Dear Santa,

cuben is so 2011 among ultralight backpackers - XPac is the new craze. Damn it is pretty, let me tell you - you should see what LAUFBURSCHE makes out of it! The hipbelt pockets he makes are wonderful - available in one or two liter volume, with waterproof zippers, possible to attach either right or left on you backpack's hipbelt. Or you can wear it as a little bag around your shoulder, if you're so inclined. I'd love one of them to pimp my current backpack, and would carry my camera and some snacks in it. The white colour of it is also very wintery, and makes me think of future snow adventures!

Best,


- An aspiring UL-Backpacker





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UPDATE I

And the winner is... Daniel Sandström - Congratulations! Please contact me via Email, you got till tomorrow 15 o'clock to get in touch otherwise it goes to the second in line! Thanks everyone else, see you tomorrow at 6 AM!

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Dear Santa,

climbing is fun, let me tell you. I boulder on my own a few times each week, and toprope with a friend a couple of times per month. Now I am looking forward to take it to the next level, and start lead climbing. That's when you ascend a route from down up and clip in your rope while going up. One needs so-called Quickdraws or Express sets for this, and it just so happens that Mammut makes the very light Bionic Evo Express Sets. I imagine four of them should have me covered for the start =)

Best,


- An aspiring UL-Backpacker






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UPDATE I

And the winner is... Iain Banfield - Congratulations! Please contact me via Email, you got till tomorrow 15 o'clock to get in touch otherwise it goes to the second in line! Thanks everyone else, see you tomorrow at 6 AM!

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Dear Santa,

I have cold ears. And my partner has cold feet. We both feel that sustainable and ethical principles in the making of garments are important, and hence found that the Swedish company Röjk would be the best to support - garments made in Sweden, with the happiness of employees & customers and the environment in mind, before the bottom line. But that ain't all, nope - great materials, functional designs and beautiful colours make for example their Primaloft Ski Mid-weight socks and their Reverse Beanie the right socks and beanie to fix my partner and my cold problems! We'd appreciate if you'd think of us when you're in Sweden the next time and drop something warm into our stockings =)

Best,


- An aspiring UL-Backpacker








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UPDATE I

Excuse the delay in announcing the winner - I was abroad and out of town till yesterday night.

And the winner is... Allison - Congratulations! Please contact me via Email, you got till tomorrow 15 o'clock to get in touch otherwise it goes to the second in line! Thanks everyone else, see you tomorrow at 6 AM!

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