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That Kimtah is hardly mountaineering gear and advertised as light weight...darn near a soft shell. 

It's not the eVent vs. GORTEX that makes the difference in durability, but the outer fabric it's bonded to.  Either technology is just a membrane bonded to the material.  Given the same fabric, the GORTEX would fair no better. 
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Maybe its not a kimtah.....Westcombe makes it and its an eVent product. If its not a mountaineering parka by golly its gonna be.  ;)

As per the Gortex/eVent......I always thought the outer shell was the material. Well thank you for educating me.