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Personal Gear:
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Helmet: Surprise,
ice falls and
stitches are not
cool
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Boots: Insulated
leather or plastic.
Dependent on type of
climbing and
location.
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Adjustable leg loop
harness
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Locking biner and
tube style belay
device able to
handle two
ropes.
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Large crag pack
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Headlamp: It’s
winter and it gets
dark early, often
overlooked
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Ice tools: Leashed
or leashless
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Crampons:
Appropriate for your
boots and be sure
they fit
before you head out
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Spare picks, small
tools to make
adjustments/repairs
to
crampons and tools.
Clothing:
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High quality socks,
no cotton. Extra
pair is good for
climbs
with long approaches
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Base layers
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Mid layers
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Shell or softshell –
top and bottoms
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Hat and a spare
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Balaclava
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Neck warmer
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Gauntlet gloves with
extra layers that
are dry
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Insulated belay
jacket to fit over
all your layers
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Big belay mittens
Ice Rack:
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Dry rope 60 meter X
~ 10mm or...
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Double/twin ropes 60
meter dry
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Ice screws: number
and length depends
on numerous things
- A
few quickdraws
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10 shoulder length
slings
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15 free biners: wire
gates are best
- A
sub 20 foot
cordelette for
equalizing anchors
- A
few locking biners
Mixed Rack:
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10 quickdraws
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One set of large
stoppers
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Three small cams
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Three mid sized cams
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Two big hexes
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Two long Knifeblade
pitons
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One small baby angle
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One larger angle
- A
few shoulder length
slings
Accessories/extras/specials:
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Coat hanger bent
into a hook for
threading anchors
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Thermos or insulated
water bottle
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File
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Extra pick and tools
to change it
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Good sunglasses
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Ski poles for
long/steep
approaches
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Simple first aid kit
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“Shake and Warm”
handwarmer packets
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Snacks with high
calorie content
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