Winter needs more stuff to deal with the elements. Adding the whole ski touring set up usually doubles the necessary winter weight. Everything I have chosen has been highly scrutinized, but I am not attached to gear. Show me a better way, please.
| item | categ. | weight | intended purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| poles, skitrab magico | ride | 452 | |
| skis | skitrab ortles 90 171cm, skitrab titan gara, skimo race skins and full width skins | ride | 3400 |
| boots, tecnica zero g peak, size 28, w/o powerstrap w/ sf green insoles | ride | 2190 | oversized for swelling feet |
| helmet, petzl sirocco helmet | ride | 166 | good enough |
| beacon, pieps micro bt button | ride | 150 | light and simple, carry only with partner |
| bag, timmermade winter wren fetal, false bottom, no zipper, -28°c limit | sleep | 988 | comfort -23°c, taken to -30⁰C |
| pad, neoair xtherm rw, w/ bag+repair kit | sleep | 580 | light, warm, and packable |
| balaclava, timmermade, down, -24°c | sleep | 73 | |
| quilt, gramxpert elite, wide-long, apex 67, 10°c | sleep | 337 | overbag, add 6°c warmth, useful in storm |
| guy lines cordage, hmg, 80’ | shelter | 53 | handy |
| groundsheet, zpacks poncho | shelter | 163 | measure |
| tent, durston gear x-mid 1 solid, fly, w/ bag | shelter | 522 | measure |
| matches, uco stormproof | nourish | 30 | |
| pot, msr big titan 2l | nourish | 183 | winter pot for fire and water |
| fuel bottle, msr 300ml | nourish | 107 | |
| fuel bottle, og white gas pet 0.94l | nourish | 42 | |
| stove, msr xgk-ex, drilled out and pared down w/ pump | nourish | 321 | |
| lighter, bic, disposable | nourish | 22 | |
| bottle, nalgene canteen 2l, foldable | nourish | 64 | melt water between back and backpack |
| bottle, nalgene hdpe 1000ml | nourish | 108 | cold-soaking pot, water bottle |
| spoon, long-handle, toaks | nourish | 15 | squarish head serves as pot scraper |
| firesteel, friendly swede | nourish | 49 | dependable |
| bowl, dutchware bowl bag | nourish | 18 | |
| backpack, swd rugged big wild 70l, m | pack | 1042 | carry heavy comfortably |
| hip pocket, swd zipperless | pack | 29 | snacks |
| hip pocket, swd zipperless | pack | 29 | inreach and snacks |
| shoulder pocket, swd, lycra | pack | 17 | helmet and puffy |
| front pocket, swd, ultra | pack | 65 | just big enough for 1l nalgene |
| stuff sack, hmg roll-top, m | pack | 33 | white gas bottle bag |
| stuff sack, swd lunch box 16.5l | pack | 42 | |
| repair kit, seamgrip, tape, thread+needle | misc | 66 | |
| watch, garmin instinct 2 solar | misc | 49 | altimeter, thermometer, gps, health meter |
| shovel, arva plume | misc | 380 | lightweight, capable and simple |
| straps, voile, 3 | misc | 72 | |
| goggles, julbo aerospace, band replaced with elastic cord | misc | 151 | full backup of sunglasses |
| first aid, leukotape, bandages, pain pills | misc | 59 | |
| compass | misc | 77 | |
| satellite transceiver, inreach mini 2 | misc | 99 | |
| multitool, gerber dime, stripped | misc | 45 | works for nails, needs proper bit holder |
| power bank, nb10000 10000mah | misc | 153 | |
| bits full, multitool, torx, philips, flathead | misc | 46 | |
| headlamp, petzl bindi | misc | 34 | |
| sunscreen 50spf | misc | 70 | |
| smartphone, samsung s22 ultra w/ case | misc | 266 | decent battery life, good camera |
| charger, microusb + usb-c adapter | misc | 34 | |
| pole repair kit | misc | 30 | |
| tech toe piece, skitrab | misc | 66 | Get off the mountain with just a toe |
| windshirt, patagonia houdini, l | clothe | 111 | back up jacket, warming layer |
| jacket, patagonia das light hoody, m | clothe | 326 | |
| pants, timmermade dcf | clothe | 58 | vbl and rain pants, insulation layer, part of sleep system |
| jacket, timmermade dcf, m | clothe | 102 | vbl and rain jacket, part of sleep system |
| pants, montbell dynamo, m | clothe | 90 | |
| jacket, timmermade sul 1.5, down | clothe | 213 | warm outer, adds 6°c to sleep system |
| hat, patagonia duck bill trucker | clothe | 63 | |
| buff, patagonia, sun hat | clothe | 39 | works nicely |
| gloves, showa work, rubberized | clothe | 58 | sturdy, waterproof and non-breathable at fingers |
| socks, freezer bags, 2-pair, 6l 31x46cm | clothe | 40 | vbl goes between thin socks |
| gloves, skitrab gara overglove plus, medium | clothe | 45 | dialed, warm, quick-drying overglove |
| shirt, long-sleeved patagonia capilene air crew, m | clothe | 184 | |
| thermal underpants, icebreaker merino boot-length | clothe | 118 | |
| socks, smartwool, ultrathin, black | clothe | 66 | |
| socks, smartwool, ultrathin, blue | clothe | 63 | |
| gloves, showa best 282 atlas temres insulated gloves | clothe | 125 | |
| nose-cheek cover, bekogear cheeko l | clothe | 12 | works to keep the nose from freezing |
| g | lbs | ||
| base weight, carried | 7710 | 17 | |
| base weight total | 15457 | 34 | |
| base weight worn | 7747 | 17 | |
| base weights | ride | 6320 | 13.9 |
| shelter | 919 | 2 | |
| sleep | 2021 | 4.4 | |
| nourish | 959 | 2.1 | |
| misc | 1752 | 3.9 | |
| pack | 1345 | 3 | |
| clothe | 2141 | 4.7 | |
| anticipated weights | # | g, each | note |
| gas per day, g | 66 | 66 | melt snow every day for 2 liters of boiled water |
| food per day, kcal | 3600 | 720 | Assuming 5.5kcal/g food plus 10% water |
| section | nights | Cons., g | total starting carried weight, g |
| 15 days | 14 | 11004 | 18714 |
| 8 days | 7 | 5502 | 13212 |