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Our Alpine Packs are famous for their simplicity, fail-safe ruggedness, and outstanding performance level. They have been used on many Expeditions around the world over the last 30 years and have adapted well to general backpacking. McHale Packs are Custom Made entirely in Seattle Washington.

If you insist on minimum pack weights, McHale Packs offers these ultra-light packs. You may be able to find even lighter packs, but consider the mechanical advantage McHale Packs offer. Our packs comfortably carry more weight per cubic inch of volume and per ounce of weight. People that go out regularly year after year know that pack performance trumps pack weight. These are not fragile packs. They are made from our standard selection of tough US made and quality imported fabrics ( we tear test all of our fabrics to make sure they meet our standards ) and are built to our reliable high standards. Back in the mid 80s we called our climbing rucksack 'rocksac'. This is were the acronym SARC came from: Super Alpine Rocksac

Climbers with McHale Super-Sarc packs in the North Cascades near Eldorado Peak in 1992 . Jim Nelson and Mark Bebier checking out the McAlester Glacier. Jim and Mark did the 2nd ascent of the Infinite Spur on Mt. Foraker in 13 days in 1989 with McHale Super Sarcs. Over 20 years later people are still choosing S-Sarcs when they want the ULTIMATE in reliability and performance. Dan McHale photos. Click images.

Very Important......Click on the images below for detail pages - Everything you see in photos below is an option and can be mixed and matched on any volume of pack. To help figure volume compared to a pack you currently have, click here; Pack Volumes - Go Figure! Start with volume then add to that from example features in any pack photo. It is far easier to start with examples like those below and add or subtract features from them. Any feature that is seen on one pack can be applied on any other pack with few exceptions. P&G Bayonet Frame Extensions - example photo click here..... Bear cannister Page

Prices are on the detail pages after you click the thumbnail images below. For pack accessories click here or at top right corner of page at Sarc Accessories.

With all the new fabrics hitting the market, add-on prices for UHMWPE is in flux. We tend to dye these fabrics and that adds dollars, but the prices are now much lower than during our 'Spectra laminated to DCF' days. DCF is 'CubenFiber' or Non-Woven Dyneema. Base price includes all regular fabrics and Spectra 'Grid' fabrics.

Pack examples below - click images.

Bumps Merkes

Above: LBPs 36, 37, 38 , LBP P&G 37, 39 click images or numbers - LBP 34, NEW LBP 35

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Sarc-chasm
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S-Sarc P&G
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UnLtd S- SARC P&G (S-Sarc+1",+2"....)
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S-SARC P&G
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S-Sarc P&G
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Black Byneema Grid & dyedFull Dyneema

 

 

 

6 packs below: Click color examples below of more Dyed Full Spectra packs.

 

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