Volume26 L
Weight710 g
Load4 to 8 kg
Back length38 to 54 cm
Deuter · Updays 26
Skis on your back, a ridge on foot: 26 litres for fast ascents.
On the ridge, the skis go across the pack in a few moves: the tails in a loop, the tips held by an elastic cord hooked to the shoulder strap. Light, the Updays 26 sits close to your body and keeps skins and ski crampons in a bottom compartment you open without taking the pack off.
Ski touring · Fast ascents · Day trips
Climb fast, just the essentials on your back.

Best for
Skinning uphill fast, on day trips.
Ratings from 1 to 5: Deuter data.
Ski touring
5 out of 5
The skis strap on in a few moves.
Not its terrain
- Freeride2 out of 5It comes down with you; for freeride, the Freerider Pro 32+10 is rated 5. See the Freerider Pro 32+10
- Snowshoeing2 out of 5For snowshoeing, the Freescape Lite 26 is rated 4. See the Freescape Lite 26
- Alpine mountaineering1 out of 5One ice axe loop, no more: mountaineering calls for a different pack.
- Hiking1 out of 5Away from snow, it loses its point.
On the climb
Strap on the skis in a few moves, pull out the skins without putting the pack down.





What fits inside
26L
The shovel in a reinforced compartment, skins at the bottom.
The avalanche safety compartment is reinforced for the shovel blade and handle; the probe fits in there too. A zipped pocket at the top of the front keeps small items.
- The shovel, blade and handle, in the avalanche safety compartment
- Skins, ski crampons or boot crampons, in the bottom compartment
- A hydration reservoir up to 3 L
On the snow
A day of ski touring with the Updays: helmet outside, skis on the pack on the steep bits.


The back system
A Lite back close to your body, shoulder straps that breathe.
- Lite backLight, it moulds to your torso; the soft back foam comes out.
- Shoulder straps and hip beltVentilated shoulder straps, padded and breathable hip fins.
- Sternum strapAdjustable and removable, with a safety whistle.
- SafetyAn SOS label, with emergency numbers and mountain distress signals.
The right fit
Recommended for heights of 158 to 195 cm and back lengths of 38 to 54 cm. Also available in the shorter SL fit. See the Updays 24 SL
Eiken's take
- Why we chose it
- For 710 g, it keeps what matters on a fast ascent: the shovel in a reinforced compartment, skis strapped on in a few moves, skins out without putting the pack down.
- Worth knowing
- Designed for 4 to 8 kg: for a day with a rope, two ice axes and snowshoes, the Freescape Lite 26 (1,000 g) carries more.
- Who it's for
- Ski tourers who count grams and vertical metres, and head out for the day with only the bare essentials.
Baptiste, Eiken
The range
To climb fast, the Updays; for a more loaded day, the Freescape Lite.

Updays 26
26 L · 710 g · 51 × 31 × 23 cm
149,00 €
For fast climbs: 710 g, and the skins come out without taking the pack off.
This bag

Updays 24 SL
24 L · 680 g · 47 × 29 × 21 cm
149,00 €
For fast climbs in an SL fit: 680 g, 38 to 48 cm back.
See the Updays 24 SL
Freescape Lite 26
26 L · 1,000 g · 64 × 30 × 22 cm
179,00 €
For day trips: 1,000 g, opens from the top or the side.
See the Freescape Lite 26Photos to the same scale, by height: 51, 47 and 64 cm.


Colours
Midnight blue or black.
Nightblue Neptune
Midnight blue on the front, bright blue on the sides: the more colourful of the two.
Black
A charcoal black, from the front to the shoulder straps.
Colour on this page
Deuter
Augsburg, 1898: mailbags first, then backpacks.
Hans Deuter opens a canvas workshop in Augsburg, Bavaria, and is soon sewing mailbags for the Royal Bavarian Post. In 1938, the first ascent of the Eiger North Face is made with a Deuter pack on the climber's back.
In 1984 came Aircomfort, a tensioned mesh that holds the pack away from your back. The Futura series took it up in 1999, and the Futura Pro carries it today.
Deuter guarantees its packs for 2 years against defects in materials and workmanship, on top of the legal guarantee, then repairs them at a shared cost. For a pack bought from Eiken, the claim goes through us.
Specifications
- Volume26 L
- Weight710 g
- Dimensions51 × 31 × 23 cm (height × width × depth, pack full)
- Recommended height158 to 195 cm
- Back length38 to 54 cm
- Recommended load4 to 8 kg
- Back systemLite: light back that moulds to your torso, removable soft foam
- Carryventilated shoulder straps; ergonomic, breathable, padded hip fins; adjustable, removable sternum strap
- Storagereinforced avalanche safety compartment (shovel blade and handle), zipped front compartment, bottom compartment (skins, ski crampons, boot crampons)
- Hydrationup to 3 L
- Attachmentsquick, adjustable, removable diagonal ski attachment; ice axe loop; integrated, removable helmet net; key clip
- Rainno rain protection
- Safetywhistle on the sternum strap, SOS label
- Fabric100D ripstop polyamide
- Treatmentmade without intentionally added PFAS
- Made inVietnam
- Deuter guarantee2 years, defects in materials and workmanship
- Deuter reference3304224 (Nightblue Neptune: EAN 4046051165653)
Features, dimensions, weight and usage ratings: Deuter data (deuter.com, October 2026); dimensions measured with the pack full.
Questions
Updays 26 or Updays 24 SL?
Same construction: Lite back, quick ski attachment, avalanche safety compartment, bottom compartment. The 24 SL is smaller (47 × 29 × 21 cm versus 51 × 31 × 23), weighs 680 g and is made for a 38 to 48 cm back (height 158 to 178 cm), with a harness shaped for a woman's body; the 26 covers a 38 to 54 cm back (158 to 195 cm).
What are the dimensions and weight of the Updays 26?
51 × 31 × 23 cm (height, width, depth, pack full) and 710 g empty, for 26 litres. Recommended load: 4 to 8 kg.
How do you attach skis to the Updays 26?
Diagonally: the ski tails go into a sliding loop at the bottom of the pack; an elastic cord goes round the tips and clips to a hook on the shoulder strap. The attachment adjusts, and comes off when you don't need it.
Updays 26 or Freescape Lite 26?
The Updays weighs 710 g and sticks to the essentials for climbing fast: skis diagonally, shovel, one ice axe, helmet. The Freescape Lite 26 weighs 1,000 g and carries more outside: rope, two ice axes, snowshoes, skis diagonally or on the side, with a LiteSnow back panel and a hip belt that carries gear.
Is the Updays 26 waterproof?
No, it isn't made for rain: in steady rain, water gets in through the seams and zips. Put anything that mustn't get wet in a pouch.



