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| Clothing |
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| Warm Hat |
Outdoor Designs Micro Beanie |
21g |
Thin beanie, but warm enough, under a hooded jacket |
| Balaclava |
Eider Face Mask |
38g |
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| Sun Hat |
Montane Pace Cap |
50g |
Worn almost every day for sun-protection |
| Scarf |
Buff |
40g |
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| Sunglasses |
Addidas ClimaCool |
45g |
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| Goggles |
Jubo Revolution Zebra |
150g |
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| Insulation Layer |
PHD Rondoy Down Jacket |
700g |
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| Hardshell Jacket |
Rab Demand Pull On |
300g |
Worn only a few times in inclement weather, good thing it's light! |
| Synthetic Jacket |
FirstAscent Igniter Primaloft Jacket |
590g |
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| Insulating Vest |
MontBell ThermaWrap Vest |
178g |
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| Wind Jacket |
Rab Alpine Pull-on |
265g |
Had this on almost constantly for wind and sun protection |
| Mid Layer |
Rab PS Zip Top |
310g |
Base-layer from 14k camp and higher |
| Lightweight Mid-layer |
Smartwool Microweight L/S |
200g |
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| Baselayer |
Brynje Super Thermo Sweatshirt |
150g |
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| Down Mitts |
PHD Xero Down Mitts |
220g |
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| Gloves - Combi |
Huestra Heli Gloves |
288g |
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| Gloves - Thin |
Outdoor Designs - Lite Flex |
82g |
Worn on most days, as sun-glove, work-glove and/or light insulation - light & tough |
| Gloves - Liner |
Smartwool Liner Glove |
44g |
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| Gloves - Silk Liners |
Decathlon Silk Liners |
68g |
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| Bottom Layer - Shell |
Direct Alpine Eiger Pants |
567g |
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| Bottom Layer - Insulation |
Rab Photon Pants |
488g |
Worn only on summit-day, warm enough (at -35C), got a hole in them… |
| Bottom Layer - Baselayer |
Brynje Super Thermo Leggings |
140g |
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| Bottom Layer - Underwear |
Kaikkikalla/Icebreaker Beast boxerbriefs |
50g |
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| Socks - Climbing/Warm |
Patagonia Ultra Heavyweight Climbing Socks |
60g
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| Socks - Climbing |
X-Socks Expedition Short |
60g |
I wore these all the time except on summit-day. In combination with liners they were warm enough. |
| Socks - Liners |
Smartwool Lightweight |
33g |
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| Technical Equipment |
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| Climbing Boots |
La Sportiva Spantik boots |
2920g |
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| Overboots |
Forty Below K2 Overboot |
650g |
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| Gaiters |
MLD Snowlight Gaiters |
85g |
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| Camp Socks |
Integral Designs Primaloft Hot Socks |
161g |
Part of camp-bootie system, and often also as sleeping-socks (over the Patagonia socks) |
| Trekking Poles |
Fizan Compacts |
332g |
Used either one or both on most days of the expedition, performed well for such lightweight poles. |
| Snowshoes |
MSR Lightning Ascent |
1710g |
Rented these from AMS (the guide-company), these did not have the heel-lift, which would have been nice. |
| Helmet |
Grivel Salamander |
385g |
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| Ice Axe |
CAMP Corsa Nanotech |
290g |
Guide made me bring a Black Diamond ice-axe instead, because the adze on the CAMP isn't steel. |
| Other Technical Equipment |
Inc. Crampons, Rope, Harness etc. |
2513g |
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| Carrying |
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| Backpack |
Golite Terrono - 90 Litre |
2000g |
Good big load-carrier, see seperate review |
| Pack Liner |
Integral Designs SilCoat Liner - Large |
80g |
Used this as a backpack liner mostly at lower altitudes, could have gone without. |
| Duffelbag |
Radical Design 'Undercover' S |
272g |
Used as airplane backpack cover, but big and strong to use as sled-duffel (also the lightest I could find) |
| Sled |
Personal Sled |
700g |
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| Stuffsacks - Large |
Sea to Summit Ultra-sil Drysack - 35 Litre |
72g |
Used a few time as cache-bag, could have done without. |
| Stuffsacks - Medium |
MLD Cuben Drysacks |
30g |
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| Compression Sack |
