

"What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying: ""The Mutant 38 is my go-to alpine pack for everything from winter mountaineering to long alpine rock routes. It’s light but super tough, and it carries like a dream when I’ve got a rope, tools, and layers. I love how strippable it is—I can dial it down for summit pushes or beef it up for overnight missions.""For the steepest lines and harshest conditions, we count on the Osprey Mutant 38 Backpack to stay close, stay light, and stay strong. Developed with feedback from mountain guides and built to handle high-altitude, cold-weather abuse, this alpine pack blends load-carrying comfort with technical precision. Whether we’re climbing mixed lines or pushing toward a remote summit, the Mutant 38 moves with us and adapts to whatever the route throws our way. Its narrow profile and glove-friendly features make it ideal for vertical terrain, and we love how strippable it becomes for ultralight summit pushes—shed the top lid, framesheet, helmet net, and hipbelt padding to go lean. Dual ToolLocks, ski and rope carry, and reinforced gear loops let us haul technical equipment with confidence. Now made with bluesign® approved NanoFly® and robic recycled fabrics, it’s more sustainable without compromising strength."
Price: $209.95 from Backcountry
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| $209.95 | Visit Store |
"What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying: ""I’ve taken the Mutant 22 on everything from fast alpine pushes to local mixed lines, and it’s hands-down one of the best minimalist climbing packs out there. It carries close, keeps gear secure, and sheds...
The Osprey Talon Velocity 20L Backpack stashes away everything we need for a day spent hustling up switchbacks and pushing toward summits. The 20-liter backpack has a running vest-inspired shoulder harness that keeps the bag close so we can move quickly...
The Osprey Talon Velocity 20L Backpack stashes away everything we need for a day spent hustling up switchbacks and pushing toward summits. The 20-liter backpack has a running vest-inspired shoulder harness that keeps the bag close so we can move quickly...