Cogne Half Bib

Hard Shell Bib

€380

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Three-layer half bib for ski touring and alpine mountaineering. 690 g in size M, BARMA Flow membrane, 20/30. A 50D polyester ripstop with Challenge Sailcloth EPLX200 crampon guards, and a half bib that keeps snow out without the bulk of a full bib.

Ships from Milan. Outside the EU, duties and import taxes are paid by the receiver.

Details

Membrane: BARMA Flow, 3-layer, ePE/PU, tricot backing, wider ripstop grid
Face: 100% polyester, 50D x 50D + 100D ripstop, 129 g/m²
Membrane: BARMA Flow, 3-layer ePE/PU
Backing: tricot
Crampon guards: Challenge Sailcloth EPLX200, 200D face with 45° cross-ply and RUV film, 146 g/m², C0 DWR
Finish: C0 DWR, no fluorinated chemistry
Waterproofness: 20,000 mm
Breathability: MVTR >29,000 g/m²/24h
Test method: In-house and mill tests
Collection rating: 20/30
Weight: 690 g, size M
Fit: Regular
Features: Half bib front
: Streamlined pocket layout
: Internal mesh pocket
: Adjustment for different layers underneath
: Challenge Sailcloth EPLX200 crampon guards
: YKK zips

Use

Made for

Ski touring
Alpine mountaineering
Freetouring
Spring snow

Not made for

Deep snow and resort days with heavy snowfall

For that, choose the Lyskamm Bib.

Design notes

A half bib covers the waist and the lower back, where snow gets in, and stops there. It holds the pants in place under a harness without the fabric and the weight of a full bib.

The face fabric is a ripstop: thicker yarns run through the weave at regular intervals and form a grid. If the fabric is punctured, the tear stops at the square instead of running.

On membranes this is not a given, most three-layer laminates use a plain weave. We wanted it because it holds up better to rock, crampons and hardware, because it protects the membrane while the garment spends most of a day folded in a pack, and because a small cut stays small.

Here it is a 50D polyester ripstop with a 100D reinforcement, 129 g/m². The grid is visible on the fabric. That is a choice. The reinforcement is there to do work, and we see no reason to hide it.

Crampon guards in Challenge Sailcloth EPLX200: a 200D sailcloth with a 45° cross-ply and an RUV film, 146 g/m², C0 finish. The panel is shaped rather than a band around the hem, and covers the inside of the lower leg from mid-calf down: your own crampon points on the way up, ski edges on the way down. The maker rates it at 500 cycles on ASTM D3884 abrasion. We do not publish a waterproof rating for it: on our pages only the BARMA membrane carries waterproofness and breathability numbers.

The Cogne Half Bib has no RECCO reflector. RECCO is on the Lyskamm line, built for freeride.

Sourcing

Designed in the Italian Alps, in Ayas, Aosta Valley.

Cogne Half Bib or Lyskamm Bib

: Cogne Half Bib / Lyskamm Bib
Technology: BARMA Flow / BARMA Storm
Weight M: 690 g / 520 g
RECCO: No / Yes
Price: €380 / €535

Same 20/30 rating. The Lyskamm Bib uses BARMA Storm on a 30D nylon ripstop, at 520 g, with RECCO. The Cogne Half Bib uses BARMA Flow on a 50D polyester ripstop, a half bib instead of a full one, and carries no RECCO, built for mountaineering and touring. It weighs 690 g, because of the full-length leg zip and the extra hardware.

Materials and care

Machine wash at 30 °C on a gentle cycle with a technical detergent. Do not use fabric softener or bleach. Tumble dry on low to reactivate the DWR.

Wash the garment when it gets dirty: dirt reduces breathability.

Shipping and returns

Shipped from our warehouse in Milan, Italy. Orders leave on Tuesday and Thursday.

Italy € 8.50. Europe € 15. UK € 25. USA and Canada € 35. Asia and Australia € 35.

You have 14 days from delivery to request a return at returns@alpinestandards.com. Return shipping is paid by the customer. Outside the EU, duties and import taxes are paid by the receiver.

BARMA Flow

Membrane · BARMA platform

BARMA is our membrane selection and development platform. It is not a single membrane, nor a single number: it is the programme through which we select and develop the best membrane for the job, together with first-tier manufacturing partners, according to the qualities we want from the garment. All BARMA membranes are waterproof, breathable and made without intentionally added PFAS.

BARMA Flow: 3-layer waterproof membrane on a 50D polyester ripstop with a wider grid, softer in the hand and smaller in the pack. Built for climbing and ski mountaineering.

On the Cogne Half Bib: BARMA Flow, 3-layer, ePE/PU, tricot backing, wider ripstop grid. Face: 100% polyester, 50D x 50D + 100D ripstop, 129 g/m². Backing: tricot. 20,000 mm waterproofness, MVTR >29,000 g/m²/24h from in-house and mill tests, collection rating 20/30.

More about the BARMA membrane platform

Questions

What is the difference between the Cogne Half Bib and the Lyskamm Bib?

Same 20/30 rating. The Cogne Half Bib uses BARMA Flow on a 50D polyester ripstop, at 690 g, with no RECCO. The Lyskamm Bib uses a 30D nylon ripstop and carries RECCO, for deep snow and resort use.

What is the difference between the Cogne Half Bib and the Cogne Pants?

Same fabrics and the same 20/30 rating. The Cogne Half Bib adds the half bib front and weighs 690 g. The Cogne Pants are 60 g lighter.

Is the Cogne Half Bib waterproof?

Yes. The Cogne Half Bib uses the BARMA Flow 3-layer membrane: 20,000 mm waterproofness, breathability (MVTR) >29,000 g/m²/24h, from in-house and mill tests. The crampon guards carry no rating of their own: only the BARMA membrane carries waterproofness and breathability numbers.

Does the Cogne Half Bib have a RECCO reflector?

No. RECCO is on the Lyskamm Jacket, Pants and Bib, built for freeride.

Does the Cogne Half Bib contain PFAS?

No PFAS are intentionally added at any stage we control. The face fabric of the Cogne Half Bib carries a C0 finish, which contains no fluorinated chemistry, and our supplier declares it free of PFA and PFC. The BARMA Flow membrane is ePE and PU.

Designed in the Italian Alps

Drawn in Ayas, Aosta Valley. Produced where the work is done best, and we say where.

For Mountaineers. By Mountaineers.

Every technical choice is explained, with the reason behind it. No superlatives.

Shipping and returns

Shipped from Milan on Tuesday and Thursday. 14 days to request a return.

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