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Replacing Osprey Mutant 38 for Ski Mountaineering

I love this pack - but its time for a replacement, straps are finally failing from extended wear and tear. Things that I love about this pack:

- Durability: Had only one or two straps/buckles fail, some small rips from ski edges slicing the pack when I a-frame skis.

- Adaptability: I've taken this on a three night cross country summer traverse of the north cascades, up volcanoes, multiple countries as a travel-do-anything bag. Love that the lid detaches and how the pack compresses down easily.

- Weight Carrying: This thing stays glued to my back. I've even done some moderate trail running with this thing pretty loaded.

Things I didnt love:

- Back sweat: Super bad for me and this pack, especially in summer/spring use

- Waterproofing: This pack is a sponge when its wet, and doesnt dry quickly

- A-frame access issues: When you have skis on your back, its basically impossible to access the main body of the pack or the lid. I feel like the A-frame also really fights the packs tapering at the bottom shape and pinches whatever you have in the lid quite badly.

What I'm using this for:

- Spring ski mountaineering in the PNW, maybe with a light overnight kit

- Summer backpacking (up to 4 days - any beyond that and I'm reaching for my 60L)

- Day scrambles/bushwacking in the PNW (also have a 15L fastpack that I'm starting to use more frequently for this)

What I'm considering:

- Osprey Mutant 38L

- BD Speed 40L

- Arc'teryx Alpha SL 30L

- Mountain Hardware Scrambler 35L

- Palante Snow (33L?)

Anyone with experience on some of these other options or ones I have not yet considered?

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u/No_Lengthiness2063 — 9 days ago
▲ 100 r/fastpacking

Washington State - Fastpacking Partner search

Hey all,

M/39 born and raised around the Cascade foothills. I’ve steadily been pushing it in recent summers and enjoying longer distances and off trail adventures. Some of my favorite day trips - Summit Chief, Sourdough ridge loop, Chelan Sawtooth Slam. Non-Fastpacking favorite trips - Bailey Traverse, Watson-Blum, Alpine Lakes/greater Foss loop, and off trail lake bagging circuits around Mt Daniel, Southern Chiwaukums. I ski a great deal in the spring, done the Ptarmigan, Dakobed traverses, all the volcanos, etc. I did my first organized ultra this spring (Chuckanut 50k).

Im looking to stitch together some trips this summer like Mt Olympus (daytrip), Wonderland (2/3 days), Mt Adams circumnav, and more obscure areas of the central cascades (Buck/Little Giant, Snoqualmie Pass to Leavenworth/Stevens, Lemah, Bannock Lakes). I also have an annoying side quest to visit and fish all of the named and stocked Alpine Lakes in the state - bushwhacking tolerance and some lakeside rest stops would be appreciated.

Anyone similar out here reading this rn? For me, not planning on any FKTs, just want to visit some amazingly beautiful places and get off the beaten paths.

u/No_Lengthiness2063 — 2 months ago
▲ 206 r/Backcountry

Taking advantage of our 8:30pm sunsets for post-work mountaineering. Snows going faster than normal this year.

u/No_Lengthiness2063 — 4 months ago