2007's New Backpacks

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This spring and summer have brought backpackers and climbers a variety of new pack designs, including a healthy selection of women-specific models. Get acquainted in our rundown of noteworthy new backpacks for 2007. Contents Arc’Teryx ...

Full article at http://www.trailspace.com/news/2007/07/16/2007s-new-backpacks.html

Just wondered what happened to the North Face....?
I've been waiting for an update on the pivotal frame used in their Catalyst Series.

The North Face has been pretty quiet on the pack development front. As far as I know, they did not update the Catalyst packs this year. The Pivotal Suspension has gotten generally good reviews, although one user had problems with the pivot cracking:

http://www.trailspace.com/gear/the-north-face/catalyst-60/
http://www.trailspace.com/gear/the-north-face/catalyst-75/

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