HARNESS

- super strong harness is padded and shaped to be comfortable carrying heavy loads - field tested during development with loads of 65lbs

- Adjustable shoulder straps and back plate assembly (Velcro)

- Shoulder straps are the same length (52cm) on all sizes but the back plate that attaches them to the backpack is a different size for each size of pack

- Sternum strap with built in whistle in buckle

- Shaped hipbelt is precurved and made with multi-density EVA and PU foam and has two zipped pockets. Center pull webbing waistbelt is easy to adjust on the fly

- Shoulder straps and back pad have soft EVA foam padding - lumbar pad is designed to contour to your lower back to carry heavy loads

- Hip belt and shoulder straps have mesh overlay for breathability

- Two strong aluminum stays and PE board backpanel for strength and stiffness

- occipital cut out keeps your head from bumping the pack lid and lets you look up

- shoulder straps, hipbelt and back length are designed to suit women's smaller and curvier frames

ACCESS

- zipper into the bottom of the bag and the sleeping bag compartment for easy access

- Main body of the pack has a side entry zipper

- Spindrift collar on main top entry to pack has a roll top with a cinch cord so you can use it in either roll top mode for increased water resistance or traditional cord cinch mode.

- Secondary cinch cord at the bottom of the spindrift collar

POCKETS

- Floating lid with two pockets (one on the outside and one underneath). Excess webbing on lid can be tucked into stretch woven slots where the lid buckles to the pack so they don't flap around. Lid can be attached to the pack with a hook to keep it from slipping down when the pack isn't full.

- Zippered side pocket on one side (other side has access zipper to main compartment)

- Large front zippered pocket has a long vertical zipper with glove friendly looped zipper pull

- Two mesh side pockets for waterbottles, etc. are nice and wide

- Sleeping bag compartment divider in the bottom of the bag is divided from the main bag with removable divider - undo it to let your sleeping bag mingle with the rest of your gear

- hipbelt pockets

- internal zippered pocket inside side zippered entry

ATTACHMENT POINTS

- Two webbing loops on bottom for ice axes, trekking poles or securing extra gear

- Two bottom compression straps have velcro keeper loops to keep them from dangling

- Two removable Velcro ice axe/trekking pole keeper loops on either side of the front pocket

- Two sections of daisy chain on either side of the front pocket

- Grab handle on top of back at the back

- Two 20mm webbing compression straps on each side - lower ones are V pull

- Webbing strap over top of main opening for extra compression or for storing a rope, sleeping pad or other gear

OTHER FEATURES

- Internal hydration pocket with hanger

- Hydration port at left shoulder

- Hydration tube elastic holder on shoulder strap

- Total volume for short/standard is 80L (Body 65L + Lid 9L + front pocket 6L)

- Total volume for standard/long is 81L (Body 66L + Lid 9L + front pocket 6L)

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