. Made with thin stretch-woven nylon coated with BD’s proprietary NanoSphere water repellant, the Alpine Start is designed to keep out wind and rain without compromising ventilation. And in practice it delivers: throughout an all-day drizzle on a recent trek in Patagonia, the Alpine Start’s shell beaded water and kept us dry while our hiking partners were all forced to don their (less breathable) rain jackets.

The Black Diamond Alpine Start blurs the line between softshell and windbreaker jacket, a trend we expect to see more and more of as demand increases for lighter, more breathable, and more versatile layers. Don’t expect any insulation from the Alpine Start’s thin fabric though, and the stretch knit at the cuffs and hem will also limit how much you layer underneath. But for runners, backcountry skiers, and climbers wanting a weather resistant, breathable softshell that packs down small (into its chest pocket) and weighs nothing, the Alpine Start is our favorite ultralight offering... Read in-depth reviewSee the Men's Black Diamond Alpine Start  See the Women's Black Diamond Alpine Start

An iteration of a harness that Black Diamond has been selling for years, the Black Diamond Momentum does not disappoint. It's a versatile, all-around model that is comfortable, adjustable, and inexpensive. It has Black Diamond's unique trakFIT adjustable leg loops, which provide a bit of adjustability but still the security of a fixed-leg system. The plastic-covered gear loops are rigid and stick out from the waist belt for easy clipping and unclipping, and there is a sturdy haul loop in the back. 
The Momentum has a thickly padded waist belt, which is excellent for hanging belays, but not so great on warm days. We always found ourselves with a sweaty back in this one and something you certainly should keep in mind if you regularly climb in hot weather or tropical climates. Other than that, this affordable model is an excellent buy for a new climber who wants a guaranteed all-around versatile harness or for a seasoned rope climber looking to save money. 
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Women's Alpine Start Hoody

Great Summer Jacket

 Hoody here is an ultralight softshell. It'S configured ultra minimally, we've just overdosed on really high quality fabrics. It'S a single chest, pocket configuration all of our spring alpinism pieces, all stow into their chest pocket and are clippable onto a harness. So you can layer and D layer them on route

 So the alpine start hoodie is a piece from our shoulder collection. As you know, we started in fall 13 with a comprehensive collection of shoulder and we've carried that through now into the spring season, with spring specific pieces and silhouettes this piece, the alpine start hoody, is made with our lightest weight shoulder fabric. All of our shoulder fabrics are tree with nanosphere, an incredible technical finish that helps the products resist oil, dirt and water. It'S also a highly durable technical finish for all of our garments, so the alpine start

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Love It

 The awesome thing about this textile is it's super durable for how lightweight it is. So it's awesome for rock climbing super abrasion resistant. The breathability is awesome. It'S a 40 CFM

 It packs down really small. So this front pocket here has a carabiner clip loop in it and it packs into a really manageable size. So you can clip it on your harness, throw it in your pack. It'S awesome to travel with

 It'S $ 159 retail lightweight, durable breathable. This is one of the best pieces of outerwear. We make here at Black Diamond 

 In my opinion, we offer this for both men and women and what it is. It'S a super lightweight softshell we're using a textile from scholor. The awesome thing about this textile is it's super durable for how lightweight it is. So it's awesome for rock climbing super abrasion resistant

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This jacket is great! I was surprised at how warm it is because it's so light. Stuffs down to oh so tiny too! Great for backpacking.  Fits true to size.

Love this jacket!

Great little jacket - never stop making this BD!

Looks awesome, versatile piece

 Black Diamond Alpine Start Hoody’s hood The highly breathable Schoeller stretch-woven, soft-shell fabric blocked most wind, shed light rain, and dried within minutes from body heat in temperatures ranging from the 30s to the 60s. On a one-hour trail run in central Massachusetts, on an overcast, foggy day with light mist and temps in the 40s, I sweated enough to wet out my long-sleeve, midweight base layer, and yet the jacket got only slightly damp on the inside and never felt clammy. Elasticized cuffs allowed me to push the sleeves up to my elbows while climbing, and the gusseted underarm panels let me reach high overhead without the jacket hiking up.  Like what you’re reading? Sign up now for my FREE email newsletter! Alpine Start Hoody pocket and cuff The fit is athletic, not bulky, with room for a midweight base layer and a light vest underneath

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 That said, having those items easily accessible makes up for the slight inconvenience. The pocket is also sized well to stuff the jacket into itself without needing to break a sweat (something that can’t be said about the Patagonia Houdini).

The pocket is big enough to stuff the jacket into and includes a small loop to clip the stuffed jacket to a carabiner. I found the pocket was plenty big enough to fit a phone or camera, headlamp, and small snack, though loading the pocket heavily created a droop in the chest fabric as the weight stretched the extremely lightweight fabric out. That said, having those items easily accessible makes up for the slight inconvenience. The pocket is also sized well to stuff the jacket into itself without needing to break a sweat (something that can’t be said about the Patagonia Houdini)

 Nearly every other day I would rather have the Alpine Start because it is just easier to take on and off as the weather changes. Additionally the Alpine Start is just a tiny bit warmer as a stand-alone jacket for those few moments in a day without movement.

 What sets the Alpine Start apart is the full zip which makes layering quick and painless, and the fabric which is comfortable in a huge range of weather conditions with or without a layer underneath.

The Alpine Start hoody is quite minimalist in its feature set. A single chest pocket sits next to a full-length zipper, and apart from two drawstrings, one to cinch the waist and one to cinch the hood, that’s it. No extraneous pockets and not even a small fleece patch on the inside of the chin.

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