Arva - Explore 40 black Backbag

The Arva Explore 40 Black is designed for winter adventurers who refuse to leave essential gear behind on long mountain tours or hut-to-hut crossings. Made with sustainability at its core, the pack's exterior utilizes high-density, bluesign approved recycled fabrics to deliver industry-leading tear and abrasion resistance while completely omitting harmful PFAS chemicals.

Comfort remains uncompromised over long distances thanks to a heavily padded, highly ventilated foam back panel and an ergonomic hip belt that balances heavy weight flawlessly. Organization is highly intuitive: it features a massive front-zippered opening to the main compartment alongside a distinct, quick-access bottom compartment meant for skins, crampons, or wet gear. A zip-out internal divider allows you to open up the entire 40-liter space into a single cavernous pocket if preferred. Like its siblings, the Explore 40 isolates critical avalanche safety equipment in a dedicated front pocket and handles massive external hardware configurations easily.

Key Features

• Dual-Access Main Body: A wide front zipper acts like a duffel bag, allowing immediate access to everything packed inside without digging from the top.
• Quick-Access Base Pocket: A separate lower compartment lets you grab skins, gloves, or crampons on the fly without removing the pack.
• Convertible Internal Divider: Removable zippered divider easily changes the bag from a split two-tier layout into a massive single-chamber pack.
• Dedicated Avalanche Safety Pocket: External front pocket outfitted with custom retaining sleeves keeps your shovel and probe organized and ready for deployment.
• Heavy-Duty Carry Array: Robust exterior straps easily secure skis (diagonal or A-frame), a snowboard, splitboard, snowshoes, and dual ice axes.
• Shoulder Flask Sleeve: Right shoulder strap includes an integrated stretch-mesh pocket that perfectly fits a 500ml soft flask or water bottle.
• Integrated Travel Amenities: Includes a deployable mesh helmet holder, dual zippered hip-belt pockets, and interior sizing that fits up to a 15-inch laptop.

Materials & Specifications

• Volume Capacity: 40 Liters.
• Weight: 1,260 grams (Standard version).
• Main Exterior Fabric: 420D and 630D Recycled Polyamide (Nylon).
• Interior Lining Fabric: 200D and 300D Recycled Polyester.
• Adjustable Torso Fit: Accommodates back lengths ranging from 44 cm to 54 cm.
• Eco-Certifications: 100% Recycled textiles, Global Recycled Standard (GRS) verified, bluesign approved materials, and 100% PFAS-Free.