Páramo
Páramo Alta III Jacket (men's)
- Weight: 1/10 How much it adds to your pack.
- Rain protection: 5/10 How well the fabric and seams keep out heavy, long rain, when new.
- Warmth: 3/10 How much warmth the jacket itself adds. Most shells add little: wear a warm layer under them.
Cold-season hill and mountain walking, and winter backpacking, as an all-day jacket
- Weight
- 805 g
- Waterproof rating (HH)
- Not published
- Fabric
- Nikwax Analogy Waterproof directional fabric: no membrane, an outer fabric and a mesh Pump Liner inner layer
- Seams taped
- Not published
- Pit zips
- Yes
Where to buy
GO Outdoors £350 In stock. Free delivery. Green, size M in stock (S out). Free delivery over £80.
View at shop: GO OutdoorsPáramo £350 In stock. Free delivery. Free delivery (product page, excluding wash and repair); the banner says free shipping on orders over £40.
View at shop: PáramoBlacks £350 Out of stock. Navy (looks like Páramo's Midnight in the shop photo), size M out of stock (S, L and XXL in stock). Free delivery over £95.
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Weight
From maker's figures 1/10How much it adds to your pack. 1: A real weak point.
Páramo's page gives 805 g without naming a size, and Countryfile quotes the same 805 g for a men's M. That is in the 650 g+ band. Live for the Outdoors weighed a men's M at 834 g.
Rain protection
Estimate from maker's specs: waterproof fabric the maker names (no waterproof figure published) 5/10How well the fabric and seams keep out heavy, long rain, when new. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.
Estimate from maker's specs
Warmth
Estimate from maker's specs: 2-layer build with a hanging liner 3/10How much warmth the jacket itself adds. Most shells add little: wear a warm layer under them. 3: Below average. Fine for some trips, not others.
Estimate from maker's specs
In short
Good for
- Cold-season hill and mountain walking, and winter backpacking, as an all-day jacket
- Walkers who want ventilation options: Páramo gives it upper arm vents and a two-way front zip
- Wild campers who carry a pack all day and want pocket space for maps, a phone and gloves
Strengths
- Fully adjustable hood with a wired peak that rolls into the collar
- Six pockets: two handwarmers, two chest pockets (one for an OS map), two internal zipped pockets (Páramo; Countryfile)
- Upper arm vents and a two-way locking front zip with an inner storm flap (The Great Outdoors; Live for the Outdoors)
- Soft and quiet, with reinforced shoulder and back panels for pack carrying
- Made by Miquelina without intentionally added PFAS (Páramo); Countryfile names the Miquelina Foundation in Bogotá, Colombia
Weaknesses
- 805 g (size not stated) is heavy for a waterproof; Live for the Outdoors weighed 834 g in a men's M (weight score 1)
- Bulky to pack, and too warm outside cold days (Countryfile, Live for the Outdoors, The Great Outdoors)
- Páramo publishes no mm figure or seam statement, so rain protection is an estimate, not a reviewed score
- Needs regular washing and re-proofing with Nikwax to keep working
- No source reports long wear, so durability is an estimate, not a reviewed score
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.
ShowHide sources (5)
- Páramo UK: Men's Alta III Jacket (805 g, £350, size not stated)
- Countryfile: Páramo Alta III jacket review (men's M, 805 g)
- Climbing Gear Reviews: Páramo Alta III Jacket Review 2022 (men's M, spring test)
- Live for the Outdoors (Trail): Páramo Alta III review by James Forrest (men's M, 834 g)
- The Great Outdoors: Páramo Alta III jacket review by Steph Wetherell (size XXL, tested winter 2024/25)