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DMM Zenith

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The DMM Zenith is a highly featured climbing sack specifically designed for long multi-pitch routes. The neat profile allows trouble-free access to your harness gear loops and chalk bag; it also won’t snag on those lengthy descents. The zip panel and bucket style opening limits spillage and allows easy loading and unloading, even on hanging belays. It has internal and external pockets, a hydration sleeve, double gear loops and daisy chains, plus helmet and rope attachment tabs – in fact everything you could possibly need for that dream route.

The Zenith has a smooth profile, which is essential on this style of climbing sack. The low profile shape reduces the potential for snagging in constrictions, either on the route or in the descent gully afterwards. It also allows easy access to your chalk bag and harness racking.

A dropped piece of kit on a big route can spell disaster, or at the very least considerable discomfort. The Zenith has an easy access zip panel and bucket style opening to limit spillage on stances – simply hang it up and dip inside to get what you need (a snack, a drink, the guidebook, or perhaps the head torch!). There is also an internal bar tacked gear loop to allow arrangement of kit.

To help keep your gear well organised there are additional gear loops and daisy chains on the side panels. There are also external and internal valuables pockets with zip openings – the internal pocket has a key clip for extra security.

Staying hydrated on a long route is important. There is plenty of room in the Zenith for a water bottle, but it is also hydration pack compatible – there is an internal sleeve to hold the bladder pouch and simple elastic retainers on the shoulder strap for the mouth tube.

At 18 litres the Zenith is big enough to carry everything you’ll need for the day, including food, water, extra clothing, head torch, phone, guidebook and your approach shoes. On the walk in, or the walk out, extra gear such as your helmet can be attached to tabs on the top of the sack, or clipped to the external daisy chains if need be.

harness compatible profile  © DMM
harness compatible profile
This is a comfortable sack which is also shaped to allow freedom of movement. It has quick-drying Flow Airmesh back panel and shoulder straps. The waist belt is positioned above the line of your harness but can be removed if you prefer the sack without it. The carefully shaped carrying system includes a sternum strap to improve load stability and maximise your range of movement when climbing.

Even when you are not wearing it, the Zenith is easy to carry or lift around. There is a strong bar-tacked grab handle on top for hanging the sack up on belays.

The load spreading yoke at top of the shoulder straps also doubles as a comfortable carry handle.

A small climbing sack needs to be lightweight, but it needs to be robust too. We have used light but hardwearing materials throughout the construction of the Zenith. The streamlined profile also helps to reduce wear and tear.

The final plus point of the Zenith is its versatility. It works very well as a bouldering kit bag, as the smoothed off profile allows it to be easily squeezed into a folded bouldering pad. And for those times when you just can’t make it out climbing, it will also take a small laptop and an A4 file.

The Zenith is a highly featured climbing sack designed for long multi-pitch routes. Take it on your next adventure and see the difference it makes.

 

Features

  • Smooth profile reduces the potential for snagging
  • Low profile base allows easy access to harness racking and chalk bag
  • Easy access zip panel opening and bucket style design to limit spillage
  • Additional gear loops and daisy chains on the side panels
  • External and internal valuables pockets with zip openings
  • Perfectly sized at 18 litres to carry all your kit on a multi-pitch route
  • Flow Airmesh back panel and shoulder straps for a comfortable carry
  • Removable waist belt for extra security.
  • Grab handle and yoke on top for a quick and easy carry
  • Light but hardwearing materials throughout the construction
  • Streamlined profile helps to reduce wear and tear
  • Weight: 580g

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16 Apr, 2014
How much does it weigh? This is crititcal for a bag like this IMO.
16 Apr, 2014
Need to see that bucket style opening too. I don't think it needs side compression, it's a 18 litre wallet, phone, waterproof, approach shoes, water, sandwhich and keys bag. Who's carrying tent/trekking poles/roll matt up a multipitch? (the real purpose of side compression straps) ;).
I've just had word from DMM that the pack weighs in at 580g. Rob
17 Apr, 2014
Compression straps would allow a rope to be better strapped on the outside as well as other stuff. I have this for summer mountain stuff (uk and alps day trip rock routes where I am wearing the bag all day and want to use the same bag to carry in half a rack), which is lighter and a bit less hard wearing probably, but more versatile (I'm not sure I'm a big fan of the pocket on the back yet but there you go) http://www.deutergb.co.uk/alpine/speed-lite-20/
17 Apr, 2014
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