Ski Mountaineering Expeditions

This list of gear is basically what I take on a multi-week trip. In general, I would consider this “heavy camping” as with food it adds up to 100+ pounds of gear, which is going to dramatically reduce your mobility on steep or technical ground. This is a trade-off, as the extra weight allows you to camp in comfort during the inevitable spells of bad weather and then be ready to pounce when the storm clears.

Updated: August 2009

Group Camp Gear:

• Tents – Tango 4 & Kiva (cook tent)
• Stoves – 2x (above 9,000′ MSR XGK II – below 9,000′ MSR Whisperlite Int’l)
• Fuel (6fl oz/.15 liter pppd in winter. White gas
• 3 liter cook pot w/ heat exchanger – 2x
• Stove platforms
• Lighter(s)
• Rag/cloth
• Repair kit & stove repair kit
• First Aid kit – check
• Maps, compass & GPS
• Trash Compactor Bags

Personal Expedition Gear:

• Skis & Bindings
  
• Skins
• Boots
• Poles – Whippet 2x
• Shovel
• Transceiver
• Avalanche Probe
  
• Sleeping Bag
• Sleeping Pads (1 inflatable, 1 foam)
• Pack
• Sun screen
• Sunglasses
• Headlamp
• Knife
• Water bottle (2x, insulated)
• First Aid Kit
• Insulated Mug (wrap in foam)
• Cutlery – spork of course
• Cash and/or bank card

Expedition Clothes:

• Socks– 3 pairs
• Warm insulated jacket
• Softshell pant
• Shell pants
• Shell Jacket
• Long underwear pants
• Long underwear shirts
• Sun Hat
• Lightweight Gloves
• Warm gloves/mittens
• Warm Hat

Climbing Equipment:

• Crampons – Aluminum or Steel
• Harness & locking ‘biner
• 22cm Ice screw
• Picket – 1x pp
• Rope – 1x 60m
• Slings – 3x pp full length
• Carabiners – 8x pp
• Prussik cord – 2x pp
• Ice Axe – Venom Hammer w/tech pick or Adz Version
  
• Wands

Optional:

• Accessory straps
• Goggles
• Helmet
• Camera, cards and batteries
• Pee bottle (Gatorade bottles work well)
• Sled – 1x per group
• Snow saw
• Radios – Talkabouts/Yeasu
• Stuff sacks
• Speakers (bring MP3 Players)
• Kites – if you got’em