Don't Forget Your…
If you're going to climb the world's highest mountain, you better be prepared. Here's the list of gear Kevin will have with him.
Climbing Gear
- Ice axe
- Black Diamond SabretoothCrampons
- Helmet
- Black Diamond Blizzard Climbing Harness
- Ascenders & Hardware: One large locking ‘biner, mechanical ascenders with slings,
2 rappel devices, 3 extra slings with ‘biners. Bring 30 feet of 6mm , pulley
- Trekking Poles (Leki of course)
Backpacks & Sleeping Bags
- Mountainsmith Auspex Backpack w/2 external pockets and rig for videocamera case
- Large TNF Daypack
- Feathered Friends – 20 Sleeping Bag
- Sleeping Pad: 1 Thermarest pad and one full length closed cell foam pad.
- Camp pillow
- Crazy Creek Chair
Camp Accessories
- 2 Petzl Headlamps with 5 extra bulbs and 9 batteries
- One small flashlight with 2 extra batteries
- 1 jacket mini-flashlight
- 2 Water Bottles / Purification: 2 one-liter water bottles with foam insulation shells.
Several bottles of Iodine tablets or crystals. Pee bottle.
- Thermos
- Stuff Sacks: Several nylon stuff sacks, 6 large plastic trash bags and 4 or 5 large ziplock
plastic bags for packing. Other zip-lock bags
- Utensils: Pocket knife, eating utensils, large cereal bowl, and big insulated cup for hot drinks.
- Emergency Batteries: 16 AA lithium batteries for personal walkie talkie emergency stash and helmet cam.
- Towel
Cameras and iPod
- 2 iPods, 2 iPod power cords, 1 cig lighter power adapter, 2 carrying cases, instruction manual, 3 headphones
- Sony Videocamera with case, 3 Li batteries and 2 Expedition LI batteries with adapter cord, 13 one hour
mini DV cassettes, cig lighter adapter and battery re-charger, one mini DV head cleaner tape, wide angle lens,
instruction manual, remote wireless mike stuff with extra batteries, Ultrapod and tripod, helmet cam stuff and extra Velcro
- Canon Elph digital still camera with 2 batteries, 3 memory sticks, instruction manual and cig lighter recharger.
- Brunton Solarroll power source with several adapters
Footwear
- One-Sports Climbing Boots with orthotics.
- Merrel Hiking Boots with orthotics
- Camp Shoes: 1 pair of camp shoes.
- Polar Fleece booties
- Gaiters
- 6 complete changes of socks – 6 large and 3 liners
Clothing
- Feathered Friends baffled down suit
- Marmot down jacket with hood
- TNF Guide Jacket
- Patagonia Gore-Tex bibs
- TNF Denali Fleece jacket
- Fleece pants
- Feathered Friends Husky bib suit
- REI long sleeved shirt
- REI Fleece sweater
- Trekking Clothes: Hiking pants with integrated shorts. 1 pairs of light nylon running shorts,
polypro T-shirt, Mtn. Hardwear nylon shirt
Underwear & Long underwear
- 2 pairs of lightweight synthetic tops and bottoms long underwear
- 1 expedition weight top/bottom long underwear
- 1 pair of running shorts
- 3 Polypro boxer briefs
- 2 Polypro briefs
Outerwear Accessories – Hands and head
- 1 pair of liner gloves
- 2 pairs of fleece windstopper gloves
- 1 pair of stylin fleece gloves
- 2 pairs of Mountain Hardwear Gore Tex ice climbing gloves
- 1 pair of Climb High Gore Tex Overmitts with fleece inserts
- Spare Gore Tex Overmits
- Polypro Balaclava
- Fleece Balaclava
- 1 TNF hat
- 1 Wappity Wooly hat
- 2 baseball caps and one fleece baseball cap with ear flaps
- 2 bandanas
Personal Accessories
- 2 pairs of goggles (one clear) and one extra UV lens
- 1 pair of Uvex sunglasses
- Julbo Glacier glasses w/noseguard
- EMS Glacier glasses
- 2 pairs of “cheater” reading glasses
- Logos
- Suunto watch
- ProDerma 30 SPF sunscreen, windscreen, lip balm, and Blistex
- Personal First Aid Kit: moleskin, tape, a few Band-Aids, nail clippers, nail file, Prep H,
Baby aspirin, Advil/Aleve, Dayquil, Multi vitamins, Glucosamine/Conjointrin, Viactives, coughdrops,
Cruex and Immodium AD
- Prescription drugs: 1) Antibiotic for upper respiratory problems; 2) Cipro for GI problems;
3) Diamox; 4) Sleeping pills; 5) Tylenol 3; 6) Antibiotic for tooth problem; 7) Nifedipine; 8) Dexamethasone;
- 2 dust masks Lighters: Bring several.
- Anti-snoring dental device
- Hand and toe warmers
- 6 Books
- Personal Repair Kit: Sewing kit, crampon screws, some wire and duct tape.
- Earplugs
- Compass
- Whistle
- Personal Toilet Items: comb, toothbrush, dental floss, toothpaste, soap, 5 full rolls of toilet paper,
2 travel packs of Dipey-Wipes, dental floss
- Personal munchies: 24 Cliff Bars, 24 Gus, 2 pkgs. Beef Jerky, Pepperoni stick, 10 pkgs. Cup-O-Soup, 1 Freeze
Dried dinner, power drink mix, and 5 Gatorade drink mix.
Travel Items
- Duffels: Two big duffel bags with name tags and locks. (bring extra zip ties).
- One smaller duffel for storage at Hotel Tibet.
- Travel Wallet, Passport, extra passport photos, money/Traveler’s checks, St. Christopher medal, neck string from 2002 Puja,
- Plane tickets and hotel voucher
- Equipment Inventory list
- Trekking/travel: several pairs of jeans, shorts, 2 T-shirts, couple of extra shirts, socks and underwear