When I tried on women's packs initially, it was a toss-up between this pack (I actually have the Ariel 75) and the Arc'teryx Bora 75. Although the Bora seemed more comfortable across my shoulders, the Osprey's hip belt seemed a lot more comfortable (despite the fact it's not as padded). I use this pack for climbing and backpacking approaches to remote routes. I found only a few drawbacks: the frame tends to squeak (A LOT) while I'm moving, making it hard to hear my partner talking to me as well as being highly annoying. Also, I realize it's too big as a day pack but it's all I have for that use right now; however, I've found it to be on the heavy side, despite being marketed as "light." Trying to scramble with this pack makes for mucho energy-wasting and fatigue IMO and I can't wait until I can afford a smaller day pack.

I believed this shoe might work for sport climbing, but in fact I find this shoe most superior for crack climbing. The small amount of face climbing I've done in them made me feel less-than-assured of their edging abilities, but they are the bomb diggity for jamming in cracks or smearing against tiny fingertip cracks and seams! On slab they smear relatively well too but for desperate, performance smearing I still prefer my Mythos; Elektra's asymmetrical toe makes for less surface area to friction.

You gotta admit these shoes are amazing in that they fit so many foot profiles and perform relatively well on every kind of route. This shoe is ideal for a narrow foot and/or those with a longer second toe. They're comfortable to jam in cracks and the best for high performance slab climbing. I can even climb 5.10 sport in them if necessary.