Alpkit Orion 45L Mountaineering Backpack

Alpkit Orion 45L Mountaineering Backpack Review: Lightweight, Affordable, and Built for Winter Missions

The Alpkit Orion 45L is a streamlined, Alpine-style backpack designed for mountaineering, winter hillwalking, and scrambling. With a sub-1kg weight, reinforced fabrics, and technical features like ice axe retainers and rope storage, it’s built to carry heavy racks through Scottish winters and multi-day Alpine epics — without breaking your back or your budget. Priced under…

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Artilect Flatiron 185 Crew

Artilect Flatiron 185 Crew Review: Premium Baselayer Performance with Nuyarn Merino Technology

The Artilect Flatiron 185 Crew is one of the most advanced lightweight base layers in the merino category — built for active use across cold conditions, layered systems, and high-output movement. What sets it apart? It’s powered by Nuyarn® technology, a proprietary spinning technique that claims to deliver better warmth, faster drying, and stronger tensile…

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