Developed in conjunction with a simple yet revolutionary layering system of Skin, Mid and Outer clothing layers, Icebreaker is recognised as producing the worlds best insulating, breathable, all-natural fabric. This amazing fibre is sourced directly from select high-altitude merino stations in the southern Alps of New Zealand.
We have been ‘Icebreaker sponsored athletes’ since 2005, and find that not only are their garments incredibly functional, but they are also incredibly funky! Icebreaker keeps us at the perfect temperature, in awesome style, in all conditions – hot or cold, out on an expedition, or out on the town!
Most specialized expedition equipment comes home and lies dormant in a cupboard until the next trip – but not Icebreaker! We find ourselves wearing the very same garments, having survived the rigors of expedition-life without pulling a thread, around Sydney day in, day out: to work during the week, jogging or bike riding on the weekends, and even out to social functions and dinners. It’s warm, it’s cool, it’s light, it’s fresh, it’s soft, it’s strong, and it’s styling – it’s brilliant. See-ya-later smelly synthetic thermal layers!
Thanks very much to Frith, Darcy, Liz and the team! Check out their gear online – Icebreaker rocks!
In July 2005, two young Aussies Chris Bray and Clark Carter plunged inside the Arctic Circle to travel unsupported across Victoria Island, the world's ninth largest and largely unexplored island. After 58 days of hauling, paddling and dragging 250kgs of gear behind them in their home-made aluminium kayaks with fold-down wheels, they were only 1/3 the way across! It was such an incredible adventure though - including wolves, polar bears, artefacts, blizzards and unseen landscapes - that they vowed to return. After two years of prep, The iiNet 1000 Hour Day Expedition set of in 2008, and finished what they started.
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