We have a world exclusive for you! A leaked video behind the scenes of The North Face’s testing lab!

Well not quite… But when it comes to the engineering and practicality of clothing, no one takes it more seriously than the TNF guys. After all, their garments are designed to save the lives of those mad people who venture up tall mountains and watch penguins in Antarctica…which is pretty important.

Some serious material science goes into developing these jackets, with self-penned buzz words including; Gore-Tex, Hyvent, Polartec, Primaloft, Recco System and VaporWick. Serious stuff…

But naturally these products have to work and when it comes to testing, it’s slightly more vigorous than our so-called world exclusive. Who knows…one day it might be you on the piste…