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Performance-driven insulation

Your first level of protection against the cold.

DOTKNIT™

About the technology


Dotknit is a double-knit performance fabric that actively pulls moisture from the skin and expels it to the outside of the garment.

The fabric pairs sweat-dumping hydrophobic inner yarns with moisture-thirsty hydrophilic yarns. These yarns pull moisture from the skin through engineered holes to the outside.

This active wicking power keeps you dry and comfortable, helping prevent hypothermia in extreme cold that lingers at high altitudes.

The textured, double-knit fabric structure allows for increased airflow and sweat evaporation to keep you warm and dry.

Dotknit Benefits

Super breathable

Super breathable

Lightweight

Lightweight

Highly Comfortable

Highly comfortable

Lighter, faster climbing gear

Lighter, faster climbing gear.

Inspired by a dedicated team of outdoor professionals with a thirst for lighter, faster-climbing gear, Dotknit is part of the most sophisticated alpine climbing system we’ve ever created.
AMK features five proprietary technologies in a fine-tuned layering system that help alpinists get to the top.
The Dotknit base layer is the first layer of protection against the cold for dry comfort during alpine pursuits. 


Multiple Layers

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How to layer

Dotknit is the first layer that’s worn directly next to your skin—under a mid or insulation layer to lock in body heat and wick away sweat.

Discover our Dotknit products

The importance of a high-performing first layer can never be underestimated.

Summit Crevasse T-Shrit

SUMMIT CREVASSE T-SHIRT

Versatile, lightweight and constructed with breathable panels for optimised moisture management.

AMK L1 Dot Fleece Sweater

AMK L1 DOT FLEECE SWEATER

Working with you as you climb, this base layer pulls moisture from the skin and expels it to the outside.

Technology Hub

Futurelight

Waterproof/Breathable - Designed to protect, built to breathe.

Our most advanced breathable-waterproof outerwear technology.

Gore-tex

Waterproof/Breathable - Guaranteed to keep you dry™.

Exceptionally durable waterproof-breathable protection.

Dryvent

Waterproof/Breathable - Waterproof. Windproof. Breathable.

Seam sealed for maximum protection, performance and comfort.

Windwall

Wind resistant protection.

Engineered to reduce the effects of wind chill and retain comfort.

DWR

Waterproof/Breathable - Durable water repellent fabric.

Your water-repellent first layer of defence against moisture.

Lightrange

Our lightest sun protection ever.

More Breathable. More Protection. More Nature.

Down fill

Responsibly-sourced down insulation.

Delivering the best warmth-to-weight ratio in nature.

Cloudown

The pinnacle of warmth.

Advanced thermal insulation performance in extreme conditions.

5050 Insulation

Innovative construction, enhanced warmth.

Our natural and synthetic temperature-regulating insulation technology.

Heatseeker ECO

Recycled, synthetic insulation.

Synthetic insulation for durable, lightweight and compressible warmth.

FutureFleece

Innovative layering.

Revolutionary lightweight heat-trapping technology.

Polartec

Engineered for comfort.

Lightweight, wicking and cooling fabric technology.

Flashdry

Quick drying performance.

Engineered to eliminate moisture to keep you dry and comfortable.

Innovation at any pace.

Optimised stability. Enhanced cushioning. VECTIV™ technology. For speed and comfort on every trail.

Mountaineering Footwear

The next step in mountaineering.

Discover a new and complete footwear range designed for faster, lighter, more technical ascents, in unpredictable conditions.