This fall and winter, you’re going to be seeing a lot of new hardshell jackets and pants touting their use of the new Gore-Tex C-Knit waterproof-breathable membrane. What is it, how does it work and ...

Gore-Tex is a durable, breathable waterproof membrane used in much high-end outdoor gear, and over recent years the brand name has become an interchangeable term for almost any breathable waterproof ...

In 1978, legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner held a press conference to discuss his forthcoming ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. After the press conference, engineer Bob Gore ...

You don't have to be a hardcore devotee to technical apparel to know that Gore-Tex is shorthand for excellence in water- and wind-proofing. The proprietary fabric, made by W.L. Gore & Associates, is a ...

"It looked," wrote Field & Stream in 1977, "as though the centuries-long search for a waterproof-yet-breathable lightweight fabric had ended in complete success." This was a year after Early Winters, ...