Ortovox Peak 45L Backpack for Sale, Reviews, Deals and Guides

I think this pack works fine for ski touring, but is not sufficiently robust for alpine climbing. Mine is two years old and has developed half a dozen holes. Perhaps a tougher material could be used in the most vulnerable areas of the pack.

I have owned and used a lot of packs. This is by far the best multisport pack I have ever had. From backcountry skiing, to ice climbing, alpine climbing, ANYTHING! This Pack does it all. I have had this pack for 3 years and put over 500 days on it and its still killing it. I have hauled this pack up rock climbs, used is in the desert for 3 seasons, and hauled 70 pounds into the wind rivers for 5 days of climbing with it and its only got minor pin holes and sun fade. I love the pockets this thing has, its enough to keep your stuff organized but not so much that you forget which pocket your snacks are in! I like that it can carry two ice tools and crampons on the outside and having a pocket dedicated to rescue tools (shovel and probe). makes getting to these essentials fast and easy. I use the rescue tools pocket for holding guidebooks in the summer when I am rock climbing. The circumferential zipper allows you to open this thing up like a briefcase or just get to your warm jacket shoved at the bottom of the pack quickly. I use the crap out of the feature and have not had any problems with the zipper. Bottomw line, for skiing or ice climbing, or both, you cannot beat this pack. I am a full time, year-round mountain guide and a member of the Ortovox North American team I received this gear to test and use.

I bought this pack for spring peak season, shedding unnecessary float pack weight. It's plenty light and is laid out well. My float pack has a separate rescue tools pocket as does this one, which I guess I have grown accustomed too and found welcome here. Like others have mentioned, you have to unclip the lid to get to that zipper pull, not ideal...but if you're doing it right you wouldn't be using your rescue tools. I'm pretty happy with the helmet carry, and how the netting stows is clever. My only complaint here is that if your ice axe blade/pick is at all sharp, the helmet rests against it and could get damaged over time. One outing quickly demonstrated this, as it started to abrade my helmet liner (you can see in the attached picture how the helmet presses against/obscures the pick). I had to buy a pick/adze cover as you can see to remedy this. No huge deal, but still an extra purchase. Overall though I'm happy about everything else. I love having side and top access. A-frame carry works great. There seems to be ample room in the lid pocket. If the main compartment is not very full and your lid pocket is, the entire lid can droop down, basically unsupported. Not a deal breaker, just an observation. I ran a BCA radio mic through the hydration pass-through with good results; I just need to find out a way to secure the radio unit itself inside the main compartment (maybe a custom mod I'll have to do). When skiing it rides just fine. Doesn't try to get "around" you like many packs do. After a quick handful of peaks I have to say I would likely recommend this, but just be aware of the quirks that are pointed out here and in previous reviews. That's about all holding this back from being full five stars.

Good pack, has everything needed for ski mountaineering. Wish it had a proper crampon storage outside, but it has places to add a strap so that will do.

I have used this pack in the backcountry several times and love the capacity. It's he perfect size for a day+ tour and is reliable and rugged enough for the Utah Wasatch Range. Ortovox makes some of the best alpine gear in the industry. Highly recommend!

This seems like a really good backcountry ski backpack. Lots of room and features without being too heavy. However, the helmet net/holder is too small and hard to attach for my size Large Pret Cynic X helmet. I can get the net around the helmet, but its a struggle and would likely rip at some point. I am going to keep looking, but if you always wear your helmet or don't mind storing it in the main compartment, this could be a great pack for backcountry skiing.

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This is an all-around great pack for anything in the outdoors. It's perfect for a long ski tour, alpine climbing, and even lightweight backpacking trips (and carries a packraft really well!). The crampon carry system is a great way to carry them on the outside, and it holds my ice tools well too. I guide the glaciers of Alaska all summer and use this pack every day, and it's successfully survived one season (and is ready for more). I like the zippered pockets that give me fast-access to avy or rain gear, and the quick cinch/open system up top is easy to operate with gloves on. The only change I'd make is to make the brain fully detachable - it can be a tight stretch when trying to carry a rope on top of a fully loaded pack, but otherwise, I've been VERY happy!