The North Face Men's Papsura FUTURELIGHT™ Jacket

The Future of the Mountain. FUTURELIGHT™.

The The North Face Men’s Papsura FUTURELIGHT™ Jacket represents the absolute frontier of what waterproof-breathable outerwear technology can achieve. Named for Papsura Peak in the Indian Himalayas — one of the most demanding and remote alpine objectives in the world — and built with The North Face’s proprietary FUTURELIGHT™ nanospun membrane technology, the Papsura is the jacket that makes every other hardshell in the range look like it is working harder to achieve less. This is outerwear engineering at the summit of what is currently possible.

Key Features

• FUTURELIGHT™ nanospun waterproof-breathable membrane — TNF’s most advanced proprietary technology, delivering extraordinary breathability without compromising waterproof integrity
• Fully seam-sealed construction for absolute protection against water ingress at every join, seam, and closure
• Helmet-compatible adjustable hood with precise, single-hand adjustment for full control in severe weather
• Underarm zip vents for rapid ventilation and temperature regulation during high-output alpine activity
• Multiple zip pockets with waterproof construction for secure, accessible storage in all mountain conditions
• Articulated patterning for unrestricted freedom of movement during technical climbing and high-output activity
• Embroidered The North Face logo — the mark of the brand that has pushed the limits of outdoor performance since 1966

Papsura. FUTURELIGHT™. The Limit, Redefined.

FUTURELIGHT™ was not developed to match existing waterproof-breathable technology. It was developed to surpass it — to solve the fundamental tension between waterproofing and breathability that has defined and constrained hardshell design for decades. The nanospun membrane construction achieves a level of breathability that makes sustained high-output activity in a fully waterproof shell genuinely possible for the first time, without the clammy, suffocating interior experience that has always been the hardshell’s unavoidable compromise. On the Papsura, that technology is deployed in a jacket worthy of its name — expedition-grade in every detail, technically authoritative in every feature, and capable of performing at altitude, in severe weather, and under the kind of sustained physical demand that most hardshells were never designed to withstand. The North Face since 1966. FUTURELIGHT™, from here. The summit, within reach.