Super Oreus Jacket wins 2025 ISPO Award

Mountain Equipment has been awarded a 2025 ISPO Award for the Super Oreus Jacket, our next-generation synthetic belay jacket designed for serious winter and alpine use. The award follows the success of the original Oreus Jacket, which received the same recognition in 2023.

A new step forward in synthetic insulation

The Super Oreus has been developed to deliver down-like warmth, comfort and packability with the reliability of a fully synthetic build. Using a two-layer construction, our Aetherm™ insulation offers significant gains in warmth and protection in cold, demanding conditions.

The jacket has been tested over two full Scottish winter seasons with the instructors of Plas y Brenin, the National Outdoor Centre for Mountain Sport in England, and by alpine climber Tom Livingstone, who recently received a Piolet d’Or for his first ascent of the West Ridge of Gasherbrum III.

Environment Chamber Testing (-24 °C)

Proven performance in the field

Feedback from testing has highlighted:

• Excellent warmth in sustained cold
• Reliable performance when wet
• Improved comfort at belays and during active use
• Loft and feel comparable to down

Field testing with Plas y Brenin instructors

Building on a strong foundation

The Super Oreus continues the progression of our Aetherm™ Precision Insulation programme and follows the original Oreus Jacket, which set a new benchmark for versatile synthetic warmth when it launched in 2023.

When will it be available?

The Super Oreus Jacket will be available from Autumn-Winter 2026 through specialist retailers and on our website.