The minimalist design is great for any occasion but also includes must-haves for hikers. There’s a slot for a hydration pack or laptop, and an ice ax loop can hold walking poles.

Every backpack I've had since a leather-bottomed JanSport has had a little nylon ice-ax loop on it, but I've never actually used one of these loops for its intended purpose. At the trailhead, I ...

Why It’s CoolIt’s so simple—a single strap secures the floating lid, and that’s all you see looking at the front of this bag. Not to fear; you get ice-ax loops, daisy chains, and ...

Osprey's revolutionary Anti-Gravity Suspension is now available in updated versions of the Aether and Ariel lines of long-distance backpacks.

Side pockets and a compression front pocket stretch to accommodate accessories such as a rain layer, trekking poles or a helmet. Ice-ax loops are also sewn into the 210-denier nylon ripstop shell.

» The mountaineering features are so cleanly designed, they’re barely noticeable: ax loops, a center ice-tool tube (perfect size for a fuel bottle), shovel pocket (ditto for a rain shell), gear ...