Halka 55

Took this on a week-long trek in the Andes and it carried 18kg without a single seam complaining. The internal vertical daisy chain made lashing my crampons and ice axe way easier than clipping everything to the outside. Genuinely the toughest pack I've owned.

The daisy chain inside is handy for racking gear, but I wish the hip belt padding were a touch thicker for heavy loads. Still, the fabric feels bombproof for rocky terrain, and the frame carried 40 pounds up a pass without a squeak.

The internal daisy chain is a clever touch for racking gear on long routes, and the fabric feels genuinely bombproof. Only nitpick is the hip belt runs a bit narrow on me, though it still carried a heavy load fine on a recent alpine push.