The North Face Summit Gold 1996 Retro Nuptse Hooded Down Jacket – 700-Fill Black Colour-Block Wide-Baffle

The North Face Down Jacket – Summit Gold 1996 Retro Nuptse Hooded 700-Fill Wide-Baffle Black Colour-Block Heritage Silhouette

The most iconic and universally recognised colourway in The North Face retro archive, the The North Face 1996 Retro Nuptse Hooded Down Jacket in blazing Summit Gold with black colour-block hood, collar, and upper chest is the definitive Nuptse colourway — the yellow-and-black combination that has defined the Nuptse’s visual identity since the jacket’s original 1996 introduction and remains the most sought-after, most photographed, and most collected edition in the entire Retro Nuptse lineup. Insulated with 700-fill-power down throughout the Nuptse’s signature wide-baffle construction, this jacket delivers the maximum warmth-to-weight performance of the classic Nuptse format in the yellow-dominant exterior with a black hood, collar, and upper chest panel, a black-lined interior with internal zip pocket, velcro-adjustable cuffs, a white TNF logo badge on the left chest, and the original black TNF storage bag — the complete original 1996 specification in the colourway that made the Nuptse a cultural icon.

Key Features

• 700-Fill-Power Down Insulation – Nuptse Premier Warmth Specification – Premium 700-fill-power goose down insulation throughout the jacket’s wide-baffle construction — the Retro Nuptse’s defining premium insulation specification, the 700-fill rating delivering exceptional warmth-to-weight performance and loft volume that fills the Nuptse’s wide baffles to their maximum thermal capacity for serious cold-weather warmth, with the 700 fill-power identifier embroidered in white at the sleeve cuff as a visible specification marker on the summit gold exterior
• Wide Horizontal Baffle Construction – Original 1996 Nuptse Heritage Architecture – The Nuptse’s iconic wide horizontal baffle quilting across the body and sleeves — the defining structural and visual element of the 1996 Nuptse silhouette, the wide baffles filled to their full 700-fill loft volume creating the Nuptse’s commanding three-dimensional presence across the summit gold exterior, the deep baffle shadow lines reading as bold horizontal stripes of shadow and highlight that define the jacket’s heritage silhouette and make it immediately identifiable as the Retro Nuptse at any distance
• Black Hooded Construction – Original 1996 Retro Heritage Hood – A full attached hood in black — the defining upper-body element of the yellow-and-black Retro Nuptse colourway, the black hood providing maximum head and face coverage in cold weather while delivering the jacket’s most dominant colour-block statement, the black hood and collar architecture creating the precise yellow-body / black-upper contrast that has defined the Nuptse’s visual identity since 1996 and remains the reference point for every Retro Nuptse colourway released since
• Summit Gold and Black Two-Tone Colour-Block – The Definitive Nuptse Colourway – Blazing summit gold across the jacket body and sleeves with a black hood, collar, and upper chest panel — the original and most iconic colour combination in the Nuptse’s entire history, the yellow-and-black pairing delivering the highest-contrast and most visually commanding two-tone profile in the Retro Nuptse collection and providing the most recognisable and culturally significant colourway in The North Face archive, referenced by every subsequent Nuptse colourway as the original standard
• Black Interior Lining with Internal Zip Pocket – Tonal Interior Architecture – A fully black-lined interior across the jacket body with a single internal zip pocket — continuing the black colour-block from the exterior hood and collar into the jacket’s interior lining for a unified two-tone architecture from shell to lining, the internal zip pocket providing secure storage for essentials within the jacket’s warm interior insulation zone, the black interior contrasting dramatically with the summit gold exterior when the jacket is opened
• White TNF Logo Badge – Left Chest – The iconic The North Face logo badge in white on the left chest, positioned at the colour-block boundary between the summit gold body and the black upper chest panel — providing maximum-contrast brand identification in white against both the yellow and black panels, the left-chest badge placement consistent with the original 1996 Nuptse design specification
• Velcro-Adjustable Cuffs – Heritage Wrist Closure – Velcro tab-adjustable cuffs in summit gold at the sleeve ends — providing a precise wrist seal against cold air intrusion at the sleeve termination in the heritage velcro cuff format of the original 1996 Nuptse specification, the yellow velcro tab maintaining the summit gold colourway through to the cuff’s most detailed exterior element
• Original TNF Black Packable Storage Bag – Collector-Grade Presentation – Includes the original black The North Face packable storage bag with gold TNF logo — providing a dedicated carry and storage solution for the jacket when compressed, the black storage bag with gold logo echoing the jacket’s own yellow-and-black colourway and confirming the jacket’s authentic The North Face retail presentation and collector-grade unboxing specification

Product Details

• Brand: The North Face
• Style: 1996 Retro Nuptse Hooded Down Jacket
• Color: Summit Gold / Black (two-tone colour-block)
• Insulation: 700-fill-power down
• Quilting: Wide horizontal Nuptse baffle construction
• Hood: Attached full hood (black)
• Collar: Colour-block (black upper / summit gold lower)
• Cuffs: Velcro-adjustable (summit gold)
• Interior: Black lining + internal zip pocket
• Logo: White TNF badge – left chest
• Fill Identifier: 700 embroidered – sleeve cuff
• Includes: Original TNF black packable storage bag
• Fit: Relaxed / Heritage Nuptse volume

The most iconic and culturally defining edition in the entire Retro Nuptse collection, the Summit Gold 1996 Retro Nuptse Hooded Down Jacket delivers 700-fill-power down insulation, the Nuptse’s iconic wide-baffle heritage construction, a full black hood and upper chest colour-block, black interior lining with internal zip pocket, velcro cuffs, and the original TNF storage bag — making this the definitive archive-grade Nuptse for collectors and wearers who demand the most historically significant and visually commanding colourway in The North Face’s most iconic down jacket silhouette.