Clothing and equipment for cold weather climbing. (Updated and modified from a list of
stuff I actually took on an attempt on Alexander's Chimney and the Notch Couloir on Long's Peak in Winter
during very very cold and nasty weather conditions.)
Clothing:
Lightweight Dryflo top
Marmot windbreaker
Capilene briefs
Powerstretch Farmer John
Patagonia R1 "Flash" pullover
Cloudveil dryskin cap
Polarplus Balaclava
Wild Things high altitude g-tex suit
Asolo AFS "Expedition" plastic boots
Smartwool Mountaineer Socks
Swaney insulated leather ski gloves
Granite Gear Ice Sparring gloves
HB Dyneema helmet
Personal Gear:
Arcteryx Khamsin pack
Uvex Pocket goggles
Cebe sunglasses
Accessory straps
Camelback water bladder with insulated tube and valve
Nalgene bottle with OR water bottle parka
Petzl "arctic" Headlamp with remote battery pouch
Suunto Vector altimeter watch (worn around neck)
Small swiss army knife
MEC primaloft/dryloft shell belay parka
Climbing Food (12 gel packs, 2 energy bars)
Nikon 28ti camera, film
Group Gear:
Basic first aid kit
Toilet paper
Personal Climbing Equipment:
Cobra ice tools with extra pick and wrench
Mammut "Peak" Harness
Petzl "Reverso", locking belay biner
Charlet Moser M10 Crampons
Group Climbing Gear:
20 Neutrino light weight carabiners
5 Petzl Spirit carabiners
2 locking carabiners
Pair of 60 meter 7.5mm Mammut "twilight" Ropes
2 spectra runners
3 spectra "rabbit" runners
spectra double runner
1 tubular tape runner
1 spectra quickdraw
3 ice screamers
5 Grivel 360 ice screws
3 tri-cams (#s .5; 1; 1.5)
4 pitons (2 angles; 2 knifeblades)
6 Wired nuts (Frost, Black Diamond)
3 camalots ( #.5; #1; #2)
Camping Gear
Compression stuff sack
Marmot Valhalla Sleeping bag
Toilet Paper
Trekking poles
Z Rest sleeping pad
lexan Spoon
Group Camping Gear
Dinner
Breakfast
Optimus "Nova" stove with fuel and fuel bottle
Pot with lid
Lighter, Matches