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Via Alpina 2019 - Gear List

Posted by Mark Richardson on Aug 01, 2019

Gear List Summary

Weight (g)Weight (lbs & oz)
Basic Gear Carried5690g12lb 9.1oz
Discretionary Gear Carried10735g 2lbs 5.9oz
Subtotal 6763g 14lbs 15.0oz
Consumables3576g7lbs 14.4oz
Subtotal10339g22lbs 13.3oz
Gear worn about person2021g4lbs 7.4oz

Gear Carried - 5.690kg (12lbs 9.1oz) basic, 10.339kg (22lbs 13.3oz) with food and other consumables

Tent

Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo680g
Tent bag - Exped zip sack23g
Tread Lite Gear Fusion Zippered Icarex Peg Bag7g
Titanium Skewers tent pegs x636g
MSR Dart Stakes x648g
Lightwave Lightning Guylines x2 & Grip Clips x213g

Sleeping Bag

Rab Mythic Ultra 180396g
Big Agnes AXL Air Pillow46g
Granite Gear 5L Air Bag Stuffsack19g

Sleeping Mat

Thermarest NeoAir Uberlite Regular240g
Big Agnes Cyclone Chair Kit181g
Repair Kit6g

Rucksack

Gossamer Gear Gorilla 40 with large hipbelt898g
Gram Counter Gear 30L Pack Liner68g

Raingear

Rab Flashpoint 2 Jacket216g
Outdoor Research Helium Pants168g

Cooking

MSR Pocket Rocket Deluxe83g
From SOTO ThermoStack - 800ml Pot & Lid101g
From SOTO ThermoStack -Cozy & Gripper55g
Sea to Summit Ultrasil Kitchen Sink49g
Wildo Kasa Bowl32g
Wildo Spork8g
GSI Spatula10g
GSI Cutting Board74g
Evernew ECA-146 Ultralight Frying Pan #16128g
GCG Firesteel12g
Mini Can Opener10g
Pot Washing Cloth & Pan Saver14g

Washroom

Coghlans Mirror20g
Granite Gear Air Zippditty 0.6L14g
Packtowl Ultralite Towel - Hand42g
Packtowl Nano - Medium18g
Disposable razor x224g
TheDeuce #2 UL Trowel17g
Dento-fresh45g
Pee Bottle35g

First Aid Kit

AMK - Ultralight and Watertight .3 Pouch6g
Statins for 2 weeks7g
5 Plasters3g
1 Small pot Vaseline8g
16 Ibuprofen painkillers8g
Sunscreen stick24g
Elastoplast fabic strapping10g
Sea to Summit Nano Mosquito Headnet12g

Hydration

Katadyn BeFree 1 Litre62g
Evernew 2.0 Litre Water Bottle42g

Clothing

Patagonia Micro Puff Jacket264g
Rab Zero G Down Jacket352g
Rab Dryflo 120 Pants (longjohns)130g
L.I.M Fuse Shorts134g
Rab Force Boxers - XL64g
Rab Phantom Grip Contact Gloves60g
Outdoor Research Helios Sunhat84g
Helly Hansen Lifa Active 1/2 Zip Top204g
Rab Pulse Hoody134g
2 pairs of various Darn Tough Socks114g

Accessories

Petzl Bindi Headlamp33g
Deejo Naked15g
Compass - Silva Expedition 436g
Multimat Compact Komfie32g
Glasses Cleaning Cloth2g
Cable Ties6g

Photographic & Other

Samsung A8 Phone132g
Loksak20g
Headphones10g
Sony RX100 Camera239g
Charging lead15g
2 spare camera batteries48g
Battery case6g
Guidebook with pouch incl. bag286g
Goal Zero Flip 12 Charger70g
Pen - Bic Biro6g
Book for writing notes20g
Voice recorder57g
Currency48g
Passport36g
Ultrapod camera tripod57g
Credit cards and cash in Loksak23g

Consumables

Fuel450g
Sea to Summit Wilderness Wash 89ml - decanted into lighter bottle90g
Toilet roll42g
Water600g
Coffee48g
Nuun - 20 tablets30g
Estimate 750g per day - Max. 3 days food2250g
Olive Oil42g
Salt24g

Gear worn or carried about person

Suunto Watch80g
Buff33g
Montane Waterproof Robo Cap58g
Food Bag - Exped33g
Fjallraven Abisko Hike LS Shirt184g
Camp Sky Evo Poles420g
Patagonia Sender Boxer Briefs86g
Inov8 Roclite 345 GTX780g
ME Comici Pants288g
Darn Tough Light Hiker Socks59g

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