Designed for tagging summits and scrambling in the high alpine, the Pursuit 15 Pack carries everything you need for a day of light and fast mountain travel comfortably with 'wing' body construction and a customer 'BD Continuous Fit Harness'.
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Our Pursuit Collection has you covered from bottom to top, base to summit. Featuring apparel that’s built for freedom of movement, packs designed to carry everything you need for a day of peak-bagging, and comfortable, ergonomic-focused trekking poles. This collection is all about moving through the mountains until you reach the top.
Combining six decades of innovation with Black Diamond’s unique company culture of using and testing our products in the mountains. Our experience outdoors is what inspires and informs our engineering in the lab, and in turn the engineering leads to new gear and apparel that improve the mountain experience.
Overall rating: 4.678571 / 5 from 28 reviews.
The Pursuit 15 Backpack is praised for its harness design and quick access features, though opinions on fit vary. Customers appreciate its exceptional quality and recycled materials, but some find the pockets too small.
Review topics: ["fit","straps","bag","pockets","quality","feel","pack","support","hiking","poles","access","scrambles","needs","spot","suit","belt","backpack","hold","water"].
"Purchased to take on a trip where a day pack was needed. I feel it has great build quality and the harness is phenomenal. It carries just the right amount of stuff to not leave anything needed behind, but it doesn't end up ever getting to heavy or bulky."
"No estaba seguro del color, la compre en rojo y vaya sorpresa, se ve genial en mi espalda!!!"
"Add mesh pockets to the hip belt and you’d have the best bag created in my opinion! Stays secure to your body when moving through fast and technical terrain, and when empty packs very small! Fits easily in my suitcase for a trip to Costa Rica. Feels like it can hold more than 15L!"
"So far very comfortable and light. Feels more spacious than 15l would imply. Has been great for all day hikes to runs to the gym and everything in between."
"Chest buckles delaminated and fell apart during first use. Don't like the fit either."
"I use it for mountain biking as a First Aid Reponder and I like it because it doesn't fly everywhere with the harness type straps. Also when the "bungee" is tied it keeps the bag very compact witch it nice."
"I initially bought the women's Large instead of the men's Medium because of available colors, and they looked equivalent. At 5' 10" I was right on the upper end of that size, but it still worked great for a year of hard use. It's my primary mountain biking pack, and I also use it for Fall/Winter/Spring day hikes where I want extra layers. The straps are a really nice shape and I use the left strap pocket for my iPhone 15 pro. I have also used it with an iPhone 11 (slightly bigger), though that's a bit of a squeeze with a phone case. Neither phone has ever given any hint of coming out in even the gnarliest falls. I use the zippered right strap pocket for carrying my readers, so I can see menus when stopping at rifugios mid day in the Dolomites. The waist belt is one of the only ones I've seen that actually goes around enough to function as advertised. It wraps around my hips and distributes pressure for carrying loads. Combined, the hip belt and shoulder straps hold the pack very quietly when downhill/enduro mountain biking or trail running/scrambling. I use an Osprey hydration bladder, and it sits perfectly and doesn't move around. At first, I would tuck the hose into the small outer pocket on the right shoulder strap (outside of the zipper pocket), but eventually I sewed a magnet into the strap and the one on the bladder hose mates with it. I just recently bought the men's Large because it turns out you kind of need a larger pack for cycling, since your back is curved and your arms are stretched out."
"Onebagged with this for 2 weeks in Portugal, including the northern half of the Rota Vicentina (50-miles, 4 days) while carrying ~15 total lbs (2. 5L water + food + 10 lb gear base weight). Temps around 60F with intermittent rain, and hike was mostly on fine sand with some minor scrambles and bushwacking. 3 positives * Comfort - Barely felt the bag or weight. Those running vest-style shoulder straps are a dream, and there was no shifting on minor scrambles or bushwacking. * Small-of-back pockets - I like these more than bottle pockets or standard hip belts. These can fit one of the flat Hydrapak 500L without hitting your elbow as you walk. I carried trail mix + family size bag of chips in the right one. * Quality of materials is premium. 3 negatives * No dedicated phone pocket on shoulder - The zippered one is too small for a phone, and the mesh ones leave the phone exposed to the sun and rain. You basically need a fanny pack or zippered pockets on clothing. * Tapered front mesh pocket - The bottom is way narrower, so I basically could only fit my rain jacket in there. The top is too floppy to have anything else sitting on top, even if you ziptie the tab, so no way to do like, jacket + poncho or medkit. * Handle - Pretty thin, so not too comfortable with a fully packed bag. Not too sure on durability either."
"I was looking for something to use on long demanding dayhikes and this suits my needs perfectly. Strikes a nice balance between technical features and simplicity in design. I was worried my phone wouldn't fit in the front after reading reviews but I had 0 issues fitting my iphone 14 with a 'commuter' Otterbox. Very, very happy with my purchase."
"I’ve been looking for a comfortable day pack for quite some time and I’ve finally found it. I have chronic upper back/shoulder pain, so have been in search of a pack that properly distributes weight to the hips. After a few wears, I can say that this pack does the trick. This pack has tons of main compartment room and convenient pockets on the straps. I wish the outer side pockets were designed for a larger water bottle, but the outer pocket in the back middle supports this function, plus there is a compartment for a camel pack. Love this pack!"
| Size | Torso Length | Waist Circumference |
|---|---|---|
| S | 15.5 - 17.5 in 39 - 44 cm | 27 - 45 in 69 - 114 cm |
| M | 17.5 - 19.5 in 44 - 50 cm | 29 - 48 in 74 - 122 cm |
| L | 19.5 - 21.5 in 50 - 55 cm | 31 - 51 in 79 - 130 cm |
The Continuous Fit Harness incorporates fit and access inspired by our Distance packs, with a seamless suspension that wraps from the backpanel into the shoulder straps and across the hipbelt to eliminate pressure points and provide a contoured fit.
Our Distance and Pursuit series packs are purpose-built and fine-tuned for mountain running and technical day hiking, with feature sets that provide quick access and intelligent storage for essential gear.
Measure between the iliac crest (the top of your hip bones) and the C7 vertebra (feel for the protruding bone at the base of your neck while looking down.)
Measure around your hips at the iliac crest (the top of your hip bones), not at your waist.
