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Carry Less. Do More.

Engineered for endurance, performance and comfort. Montane's Rucksack range allows you to choose from a wide selection of lightweight backpacks, vest packs and waist packs designed for hiking, trail running, trekking and climbing. From your daily commute to long distance trail run, there's plenty of options from Montane to store and transport your kit safely.

Trailblazer

Trailblazer 25

For mountain trails, where low-weight, stability and quick access to kit is essential. The COVALENT harness delivers a customisable, body-hugging fit, stabilising your load without restricting movement. A multitude of pockets offers easy access to hydration, food and kit while on the move.

The Trailblazer range has been designed to enable you to go Fast and Light on your adventure. Here's some of the features that the designers thought were too essential to not have on these lightweight packs.

• Customisable, body-hugging COVALENT harness
• Easily adjustable ZephyrAD back system
• Two off-centre Montane Click and Go chest harness straps
• Two harness pockets with security zips
• Accessible, wrap-around wand pockets with security zips
• Bivi opening with Cord Lord quick release adjustment
• Large side stretch pockets for external storage
• Side compression
• Front daisy chain with reflective detailing
• Multiple pole attachment points

Gecko

The Gecko range of running vests have you covered no matter how much kit you need to have with you. Built to be worn not carried this ergonomically fitted, body-hugging vest pack range is as secure as a Gecko!

Although each of the vest packs in the range is designed with specific features and individual aspects to allow the you to perform to the best of your abilities, there are themes running through the range where Montane know that they work well. Some of these include:

• Active Fit
• Stability Control
• Raptor Flex 4-way Stretch Main Body Fabric
• Contact Air Mesh Plus on Harness
• Multiple Pole Attachment Points
• Versatile Storage
• 4 Way Stretch Pockets
• Montane SoftFlasks or UltraFlasks Included
• Breathable Anti-Odour Fabric

Gecko VP 20+

Built to be worn not carried this ergonomically fitted, body hugging vest pack is as secure as a Gecko! An unrivalled large load carrying construction together with a multitude of storage options, most accessible whilst on the move, makes the Gecko VP 20+ the ultimate multi-day running vest pack.

Gecko VP 12+

Made for runners by runners, the GECKO VP 12+ builds on 100,000's of kilometres of experience. An improved, anatomically driven body hugging fit that's as secure as a Gecko! With increased accessible storage and POLYGIENE® permanent odour control you now wear, rather than carry your kit when moving fast on trails and in the mountains.

Gecko VP 5+

Made for runners by runners, the GECKO VP 5+ builds on 100,000's kilometres of experience. An improved, anatomically driven body-hugging fit that's as secure as a Gecko! With increased accessible storage and POLYGIENE® permanent odour control you now wear, rather than carry your kit when moving fast on trails and in the mountains.

Gecko Ultra V+

Some will call it a vest top others a pack, all we know is it’s the perfect fusion of the two delivering the ultimate in anatomically fitted storage for carrying the essentials when running on the limit. Combining clothing and pack expertise the Gecko Ultra Vest fits close like a garment but with a multitude of pockets for carrying the essentials when racing or training hard.