When you are adventuring in extreme environments you need protection from everything mother nature can throw at you. The Arc’teryx Berta AR is the solution to dry clothing in a downpour. Arc’teryx offers waterproof pants and jackets in various trims and price points. We field tested the women’s Beta AR in Patagonia for two months and it handled all the curveballs thrown at it. While it needed a good washing and DWR rejuvenation it held up well over the coarse of the trip. The Beta AR is manufactured with a Gore-Tex pro shell which is a step up from the regular Gore-Tex fabric offered with the Beta SL.…