KAI LIN: OUT ON A LIMB | The Problem Solvers Ep. 1

KAI LIN: OUT ON A LIMB kicks off Arc’teryx’s The Problem Solvers with an intimate look at designer and climber Kai Lin, whose drive to make the mountains more accessible leads to an unexpected partnership with Arc’teryx athlete Craig DeMartino. Guided by empathy, efficiency, and a refusal to accept “good enough,” Kai takes inspiration from mountain goats and real-world needs to create KLIPPA—a prosthetic foot built specifically for the demands of rock and mountain terrain. What makes this episode so compelling is how it blends human story with genuine problem-solving: you get the iterative thinking, the hard-won lessons, and the moments of breakthrough that turn an idea into something that can change how someone moves on stone. It’s a film about climbing, yes—but also about adaptation, innovation, and the kind of empowerment that doesn’t just level the playing field, it reshapes it.

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Empathy, efficiency, and a willingness to adapt – Kai Lin’s KLIPPA prosthetic foot is inspired by mountain goats and a desire to help people. Kai’s story explores his unlikely alliance with Arc’teryx athlete, Craig DeMartino, from which the pair serve up a holy grail for adaptive rock climbers – a badass prosthetic foot, that won’t just level the playing field, but will dish up, if not superpowers, then a real sense of empowerment. Which is almost the same thing. Learn more at: www.arcteryx.com Filmed & Directed by: Jordan Manley