The fleece is dead, long live the synthetically insulated midlayer/shell! opines Dave Sarkar. It's not been difficult to spot the demise of the lowly classic fleece as the climber's warm layer of choice. New fabrics and technologies came along - Windstopper fleece then soft shell, for example. I was interested to find, when I conducted a very unscientific survey at Stanage on a cold, windy day, just how many climbers were wearing, and climbing in, an insulated midlayer/shell jacket. Everyone's got one nowadays!
The Atom LT is the lightest in the range of three Atom Arc'teryx jackets. It feels absolutely featherweight...
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