Capra 铁索攀岩背包 by Amit Naor is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 户外装备与露营设备设计 Competition Category.

铜露营装备· 2022

Capra 铁索攀岩背包

by Amit Naor

Client: Amit Naor

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 露营装备 Category

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The Design

About Capra 铁索攀岩背包

Capra将背包与安全装备相结合，专为铁索攀岩路线上的徒步者设计。这些路线为人们提供了融合徒步与安全攀登的登山体验，途经令人叹为观止的壮美景观。其设计理念是将安全带、头盔和能量吸收器整合于背包之中，使旅行者能够在不到一分钟的时间内快速舒适地从行走模式切换至安全模式，无需脱下背包，甚至无需弯腰。正是这种简便易用的特性，赋予了Capra拯救生命的强大力量。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Capra 铁索攀岩背包是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Capra 铁索攀岩背包将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Capra 铁索攀岩背包出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Capra combines a backpack with safety equipment for a hiker in Via Ferrata routes.

These routes invite people for a mountaineering experience of hiking and secure climbing integrated into breathtaking paths.

The idea is to merge the harness, helmet, and energy absorbent into the backpack, thus allowing the traveler a quick and comfortable transition from walking mode to secure mode. All this, within less than a minute, without removing the backpack or even bending down.
Dimensions & Packaging: 27cm*18cm*50cm
26L in total
1.6KG
Tags: Via Ferrata, kletterstaig, climbing, mountaineering, alpinism, hiking, backpack, harness, safety gear
Production Technology: 210D ROBIC Ripstop Nylon
1.7 oz MTN XL Hybrid Ripstop Nylon
GM CLIMBING 25mm tubular webbing 100% nylon
AustriAlpin 25mm / 1" Black Cobra Buckle
AustriAlpin Black Belt 1.5” Buckle w/D-Ring - COBRA Quick Release Buckle
Design Challenge: For this design concept to work effectively, it had to be lightweight, easy, and fast to operate for minimalist users.
Finalize a mechanism to support the user when gearing up and down without removing the backpack and without compromising the quality, features, and comfort of an awesome hiking backpack.
Research: The research started after a death of an Israeli mountaineer on the Eagles Nest in Austria/Germany, which, combined with my 1640KM experience of alpine trails, sent me after this topic.
1. Interviewing mountaineers from many countries.
2. Studying research - Austrian research that examines the reason for injuries and casualties among VF travelers over a decade was aligned with my experience. Over 90% of deadly accidents were caused by not using safety equipment.
3. Explore what exists today.
4. Ideation of optional ways to approach the problem.
5. After choosing to integrate safety gear into the backpack, explore mechanisms in backpacks in other fields like scuba diving, military, etc.
6. Prototyping and tests, focus groups, fixing problems, prototyping 2nd and again and again.
Inspiration: While mountaineering the Alps, you would be amazed to discover that many hikers relinquish their safety on Via Ferrata routes because of the cumbersomeness and time required to extract the equipment from the backpack and wear it. Austrian research discovered that within ten years, over 90% of casualties in Via Ferrata routes were not secured! This piece of information was a guiding light for the Capra project.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2018 in Alta via 2, Italy and finished in August 2020 in Tel -Aviv, and was exhibited in Holon in Aug 2020.
Operation Flow: Today, if you were hiking the Alps and about to reach a VF section, you would have to stop, put the backpack down, get the safety equipment out, gear up, close the bag, and put it back on. All together are approximately 11 stages and up to 5 min. that's why too many people say, 'it's a short section, they will hold tight, and it will be OK..'
Capra project reduces the steps to 5, without removing the backpack or even bending down, all that within less than a single min.
This Project's objective is to make it so easy and fast and win over lazy thoughts of 'I don't have the power to stop, get the gear up, etc..' by that, have the power to save lives.
Team Members: Designer: Amit Naor
Mentor: Galina Arbeli
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer, Ayelet Rosenberg, 2020.
Image #2: Photographer, Ayelet Rosenberg, 2020.
Image #3: Photographer, Ayelet Rosenberg, 2020.
Image #4: Photographer, Ayelet Rosenberg, 2020.
Image #5: Photographer, Ayelet Rosenberg, 2020.
Image extra #1: Photographer, Johan Hjord, 2022.
Image extra #2: Photographer, Amit Naor, 2021.
Image extra #3: Photographer, Amit Naor, 2021.
Image extra #4: Photographer, Amit Naor, 2021.
Image extra #5: Photographer, Amit Naor, 2021.
Image extra #6: Photographer, Amit Naor, 2021.
Video Credits:
Music, epidemicsound 2020.
Photographer Ohad Oron, Adapt Animation, 2020.
Drone Photographer Barak Ben Avraham, Gazebo, 2020.