The Pivotal 60 (also sold as the Catalyst) backpack from The North Face
is a 60- to 65-liter pack with a system designed to transfer weight to the hips and make carrying bulky loads lighter. This is the highest-end system from The North Face and looks to be the next-generation of the ArcFlex shoulder-to-hip stays that Marmot packs use (same system designed and used by Dana Designs before they merged with Marmot). In this Pivotal backpack, there are multiple stays that all push up on the spine and shoulder areas of the pack so the system supports weight in any body position - great for tough trails and canyoneering when your need to be able to handle the pack instead of it handling you.
Both the men’s and women’s versions of the Pivotal 60 are 30% off at BackcountryOutlet.com too:
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in 3,700 and 4,000 cubic-inch sizes
in 3,400 and 3,700 cubic-inch sizes