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Ultralight gear - OT thread may o'lap climbing too 3-Jun-2013 At 6:54:50 PM climberman

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On 3/06/2013 Andrew_M wrote:
>It's really surprising that the big outdoor companies haven't picked up
>on the use cuben fibre for alpine gear. There are a string of cottage companies
>making cuben tents/tarps/packs for backpacking, but no-one seems to be
>focused on climbing.

http://www.hyperlitemountaingear.com !

I have come very close to pulling the trigger on one of those.

Yesterday I saw that one of their packs had a glowing review by a guy whose trips I think are just wonderful - hard tassie scrub bashes to small rivers with pack rafting out.

http://www.hyperlitemountaingear.com/review/product/list/id/57/category/23/

Less gear weight has increased my walking enjoyment markedly.