While ice climbing or alpine climbing I spend the vast majority of my time wearing just a softshell jacket over my base layer, and unless it's really rainy and wet my GoreTex shell is just taking up space in my pack.
Since the main reason to wear a softshell is for its breathability, I was wondering if I could replace the softshell with an eVent jacket over a light fleece layer, and dispense with carrying a hardshell around for those 'just in case' situations.
Has anyone tried something like this and what do you think?