Layering Systems with MTI Athlete Wyatt Jobe

MTI Athlete Wyatt Jobe is a Wilderness Paramedic in Valdez, Alaska. Watch his breakdown of layering products and systems for everything from ski tours to ice climbing. The thought and consideration put into the matrix of warmth, weight, and speed is critical for alpinists like Wyatt, where environmental exposure is extreme and unnecessary weight is a risk.

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Layer	Primary Function	Activity Phase	Weight (g)	Climbing Weight
Patagonia Airshed pro layer	Wicking + base warmth	Fast and need to ventalate more	105
Craft Active Extreme	Wicking + base warmth	All movement phases	130	X
Dynafit Alpha Jacket	Core movement insulation	Skinning, climbing, exposed ridges	384
BD Deploy Windbreaker	Ultralight wind + light moisture block	High wind traverses, skinning transitions	48
Alpine Start Hoodie	Breathable weather buffer	Summit ridges, early storms	181
Dyneema Shell Jacket	Hard storm protection	Spindrift zones, storms, glacier wind	165
BD Deploy Down Jacket	Light in-pack warmth	Brief stops, early morning chills, belays	148
La Sportiva Puffy	Emergency insulation	Bivy, injury, extreme exposure	450	X
Nike Axis Dri-fit ADV APS Performance System Tights	Moisture transport, thermal grid	All activities, worn from start to finish	200
Merino 300 Wool base minus33	Lofted wicking layer	Boosts warmth without trapping moisture	164
Softshell Pants	Main movement layer	Ski, climb, bootpack	284
Alpha LT Shell Pants	Storm protection	Descent, whiteouts	510	X
BD Belay Pants	Emergency lower-body warmth	Forced stop, injury, bivy	530	X
Dynafit 2.5L Apline over pant	Dynafit 2.5L Apline over pant		174	X
	Upper Body Total: ~1,516 g		3473	1704
			7.6lbs	3.7lbs
	Lower Body Total: ~1,688 g
	Combined Total: ~3,204 g (approximately 3.2 kg or 7.06 lbs)
Ways to make lighter- Polarteck Aplha + wind layer instead of Dyna fit
Capaline Midweight layers- + bryje base layers