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Firstly, how cool does this look? The Alpha Freak is constructed from two of Rab's strongest technology partners, Polartec Alpha and Power Grid. It's perfect for climbing, mountaineering, walking and just living in.
Firstly, how cool does this look? The Alpha Freak is constructed from two of Rab's strongest technology partners, Polartec Alpha and Power Grid. It's perfect for climbing, mountaineering, walking and just living in.
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Rab Mens Alpha Freak Pull-On Dark Horizon

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Rab Mens Alpha Freak Pull-On Dark Horizon

Season:Sale

Brand:Rab

Code:QIO-35-DH-

Firstly, how cool does this jacket look and sound? 'Alpha Freak', without even looking at the jacket, gives you a gnarly mountainous image in your head of a climber dangling off a procarious ridge in the Alps. Anyway, back to the subject. Inspired by alpine climbers, the Alpha Freak is designed for climbing, mountaineering, scrambling and a host of other mountainous activities. Despite its gnarly intentions, it will work just as well as an everyday layering piece when the temperature drops. 

The Alpha Freak is constructed from a mix of three fabrics, Polartec Alpha, Pertex Quantum and Polartec Power Grid; this variation in fabrics allows the fleece to stretch and breathe in areas prone to overheating, and insulate in areas which are prone to cold spots. The underarms, lower half and cuffs are all made from Polartec Power Grid, whereas the outer of the arms, shoulders and chest are made and insulated using the super toasty Polartec Alpha fabric. The hood on the other hand is made from Pertex Quantum, allowing it to repel wind and moisture and to add a little warmth when the wind picks up. 

Further enhancing its climbing intentions is an under-helmet hood to provide extra warmth, slim cuffs with thumb loops, a half length front zip to quickly dump heat and a chest pocket which stays clear of the harness. The fit is classed as 'slim', making it ideal for layering underneath several layers, next to skin or as a midlayer. 

  • Polartec Powergrid/Alpha mapping
  • Under-helmet hood
  • 1/2 length zip
  • Slim fit
  • Ideal for climbing

 

Technical Information

Weight: 425g

Fabric: Polartec Power Grid/Pertex Quantum

Insulation: Polartec Alpha

Sizing Information
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Rab Men's Sizing Information

Measurements refer to body size, not garment dimensions.

INCHES CM
  Chest Waist Arm Length
S 37 " 30 " 33 "
M 40 " 32 " 34 "
L 43 " 34 " 35 "
XL 46 " 36 " 36 "
XXL 48 " 38 " 36 "
  Chest Waist Arm Length
S 94 cm 76 cm 83 cm
M 102 cm 81 cm 86 cm
L 109 cm 86 cm 89 cm
XL 117 cm 91 cm 91 cm
XXL 122 cm 96 cm 91 cm

Slim Fit: Slim fitting, sitting close to the body, great for showing of your guns and pecks.

Regular Fit: Neither slim nor oversized. Regular-fitting garments that are bang in the middle. The middle is good.

Relaxed Fit: Drapes loosely on the body, baggy fit.

1Chest

Run the tape around the fullest part of your chest, the tape should be just below the arm pit and over the shoulder blades whilst horizontal to the floor.

2Waist

Measure around your natural waist as show in the diagram

3Inseam

Measure your inside leg from crotch to ankle blone keeping your leg straight: not as easy as it sounds, you could take a pair of trousers that you already own, that fit you well, and measure from the crotch to the bottom of the leg.

4Sleeve

This is a bit more tricky! Measure from the top of your spine (at the bottom of your neck) to your elbow and on the your wrist

5Arm

You should place the beginning of the measuring tape behind your shoulder, and feed it out following your arm making sure to pass both the elbow joint and the wrist, as pictured. You should take the measurement at the point where you would like the sleeve to end. This is usually just past your wrist.

Rab Men's Legwear

Measurements refer to body size, not garment dimensions.

INCHES CM
  Regular leg (32")
S 30 "
M 32 "
L 34 "
XL 36 "
XXL 38 "
  Regular leg (32")
S 76 cm
M 81 cm
L 86 cm
XL 91 cm
XXL 97 cm

Slim Fit: Slim fitting, sitting close to the body, great for showing of your guns and pecks.

Regular Fit: Neither slim nor oversized. Regular-fitting garments that are bang in the middle. The middle is good.

Relaxed Fit: Drapes loosely on the body, baggy fit.

1Chest

Run the tape around the fullest part of your chest, the tape should be just below the arm pit and over the shoulder blades whilst horizontal to the floor.

2Waist

Measure around your natural waist as show in the diagram

3Inseam

Measure your inside leg from crotch to ankle blone keeping your leg straight: not as easy as it sounds, you could take a pair of trousers that you already own, that fit you well, and measure from the crotch to the bottom of the leg.

4Sleeve

This is a bit more tricky! Measure from the top of your spine (at the bottom of your neck) to your elbow and on the your wrist

5Arm

You should place the beginning of the measuring tape behind your shoulder, and feed it out following your arm making sure to pass both the elbow joint and the wrist, as pictured. You should take the measurement at the point where you would like the sleeve to end. This is usually just past your wrist.

Rab Men's Gloves

Measurements refer to body size, not garment dimensions.

INCHES CM
  Circumference of hand Length of hand
S 7-7.5 " 6.5-7 "
M 8-8.5 " 7.5-8 "
L 9-9.5 " 8.5-9 "
XL 9.5-10 "+ 9-9.5 "
  Circumference of hand Length of hand
S 18-19 cm 16.5-18 cm
M 20-21.5 cm 19-20 cm
L 23-24 cm 21.5-23 cm
XL 24-25.5 cm+ 23-24 cm+
1Length of Hand

Measure from the wrist to the top of your middle finger.

2Circumference of hand

Measure around the fullest part of the hand around the knuckles and excluding the thumb.

Professional Opinion

Introduction

I have been using the alpha freak pull-on for my go to mid layer for climbing/mountaineering and more recently winter climbing in Scotland.

What is it made from?

The Alpha Freak is constructed from a mix of three fabrics, Polartec Alpha, Pertex Quantum and Polartec Power Grid.

One of the main stand-out features of the Alpha Freak is its amazing breathability whilst at the same time keeping you warm and comfortable. I was able to layer this pull-on with a good base layer underneath during the approaches to Scottish winter climbs in temperatures as low as -6°C. That said, I do find I run warm especially on the more technical approaches.

Another benefit to the technical fabrics used is that the pull-on dries exceptionally fast if it does get wet; I left it on during some light snow and found it had dried by the time I got back to the car park.

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Favourite features?

One of my favourite features is the hood; it fits well under my helmet and does an excellent job at blocking out the wind and keeping my head warm. Not only that, but the hood doesn't impair movement and I’m still able to look around fully without the hood falling in front of my eyes like a few other pieces I’ve used.

How does it fit?

The Alpha freak is a slim, snug fitting pull-on which is designed to be worn primarily as a midlayer. I found it fits nicely over a baselayer and is slim enough to allow a shell to fit over the top without restricting movement. For reference, I’m 6ft 2”, have a 36” waist and wear a size large. Another thing to mention is that a harness fits really well over the pull-on which will be great for those cooler summer days.

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What could be improved?

My only criticism is the thumb loops. I find that after couple hours of climbing they became uncomfortable and had to take my thumbs out of the loops. If you were to just use the thumb loops at the top of the climb to provide extra warmth then you’d be fine, but after extended periods of time it may start to feel uncomfortable.

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Verdict

This is a perfect midlayer for climbing/mountaineering and I look forward to using it climbing on the colder summer days down at the crag and on my alpine adventures.

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