How to dress well for flying and hiking

Fred Souchon hikes and flies from the summit of Mont Blanc. Credit: Fred Souchon

Professional mountain guide and paraglider pilot Fred Souchon tells us how to dress well to be comfortable whether hiking or flying.

Fred Souchon is a mountain guide, paraglider pilot and search-and-rescue professional based in Chamonix, Europe’s biggest mountain playground. An Advance team pilot and ambassador for clothing brand CimAlp, when it comes to outdoor clothing he is a fan of the layering principle – where you wear and can shed clothes in layers so you stay comfortable throughout the day, whatever you’re doing.

“I like to use the three-layers principle,” he says, “and then carry another layer for flying. The idea is you can use each layer individually or in combination. You can wear a T-shirt and Gore-Tex...