Bight Gear Celebrates Monumental 100 Million Vertical Feet of Product Development and Testing
Unparalleled milestone achieved through brand’s rigorous gear-testing formula.
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Ashford, Wash. (December 10, 2018) — Bight Gear, a specialty outdoor apparel brand named after the bend in a climbing rope, proudly announces its products have undergone 100 million vertical feet of human-powered testing since its brand inception. Bight Gear upholds the highest gear development standards thanks to its roster of 60+ RMI Expeditions guides directly contributing their end-user experience into the final designs.
“Bight Gear is a labor of love, led by a small team of mountain-crazed craftspeople obsessively dedicated to one goal: reducing suffering in the mountains,” said Peter Whittaker, CEO and founder of Bight Gear, RMI Expeditions, and Whittaker Mountaineering. “We set out to make the best alpine workwear that exists, and we take that role seriously through focused testing, feedback, and implementation.”
Whittaker’s mentality coupled with the brand’s 100K Promise to test every product a minimum of 100,000 vertical feet makes Bight Gear unique in a sea of outdoor-apparel brands. Prototypes that can’t survive at altitude are retired.
“There have been a number of instances where we were particularly excited about a product that just didn’t deliver on the mountain,” says Whittaker. “But in staying true to this process, our swath of guides let us know the good, the bad, and the ugly. They don’t hold back and we don’t want them to. All pieces have passed our 100K process, developed into a promise that we as guides can rely on and in turn, you can rely on.”
Each product stands on its own with thoughtful construction, fabric and features. Much of the lineup features award-winning selections from Polartec, including NeoShell, Thermal Pro, and Power Stretch Pro. Importantly, the all-new Swelter Jacket features Polartec’s PowerFill with 80% post-consumer recycled plastic.
Learn more about Bight Gear’s rigorous R&D processes and lineup at www.bightgear.com.
About Bight Gear
Life’s too damn short to spend a single minute of any adventure hot, cold, sweaty, or annoyed by poorly placed zippers. That’s why we take our job so seriously. Our mission is to build functional, durable alpine workwear that’s so dependable you’ll never think twice about wearing it. Sounds easy, but it isn’t. At its core, Bight is more than a business. It’s a calling and a labor of love, led by a small team of mountain-crazed craftspeople obsessively dedicated to one goal: reducing suffering in the mountains. www.bightgear.com
