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Gear List |
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This is a list of all our basic gear. Not
every item is brought
on every trip, but it is a good place to start when planning a trip.
Mountaineering
| Clothing up | |
| Jacket | Windproof rainproof shell, such as Gore-Tex works best. |
| Pants or Bibs | Again a windproof rainproof shell, such as Gore-Tex works best. |
| Fleece top and bottom | Insulation for under the jacket and pants. |
| Hat | Wool or fleece works best. |
| Baseball cap | Keeps the sun off on hot days. |
| Glove shells | Shells and liners can be taken apart for faster drying. |
| Glove liners | Can be worn around camp. |
| Overmittens | For windy cold days. |
| Boots | Stiff plastic double boots work best with crampons. |
| Wool socks | Wool blended with spandex works good. |
| Liner socks | Thin liner sock to be worn under the wool sock. |
| Underwear top,bottom | Capilene from Patagonia works great. |
| Short Pants | Great for sunny days. |
| Personal up | |
| Sleeping Bag | Good to 0 degrees for 3 season use. |
| Sleeping Pad | Therm-a-rest or closed cell foam work best. |
| 4-one quart water bottles | |
| Backpack | Internal frame works best. |
| Headlamp and Batteries | 4-AA battery kind works best. Bring extra batteries. |
| Glacier Glasses | UV A and B protection is best. |
| Compass | Silva compass with mirror. |
| Climbing Harness | Light weight alpine climbing harness. |
| Rescue Pulley | Light weight pulley. |
| Ascenders | Jumars, Gibs, or Prusiks. |
| Slings | For the ascenders. |
| Snowshoes or Skis | Ski if you can, Snowshoes if can't ski. |
| Crampons | Step-in are great! |
| 4 - Carabiners | For the harness and ascenders. All locking! |
| Misc up | |
| Toilet Paper | A must have item. ( No shit! ) |
| Lighter | Bring two. |
| Sunscreen, Lipbalm | SPF 40 and a lipbalm that has SPF protection of 10 or better. |
| Moleskin | Another must have item. Precut the pieces. |
| Camera | Pictures for the wall back home. |
| Walkman Radio | You got to have tunes. Bring a small set of speakers for the tent. |
| Cup and Spoon | The bigger the better. |
| First Aid kit | Only what you want to carry. |
| Toothbrush | Saw part of the handle off to save weight. |
| Alarm Watch | To wake you up on summit day. |
| Spare Glacier Glasses | You can't be with out these. ( ever ) |
| Duct Tape | 101 uses! Wrap it around your water bottle. |
| Group Equipment up | |
| Tent | We use North Face tents. VE-25 and the Himalayan Hotel. |
| Rope | 50m - 8mill Super Dry |
| Stove and Fuel | MSR - XGK, Dragonfly or Wisperlight work great! |
| Pots | 4 Quart is a good size. |
| Water purifier | Pick one that can freeze, because it will! |
| Food | Your choice. |
| Shovel | Aluminum is the only way to go when you are chopping ice. |
| Wands | Up to 300 depending on the climb. |
| Flukes, Pickets,Ice Screws | Depending on the route. |
| Map | Know where to go! |
| Gear up | |
| Nuts | |
| Black Diamond Nuts | size 3-13- two sets |
| Cams | |
| Metolius 4-cam units | #1-Qty_1 ~ #2-Qty_2 ~ #3-Qty_1 |
| Black Diamond cams | .5-Qty_3 ~ .75-Qty_2 ~ #1-Qty_3 #2Qty_2 ~ #3Qty_3 ~ #4-Qty_2 |
| Trango Big Bro | #3-Qty_1 |
| Carabiners | |
| Black Diamond Ovals | 6 |
| Black Diamond Live Wires | 35 |
| Black Diamond Hot Wires | 28 |
| Black Diamond Twist-Lock | 11 |
| Hugh Banner-Self-locking | 4 |
| Hugh Banner- Large Pear shaped | 3 |
| Ascenders | |
| Petzl Small Ascenders | 2 |
| Petzl Expedition Ascenders | 1 - Right ~ 1 - Left |
| Pulleys | |
| Petzl Pulleys | 2 |
| Petzl Rescue Pulleys | 2 |
| REI Pulleys | 3 |
| Belay Devices | |
| Petzl Gri-Gri | 1 |
| Soloist Self Belay | 1 |
| Black Diamond ATC | 2 |
| Black Diamond Figure 8 | 1 |
| Runners | |
| BlueWater Spectra single runners | 12 |
| 1" Tubular Runners | 10 - Singles ~ 5 - Doubles ~ 5 - Triples |
| Cordelettes | 2 |
| Harnesses | |
| Black Diamond Alpine Bod | 1 |
| Petzl Jump | 1 |
| Aid Gear | |
| Sky Hook | 1 |
| Claw Hook | 1 |
| Fifi Hooks | 2 |
| Metolius 5 - Step Etriers | 2 - sets |
| Ropes | |
| 50m 9- mill 1/2 rope | 1 |
| 60m 10.5- mill Super dry duodess | 2 |
| Misc | |
| Metolius r/l racking sling | 1 |
| Ti- Top Nut tool | 2 |
| Metolius Haul Bag | 1 |
| Clothing up | |
| Metolius black climbing pants | |
| Underwear top ( or tee shirt ) | Capilene from Patagonia |
| Gloves and Hat | |
| Baseball cap | |
| Sunglasses | |
| Food and water for the day | |
| Toilet Paper | |
