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I am no mountaineer. When it comes to imposing, slate-gray structures, I'm more likely to be staring at a skyscraper than a summit. But by virtue of living in Brooklyn and working in Manhattan—oh, and commuting via the subway—I find myself outside in unpleasant weather with some regularity. And I do escape my urban environs from time to time, shuffling off for a weekend to somewhere that's free from car horns and light pollution. All of which is to say: While I'm not the guy to test something from outdoor outfitter Arc'Teryx under the most extreme conditions, I'm pretty well suited to putting a Gore-Tex shell through its pa

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