Rope management is separated from gear by a physical fabric divider. Gear goes into ‘Gear Side’ compartment, rope flakes into ‘Rope Side’ compartment.
Hung from lid loop or grab loop pack serves as a rope bucket for fast, reliable rope management.
Comfort
Contoured back panel fits to the shape of your back.
Removable padded waistbelt distributes load to hips for comfortable approaches.
Most accurate blend of carry comfort and durability.
No sharp ends or hard edges to suffer under sandstone’s abrasion.
Canyon-ability
Pack construction and materials are blended for maximum durability. Wear area seams protected with webbing armor.
Shoulder harness webbing extends behind back panel, bar tacked into additional 1.5” webbing under padding.
Lid and opening edges finished with load bearing seam binding. Rope deploys smoothly in rappels and bag can be pulled thru narrows by lid.
Bottom has 17 water drain eyelets. Water moves thru bag quickly, keeping weight to a minimum.
Quickly strips down to canyon-streamline. Removable padded waistbelt, webbing waistbelt, sternum strap, and wetsuit bag.
Lid closes with carabiner. Durable construction and webbing quality is NOT intended for any part of rigging.
Suspended by lid or grab loops pack deploys in bucket mode for easy rope or gear access.
Two exterior lid pockets for water, hats or gloves.
Two interior pockets for maps, headlamps, or nutrition.
Front loops fit removable wetsuit bag. Upper loops made for hauling with grab loop.
Hydration
The Guide does not have a hydration sleeve system. In field testing bags this size routinely stripped the bite valve off the end, sharing the day’s water with the parched desert landscape. Instead a water bottle holster is recommended for approach and exit. When it’s time to rap remove the waistbelt and holster. Put the bottle in the lid and the waistbelt holster in the gear side. The softer bike-style bottle plastic will be less prone to abrade the pack.
Capacity
Ideal for gear intense canyons and outings.
Wetsuit bag (removable) puts this bulky item on the exterior until it is required. Once the neoprene is on, bag is removed and stowed in gear side compartments. Keeping bag as small and nimble as possible in canyon.
Removable padded waistbelt can carry 2 water bottle holsters, insuring hydration momentum is on track when the canyoneering begins.
