Europeans have been making this stuff for over 100years and it shows in the details...
Light, narrow/tall profile stays out of your arms way on any terrain vertical or otherwise.
I researched this catagory and was prepared to pay twice as much for a Gregory/Dana/Arctyrx spell check please!!!
I also back country ski and the dry pouch can hold my wet skins or socks after a long day. Entry for skins is great you dont have to take the pack off , just swivel on hips like Vortex but a side access.
Breathable in mesh shoulders/hip belt and back is air conditioned for the hotter days.

Customer Service

Real lifetime when I called Mike at Ferrino.....

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Vortex 2200--excellent and durable.