Note: The club has equipment to lend: 5 sets of snowshoes, 5 crampons, and 5 ice axes
The Essentials
- Navigation (map & compass)
- Sun protection (sunglasses & sunscreen)
- Insulation (extra clothing)
- Illuamination (headlamp/flashlight)
- First-aid supplies
- Fire (waterproof matches/lighter/candle)
- Multitool with knife and at least 3m of cordage
- Nutrition (snacks and lunch)
- Hydration (1.5 L water)
- Emergency shelter (plastic tube tent/garbage bag)
Clothing (No Cotton!)
- Hiking Clothes:
- Sturdy water-resistant hiking /boots
- Gaiters
- Synthetic socks or wool socks for hiking
- Windbreaker/Rain jacket(shell with a hood)
- Synthetic or Wool mid-weight long sleeve
- Fleece pullover, ect
- Synthetic pants (or convertible pant/shorts)
- Toque
- Synthetic mitts and gloves (a pair of each)
- rain pants/snow pants
Optional Clothing:
- Long Underwear synthetic or wool
- Extra gloves
Extras Items:
- Hiking Poles with snow baskets
- Camera
- Sitting Pad
- GPS
- Personal Locator Beacon/ satellite phone
- Change of Clothes (waiting at trailhead)
- dry shoes (waiting at the trailhead)
- siltarp (or tarp) and cordage