Great storm protection and four-season mountaineering features in a rugged design made for two.

It might not have the room for three offered by the VE 25 but the rugged Mountain 25 Tent from The North Face offers the same highly wind resistant performance while shaving a couple of pounds off your overall pack weight. With a trail weight of seven pounds 12 ounces the Mountain 25 tent is the lightest four-season expedition tent made by The North Face. A brow pole up top creates a lift venting profile that offers excellent cross flow while minimizing humidity. Like many of the best designed mountaineering tents the Mountain 25 has an integrated polyurethane view window that's cold tested to -60F so you can check on the weather without compromising any of the warmth inside the tent. The guy-out points are numerous enough to weather big blows and the No-Stretch Kevlar guylines with camming adjustments are ideal for pitching in open spaces. The Mountain 25 comes with internal storage pockets for gear but if you really want to organize (and possibly dry out) your mountaineering and backpacking gear get the fully-compatible #2 Gear Loft from The North Face. If you're going minimalist don't forget to buy the Mountain 25 Footprint so you can add a floor to your poles and fly configuration.