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Chapter 1

On your body

Wool from your skin outwards: merino, fleece and a jacket with two sides.

Wool, from the skin outwards

1988Wool at OrtovoxThat is how long the brand has been working with wool.

Merino on your skin, fleece with merino on the inside, and jackets that insulate with wool instead of down. Ortovox thinks in layers from the inside out.

According to Ortovox, most of its merino wool comes from Tasmania, is mulesing-free and certified to the Responsible Wool Standard. For Metawool, the brand uses wool from southern Germany.

Which merino weight suits you? To the merino guide

“Wool is our foundation, smart natural materials are our future.”

Ortovox · Merino wool page, ortovox.com (German, our translation), retrieved 5 November 2026

Two jackets, worn

Wool to wear

Choose a jacket and tap the numbers. The drawing shows what merino does on the inside.

Which jacket?

Woman in a climbing harness puts on the mint Ortler Metawool 60 REV on a glacier near Chamonix
Photo: Ortovox / Max Draeger

Reversible

Ortler Metawool 60 REV

For ski touring: up with one side out, down with the other.

Women's Ortler Metawool 60 REV, Going up side in white and light blue

What it does

1The side for going up

According to Ortovox, the TENCEL in the fill absorbs sweat on this side.

How warm should it be? To the merino guide

  • Ortler Metawool 60 REV Jacket WOrtler Metawool 60 REV Jacket W270 g according to Ortovox, fill made of TENCEL, merino and polylactide.
  • Ortler Metawool 60 REV Jacket MAlso asOrtler Metawool 60 REV Jacket M

Details from Ortovox, product pages retrieved on 5 November 2026. Drawing: principle, simplified

Ortler Metawool 60 REV

One jacket, two sides

Up with one side out, down with the other. The Ortler Metawool 60 REV is reversible, and each side has its own job.

Men’s Ortler Metawool 60 REV jacket in sage green and grey, Going up side with two front pockets

Drag the handle to turn the jacket

Going up

Ascent

The side for the way up. According to Ortovox, the TENCEL in the fill absorbs sweat here.

  • Two front pockets
  • Light and packs small, made to go under the shell
Ortler Metawool 60 REV Jacket MMenOrtler Metawool 60 REV Jacket MAccording to Ortovox 305 g, shown in green sage.

Ortovox information, product pages retrieved 5 November 2026 · Photos: Ortovox

Layer by layer

What are you wearing today?

Pick the temperature and pace. The figure puts on what we would pack for it, from the skin to the shell.

Below −10 °C · Summit and descent

Temperature

On the move

Layer up straight away at the top while you are still warm: the Metawool with Riding down out, the shell over it against the wind.

  1. 185 Rock’n’wool Long Pants WUnder the trousers185 Rock’n’wool Long Pants W
  2. 185 Merino Patch LS WNext to skin185 Merino Patch LS W
  3. Fleece Jacket WSecond layerFleece Jacket W
  4. Ortler Metawool 60 REV Jacket WInsulationOrtler Metawool 60 REV Jacket W
  5. 3L Ortler Pants WTrousers3L Ortler Pants W
  6. Ortler GORE-TEX Jacket WProtectionOrtler GORE-TEX Jacket W

Editorial recommendation, not manufacturer information. Everyone feels the cold differently: better pack one more layer.

Find the right layer

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Where next?

Sources

Product information, weights and materials: Ortovox product pages and feature PDFs, retrieved 5 November 2026. History: Ortovox history. Values and quote: Our values. Wool: Merino wool at Ortovox (German). Courses: Safety Academy. Layers and packing tips: editorial recommendation.

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