Climbing and alpine packs are designed with features for carrying ropes and hardware, they often have simple or removable hipbelts so that the pack can be carried comfortably when a harness is being worn.
Climbing and alpine packs are designed with features for carrying ropes and hardware, they often have simple or removable hipbelts so that the pack can be carried comfortably when a harness is being worn. Climbing packs are tough because they will have to stand up to being scraped and dropped on sharp rocks, modern Alpine packs are lighter because they are aimed at fast moving alpinists using a minimum amount of gear.