Rab To Use Gore-Tex Product Technology In Clothing, Gloves And Accessories

Beginning with the Autumn Winter 2019 collection, Rab, the UK-based manufacturer of technical clothing and outdoor equipment, will begin using Gore-Tex fabrics and product technologies in its garments, gloves and accessories.

Since 1981, Rab has built products for mountaineering, climbing and other outdoor pursuits that are considered among the best in the category. Now, with the integration of Gore-Tex products, the brand that singlehandedly created the waterproof-breathable category in the mid-1970s, Rab will continue to build its best-in-class product offerings.

"Here at Rab we have always firmly believed that our users deserve the very best performance materials in our clothing and equipment,” said Tim Jasper, Design Director for Rab. “This new partnership with Gore takes us both into an exciting new era. Gore-Tex performance and expertise is second-to-none, and together we plan to push the boundaries even further.”

Rab will show its new products featuring Gore-Tex product technology to retail partners starting in Winter 2018 in advance of and at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market show in Denver, CO, in November 2018, as well as at ISPO in Munich in January 2019.

“We are excited to enter into this new relationship with Rab, a manufacturer with history of developing premium outdoor gear,” said Mike Adams, Mountain Sports Garments Business Leader at W. L. Gore & Associates. "The debut of Rab apparel, gloves and accessories featuring Gore-Tex fabrics beginning in Fall 2019 will offer loyal Rab and Gore-Tex consumers new options to meet their outdoor needs by combining Gore's innovative technology with Rab's highly respected products.”

It was in Northern England in 1981 that celebrated climbing innovator and adventurer Rab Carrington set up the equipment company that bears his name today. His goal was simple: to make honest, rugged climbing kit that could perform at the highest level. Every Rab piece was made by hand and rigorously tested by the man himself or friends and fellow climbers encountering the most extreme conditions.

Today, the company is ceaseless in their commitment to Rab’s exacting standards, ingenuity and pioneering spirit. They make rugged, high performance mountain clothing and equipment that give you absolute protection, comfort and freedom on the hill, crag or peak. They use cutting edge materials as well as time-tested ones such as premium quality European down. Nothing fancy or over-engineered – just honest, hard-working pieces that you’d rather repair than replace. By climbers for climbers.