Optional and not expected to be used beyond base
camp I. 2-Liter or larger, works well on the approach to base
camp.
Lip Protection
Labiosan for 100% protection. Also carry 40+ SPF
chap stick for general use.
Sunscreen
SPF 40 or better. Carry one small tubes, not one
large tube.
Skin Moisturizer
Aloe based moisturizer, small tube.
Small Towel
Bandana
Headlamp
LED styles are becoming very capable. Xenon and
Superbright LEDs combinations such as the Black Diamond Vectra
IQ work well. The rope team should carry one spare head lamp.
Spare Batteries
Spare batteries for your head lamp enough for 24
hours. Lithium work the best.
Clothing - Upper Body
Gear
Notes
Performance Long-sleeved underwear
Lightweight VaporWick turtleneck, Quantity 1.
Expedition VaporWick turtleneck, Quantity 1. Zippered style works well to regular heat.
Performance Short-sleeved underwear
Lightweight VaporWick turtleneck, Quantity 3.
WindStopper Outer Shell
Gore-Tex Outer Shell, hooded
Parka
Down or Polarguard Parka or Vest. Should be
rated to 0°f.
Clothing - Lower Body
Gear
Notes
Performance underwear
PolyPro or Nylon briefs, Quantity 2.
Expedition long underwear
Expedition weight VaporWick long underwear,
Quantity 1.
Breathable Pants or Bibs
Full zip style Gore-Tex outer shell pants.
Optional - Schoeller Pants during warmer seasons.
Large garbage bags used for waste and to ferry
clean snow for water melting, Quantity 2.
Zip-lock Bags
Gallon, Quantity 2.
Quart, Quantity 3.
Sitting Pad
18" Closed Cell cut-off from a sleeping pad. Can
be part of you full length pad used for sleeping.
Altimeter / Compass
One set per rope team.
GPS
Optional, one per rope team.
Two-Way Radio
Optional, two per rope team. Minimum 5-mile
range.
Lantern
Optional. Candle or Iso-Butane lantern. One per
tent.
Canteen
One Gallon or 4 liter size. Nalgene collapsible.
Food
Gear
Notes
Breakfast / Dinner
3 Breakfast and 2 Dinner. Work with your tent-mate to
combine meals and reduce extra weight. Repackage dehydrated
meals the night before the trek-in into zip-lock bags. This
reduces bulk, weight and waste.
Dessert
Always add a Desserts to jazz things
up.
Lunch / Snacks
5 servings. Fast access meals such as
dehydrated fruit, bagels, cheese, sausage, pre-packages energy
bars and gels.
Power Breaks
3 servings. PowerGels / PowerBars / Cliff Bars,
Dehydrated and fresh fruit, Breadsticks, etc.
Energy Drinks
Used primarily for climbing days. Powdered
Gatorade and other branded energy drinks, Quantity 5 servings
per day.
Spice
(Optional) Carry a favorite spice to jazz up your
meals.
Hot Drinks
Used at base camps. Coffee, Cider, Tang, Hot
Chocolate, Quantity 9 servings.
NOTE: "Serving" size is subject to your own
interpretation. For Energy Drinks, I consider 1 serving of
powdered Gatorade equal to one nalgene bottle (1 Quart). Hot
Chocolate, Coffee, etc is considered a serving size of one cup.
Dinners and Breakfasts are considered one single size Mountain
House dehydrated meal.