Custom Climbing packs

Hey guys! I make custom lightweight, but burly climbing packs in Wyoming. I’ve been working with a group of mountain guides on this project and we’ve put together a really nice rock/Ice pack. This is only model I currently have and it available in 30L and 45L sizes and has some custom options. I’ll have a crag pack coming out in the next 1-2 months. Website is dolomiteoutdoor.com and my Instagram page is @dolomite_designs give us a follow if you want to keep up with the project or shoot me an email with any questions. Thanks! 

Update this when you have the crag pack

^ also interested.

Will do guys! Thanks!

Also, my email is richard@dolomiteoutdoor.com if anyone has questions!

^ ditto on crag pack

these are sick!

Thanks for all the interest! Here’s a photo of the inside of one. Removable foam back pad, two large internal waterproof side pockets, and a smaller internal Velcro pocket for small items. These things are definitely burly...I let an avid climber (decent forearms) try his gardeners to rip one apart and was totally unsuccessful! 

I started following you on IG.  Great looking pack.  I might be interested in an ice one for next season!

Matt Savage wrote: I started following you on IG.  Great looking pack.  I might be interested in an ice one for next season!

Awesome! Thank you! This has been a really fun project. The really cool part for me in making made to order custom packs is the ability to fine tune and custom fit a pack to a persons needs...and then thinking about all the adventures that pack will go on while I make it! I put an incredible amount of time into each of these packs, but I obsess about their performance in the field. The last thing I’d ever want is one of my products to fail when it’s needed. These are true alpine packs and are overbuilt to stand up to abuse in the mountains. 

These look great! Clearly well thought out with multi functional details. A small multipitch pack would be a great addition.   

Wow! 

This the Cordura crampon sleeve I make. It’s super simple, made of 1000D Cordura to protect your pack, and it has a channel on the bottom that the shock cord passes through so no risk of it sliding out.

1” milspec ski straps on the sides with dual adjust side release buckles

waterproof internal pockets?  Pretty sweet idea.  As mentioned before, and from others, a smaller day pack/overnight pack would be cool to see when possible.

Conor Pesci wrote: waterproof internal pockets?  Pretty sweet idea.  As mentioned before, and from others, a smaller day pack/overnight pack would be cool to see when possible.

Thanks! So this is a different far more basic pack but it’s the same size as the 30L pictured above for a size comparison. The 30l is actually 29.3 liters I believe and makes a good day pack size in my opinion.

Here’s one of the packs on a friend, pack is open on the top, so it looks slightly larger. Also with making the packs to order, I can easily adjust size for fit and capacity!

Blue on the right is a 30L, Black on the left is the 40+

Hi Richard! I totally love the idea and the fact you're a humble, grassroots, small company. But just out of curiosity, as a prospective buyer,  how would you say your pack differs from, say, CiloGear? I'm just noticing some similarities.
Thanks in advance!

Jordan Hirro wrote: Hi Richard! I totally love the idea and the fact you're a humble, grassroots, small company. But just out of curiosity, as a prospective buyer,  how would you say your pack differs from, say, CiloGear? I'm just noticing some similarities.
Thanks in advance!

Awesome question! In my 15 years of playing in the mountains my cilogear 30L worksack was my favorite pack! The similarities are totally there. The  ways I think my packs differ are the huge full-size front pocket for shell, wet gloves, approach gear such as harness, shoes...anything you want quick access to with out getting into the bag. The two huge full side pockets on the inside are made of the same waterproof material as the pack and offer a place to stash things separate from the main compartment ex, wet gloves, sweaty baselayer, etc... I pack a down jacket and love having the ability to easily and quickly store it independent of other potentially snow covered or wet gear. Last the shock cord compression on the sides in addition to the ski carry straps allow the pack to be evenly compressed and functional with less than full capacity loads. I hope that helps answer your question! Let me know if it doesn’t. Those are definitely the big differences 

Richard88 wrote:

Awesome question! In my 15 years of playing in the mountains my cilogear 30L worksack was my favorite pack! The similarities are totally there. The  ways I think my packs differ are the huge full-size front pocket for shell, wet gloves, approach gear such as harness, shoes...anything you want quick access to with out getting into the bag. The two huge full side pockets on the inside are made of the same waterproof material as the pack and offer a place to stash things separate from the main compartment ex, wet gloves, sweaty baselayer, etc... I pack a down jacket and love having the ability to easily and quickly store it independent of other potentially snow covered or wet gear. Last the shock cord compression on the sides in addition to the ski carry straps allow the pack to be evenly compressed and functional with less than full capacity loads. I hope that helps answer your question! Let me know if it doesn’t. Those are definitely the big differences 

Nice, Richard! Thanks a bunch - that makes plenty of sense and you went above and beyond answering my question. Looks like you h ave a good thing going here - keep it up!