Obsessive
Design
hadron™
Real Tough, Real Light. Mountain Ready
dynamic seam placement
Move Without Limits
high stitch count
Strength, Meet Mobility
custom lug design
Trail-Inspired Traction
Articulated fit
Creating natural movement
micro seams
Smaller seams, better performance
watertight™ zippers
Inventing a streamlined seal
stormhood™
Protection With a Clear View
Film series
Ep. 5: Empowering Movement
Find out what happens when we team up with Skip, a company of robotics experts, to help more people go farther in the mountains.
Ep. 4: The Making of Mountain Footwear
How we design shoes for mountain athletes chasing the (previously) impossible.
Ep. 3: The (Brief) Story of Our First Jacket
Go behind the seams of the jacket that started it all.
Ep. 2: How We Make a Harness
Find out what goes into every harness we create.
Ep. 1: Chasing the Perfect Fit
Beauty and function come together for Women's Run.
micro seam technology
Smaller Seams,
Better Performance
Reducing the width of seams means less weight, bulk, and material usage while increasing a product’s breathable surface area.
Shop innovationArc’teryx introduced micro seams to the market in 1998.
We changed not only how jackets are made, but how they perform
Mobility
Wide seams stiffen the overall fit of a product, which can do all sorts of bad things — from restricting how you move to blocking your line of sight.
Durability
The increased flexibility a jacket gains from micro seams makes them less bulky and stiff, which reduces fabric wear, snags and abrasions.
