Equipment

Deciding what to take on a long hike like this is a bit tricky, and we spent a lot of time weighing this and that until we were comparing 50g this versus 35g that (yes, grams!). We found it very useful that other people had posted equipment lists, so here is our version.

All the advice is to aim for at most 10 kg. Here is what we are taking (in Alex's pack):

1 pack (Mammut Trion Pro 50L)

2 t-shirts, (Icebreaker, 150 weight)
1 long-sleeve glacier shirt (Berghaus)

1 thermal top & bottom (Icebreaker, 150 weight)

1 shorts (Prana)

1 pants (North Face)

2 pair sock liner (Various)

3 pair trekking sock (Various)

3 pair underwear (Ex-Officio quick-dry)

1 synthetic fill vest (MEC)

1 Soft shell jacket (Marmot)

1 shell jacket (North Face Summit Series)

1 shell pant (North Face)
1 broad brim hat
1 warm hat (MEC toque)
1 pair gloves (the inners from my BD mountaineering gloves)

1 pair boots (Mammut Crest)

1 pair trail shoes (Montrail)

1 pair trekking poles (Black Diamond Ultra Distance)

1 sleeping bag (Mammut Sphere)

1 compass (Suunto MC-2 Global)

1 watch (Suunto Vector)

1 headlamp (Black Diamond)

1 swiss army knife (super basic version that my dad gave me when I was 8)

1 iPhone 4 (to keep this blog running...)

1 buff (survivor style - hopefully don't get voted off the mountain)
minimal toiletries
sunglasses

The Kev Reynolds book, and 8 maps

And that is where it should stop... but we are also taking (no surprises here)

1 camera (Canon 5D)

2 lenses (16-35 2.8L and 24-105 4L)

1 compact camera (Canon Ixus something or other)

many CF cards

And miraculously, it comes in at 10 kg-ish. Robyn is taking similar stuff, but weighing in at 9.2 kg. After the tragic demise of our 7D in Patagonia, we will be super paranoid about wet weather protection for the 5D! Water + Camera = Pain!