Arc’teryx

asements in Vancouver, British Columbia, aren’t necessarily places you want to be. The city is, well, to be blunt, wet. Actually, make it sodden. Averaging around 2,500mm of precipitation, being stuck under your house—especially if climbing is your passion—is few peoples’ idea of fun. And it’s not like you want to be there when it’s dry in Vancouver either; the Coast Mountains—so proximate to the city, literally on its doorstep—are a climber’s (and a hiker’s and a skier’s) nirvana. There are few places in the world you want