Granite Gear Air Compressor - Large |
85g |
Just big enough for the -40 degrees down sleeping bag |
| Compression Sack |
Granite Gear Air Compressor - Medium |
77g |
Too big for down parka, but made a nice pillow |
| Stuffsacks |
Sea to Summit Sil-Nylon Stuffsack |
15g |
Just big enough for 5 lbs compact lunchfood (food & hot drinks) |
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| Sleeping/Shelter |
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| Sleeping Bag |
PHD Xero (800?), long |
1800g |
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| Sleeping Mat |
Therm-a-rest ProLite 4 Regular (R3.2) |
680g |
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| Foam Mat |
Artiach Closed Cell Foam Sleeping Mat |
175g |
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| Eating Utensils |
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| Bowl |
GSI Outdoors Nesting Bowl |
80g |
Nice to have a 'cup' (smaller bowl) and a bowl to eat from, but it was nessecary to clean them well. |
| Utensils |
Spork |
10g |
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| Water Bottle |
Nalgene 32oz x2 |
210g |
Bought 2 polythene Nalgene bottle at AMS, lighter then the Nalgenes made of Lexan plastic. |
| Bottle Insulator |
Granite Gear Air Cooler x 2 |
168g |
Used as water-bottle cosies. |
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| Misc. Electronics etc. |
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| Misc. |
Incl. Camera, Batts, Book, Knife, Ipod. |
1198g |
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| Toiletries |
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| Zipped Bag |
Outdoor Research Zipped Bag |
38g |
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| Sun Tan Lotion |
Lancaster (1), Piz Buin (1), SPF50+, 50ml |
120g |
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| Lip Protection |
Uvisport SPF 50 Lipscreen with UV Indicator Cap |
30g |
Brought and used 2 tubes (1 in tent, 1 in pack), neither was empty at the end of the trip. |
| Hand Disinfectant |
Care Plus Hand Desinfectant (30ml) |
80g |
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| Toilet Paper |
Coghlans Biodegradeable Toilet Paper |
80g |
Compact rolls of TP, can't do without! |
| Ear Plugs |
Otalgan Oordopjes x 3 |
24g |
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| Sleeping Mask |
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6g |
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| Other Toiletries |
Incl. Pee bottle, Mirror, Toothbrush etc. |
129g |
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| First Aid |
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| Medicines |
Various |
121g |
Diamox, Dexamethazon, Ciprofloxacin, Amoxyciline, Ibuprofen, Tramadol, Noscapect, Imodium, Laxative |
| Hydration |
ORS - Care Plus ORS Citroen |
14g |
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| Plasters |
Small Plasters |
8g |
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| Pocket Knife |
Victorinox Classic SD |
23g |
Useful for cutting tape, bandaids etc. |
| Blister Care |
Compeed + Sport Tape |
65g |
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| Documents |
Incl. Passport, Money etc. |
100g |
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| Group Gear |
Shared amongst the group |
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| Rope |
Climbing Rope |
1000g |
Split amongst "rope team" |
| Ice Screws |
Black Diamond Turbo Express |
190g |
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| Snow Picket |
One per person |
370g |
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| Carabiners, Wire, Pulleys |
DMM Revolver Screwgate |
64g |
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| Tent |
Mountain Hardwear Trango 4 |
5500g |
Shared by 3 |
| Kitchen Shelter |
Tarp Shelter |
250g |
Carried by guide |
| Cooking Gear |
Stove, Pots |
200g |
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| Snow Saw |
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125g |
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| Snow Shovel |
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350g |
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| Bamboo Wands |
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30g |
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| Fuel |
1 Gallon per person |
4000g |
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| Food (Snacks) |
2.5kg per week |
7500g |
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| Food (Breakfast/ Dinner) |
10kg each person |
10000g |
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Grand Total |
52252g |
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115lbs 3.14oz
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Total Carried By Sieto |
38939g |
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85lbs 13.5oz |
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