An essential go-to for winter belays, exposed bivies and cold alpine terrain the world over, the Belay Parka is a highly insulating layer with updated durability to endure bail-worthy conditions.
Completely redesigned in 2023 to endure bail-worthy belay conditions on single-pitch winter routes and huge alpine faces alike, the Black Diamond Belay Parka lets you hunker down while your partner battles it out on the sharp end. Our warmest synthetic jacket, the Belay Parka features 200gsm mapped Primaloft Rise, plus Primaloft Gold Cross Core, insulation throughout the body, shoulders, and hood. A 50D PFC-free ripstop shell protects from the elements while a 20D nylon taffeta liner adds an extra layer of warmth. A two-way zipper allows access to your belay device, and oversized hand, chest and internal drop pockets store gloves, water bottles and other on-route essentials.
Features:
- Fully redesigned fabric and fit for 2023
- Adjustable climbing helmet-compatible hood
- Lightweight stretch cuffs
- Two-way belay device friendly YKK front zipper with DWR treatment and windflap
- Single-pull cord adjust on the hood and hem
- Two zippered hand pockets, two zippered chest pockets and two internal drop pockets
- Left chest pocket has internal stretch mesh pocket
- ECO Label Status
- Fit: Relaxed
Technology:
- Primaloft: Primaloft has ultra-fine fibers designed to trap warmth. This allows them to keep you comfortable and thermally-regulated no matter the activity, no matter the season.
Sustainability:
- ECO: Protecting the places we love is as important to us as building the gear to take you there. Utilizing sustainably produced raw materials is a cornerstone to our approach and foundational to this commitment. Styles carrying the ECO label status are made of one or more of Black Diamond's targeted sustainablity attributes.
- Bluesign Approved Material: Materials approved by Bluesign have undergone strict production criteria from the raw materials to the end product to ensure they follow standards that are responsible and sustainable with regard to people, the environment and resources. With Bluesign approved materials, users can be assured that their products were manufactured with responsibly use of resources and the lowest possible impact on people and the environment.
- PFC Free DWR: Our durable water repellant (DWR) treatment doesn't use PFCs, also known as PFAS, so you can stay dry without the use of these so-called "forever chemicals".
- Recycled Materials: In part, this product utilizes post consumer recycled materials.
Tech Specifications:
- Size Range: S-XL
- Materials: [Shell] 50d Polyester Rip Stop with PFC-Free DWR (100% Polyester, 80gsm) [Insulation] Primaloft Gold and Primaloft Rise Insulations (100% Polyester) [Lining] 20d Nylon Taffeta (100% Nylon, 36gsm)
- Weight: 795g
