Better than a backpack!

No complaints here! This is one quality piece of mountaineering equipment. When wearing the Empanada I hardly even notice it is there when sending! Forget the 10 essentials, this thing could probably fit 20 essentials. Heck, maybe even 30! If you don't have one and are still using a backpack, do yourself an immense favor and order one now!

Really, really good.

It's near perfect. I pair it with the Mammut alpine chalk bag and it can replace having a pack for a lot of shorter multipitch. It fits a small windbreaker, fleece and super light rain shell no problem. The only improvement I can think of is it would be nice to have a clip in loop inside the phone compartment (similar to the Avant snackpack) to clip a lanyard to. I clip my phone lanyard to the zipper pull of the phone compartment and it works but not as well as having an internal loop. The waist band is burly and a lot more confidence inspiring than most skinny chalk bag ones.

Great bag for organization or carrying stuff up the wall

This is a great little bag. It is big enough to carry just about anything you could need up with you for a standard to long day of multipitch climbing. It is also much more durable than other bags on the market, which is a huge plus. I also use it for gear organization in my larger pack for cragging days. All around this is a great product!