The C7 Parka was born at 700 meters above sea level in November. It was indeed a dark and stormy night. We had been scaling a mountainside to gain access to the areas above the red deer stags, spent all day in the rain, and almost got within reach several times. We walked back to camp in the dusk using headlamps, and while we fed the fire we thought about how we could stay warm and dry in such weather. This was day one.
Four days later, the base pattern and a mockup was ready. The rest of the journey is about not giving up…