A versatile pack that will perform just as well carrying a modest lunch and a pair of boots around town, stripped to its bare essentials, as it will fully-ladden for an alpine adventure. Remarkably comfortable and lightweight, and it looks good too! As with all BD packs the design is functionally neat, but the stand-out feature for the staff at CragX have been the swingarm shoulder straps, which allow the weight of the pack to stay more central while climbing.

What Black Diamond say:

“A streamlined, strippable alpine pack for lightweight mountain missions, the Speed 30 now features our patent-pending reACTIV^™ suspension with SwingArm^™ shoulder straps that offer true freedom of movement. When it's time to push for the top, the pack's padded hipbelt, 4 mm aluminum frame, framesheet and top lid are all removable, converting the Speed 30 into an ultralight roll-top-closure summit pack. The IceLink^TM tool attachments, 3-point haul system and welded crampon patch keep you prepared for technical alpine terrain.”

Specifications (Speed 40):

• Volume: [S] 38 L, [M] 40 L, [L] 42 L;
• Average Stock Weight: [S] 1,320g, [M] 1,340g, [L] 1,360g;
• Average Stripped Weight: [S] 910g, [M] 920g; 930g;
• Materials: 210d nailhead main, 420d welded abrasion;
• Patent-pending reACTIV suspension with SwingArm shoulder straps;
• Thermoformed, vented backpanel;
• Removable top pocket with optional roll-top or internal skirt closure;
• IceLink tool attachments, 3-point haul system and welded crampon patch;
• Removable padded hipbelt, 4 mm aluminum frame and framesheet;
• Hydration compatible.