Customer Reviews Columbia Ascender™ Softshell Jacket

Would definitely recommend. Prefect fit and super warm

Love this soft shell!! This fits well and solidly made. Not too heavy but with enough warmth to keep you cozy in the thirties.

Bought for my military son. He spent the last 2 years having a craniotomy to remove a baseball saizevtu,or that turned out to be cancerous. A year of chemo and radiation and he currently clear thank God. He asked for this jacket. I bought for him and he absolutely loves it! Great fit, looks fantastic and made so very well. I am so happy it brought him so much joy. Heres to hoping he gets many years of wear from it!

Jacket was true to size and exactly what I ordered

This jacket is perfect for fall and spring in it's incredible how the water just beads right off of the fabric, it also provides a fair amount of warmth in winter if you layer up underneath...fantastic jacket and would recommend to anyone looking for a lighter jacket that keeps you dry but also winter warm

This jacket is perfect for fall and spring in Colorado, it's incredible how the water just beads right off of the fabric, it also provides a fair amount of warmth in winter if you layer up underneath...fantastic jacket and would recommend to anyone looking for a lighter jacket that keeps you dry but also warm

Good material, comfy, larger fit than other smalls

price was good,and quality was excelent.My son was very happy

This jacket is an addition to my winter wardrobe. Very stylish and comfortable. Material is soft and durable.

the jacket was as expected except that I had hoped it had a large internal pocket that I have on my other soft-shells. I like to use it for a small water bladder or goggles.

Bought this jacket online. I fits well and is almost exactly what I was looking for. I like that it is not overly big or insulated. I also like the zippered breast pocket on the outside. One thing I don't really like is the Velcro closure at the cuffs. The tabs stick out a little when adjusted to my wrist and can get caught on branches/bushes while hiking. A personal peeve of mine that it seems every manufacturer makes the pocket zippers open with a downward pull. Although this makes it easy to open on purpose, it also makes it easy for it to be pulled down while hiking on a narrow trail by branches/brush, increasing the chances of contents to fall out. Columbia used to have the zippers run the other way, requiring a purposeful pull up to open the pocket. Other than these two issues, the Acsender is a great jacket at a reasonable price.

I've had this jacket for less than a year. About 2 months ago, the zipper started to come undone at the bottom. Now it happens everytime a wear the jacket. Very unfortunate since I liked this jacket.

Everything was good except the sleeves are too long.

Heavy duty feel, inside wasn't as soft as I anticipated, overall a great jacket.

Jacket never arrived. Tried getting help from customer service but both the representative and the carrier were no help at all. Package was delivered to wrong house, carrier acknowledged it but told Columbia it was delivered to the right address. Dont use Columbia for online purchases!!

Perfect lightweight iacket for mild damp PNW weather. I wear an XL and it is true to size. Only downfall is that there are no inside pockets

Ive had this jacket for a couple years. I purchased it for more of a casual jacket but have discovered its a great piece to add to a layering system for hiking. It does an excellent job of blocking the wind and can be warn over base layers in some pretty cold conditions. Or use it as a mid layer under an outer shell. Im tempted to buy the hooded version also. Im 511 and 230#. The XL fits perfect.

My husband loves it, its very comfortable and warm. I do recommend.

Material is very nice. Inside is quite comfortable. Sleeves run a bit long and big. I don't like the way you can make the sleeve opening smaller - it's Velcro and it does not go completely to the end leaving a bit sticking up.

Collars creased weird, don't lay flat. Can't get them to lay or form correctly. Otherwise a nice jacket.

Ive had three of these because theyre great jackets, but the zippers are absolute garbage. For the price Columbia could put in much better zippers. I refuse to buy another one since it may only last a few weeks or months at best.

I bought the same style a couple years ago in grey.. its a good light weight jacket.

It's a great lightweight softshell for the office and going out on the town. It's not overly warm and not a work jacket that would hold up to abuse. It's about what I expected and I'm happy with my purchase.

Excellent jacket keeps me warm when ever we doing outdoor activities

Ok quality but thinner and flimsy. Definitely for cool weather not cold or snow. A thin outer shell and single very thin lining.