Essential Equipment (2/3) Personal Gear

Here is a list of things needed for personal gear:

Gear for a multi-day sojourn to mountainous areas with snow or ice fields

• Ax, ice 70-80cm
• Bandannas, cotton (x2)
• Boots, stiff shank, lug sole, crampon tabs (insulated, plastic double boots)
• Bottles, polycarbonate, 1 quart, with lids (x4)
• Bottle holders, insulated (x2)
• Bowl with lid, cup and plastic utensils
• Cap, ski, wool or polupropylene
• Carabiners (x6), plus 2 locking
• Compression stuff sacs, several assorted sizes
• Crampons, rapid fix
• Gators, Gore-Tex
• Gloves, polypropylene fleece, mitten
• Gloves, outer shell, windbreak, Gore-Tex, mitten
• Harness, sit
• Jacket, pile polypropylene fleece
• Jacket, parka, wind shell, breathable
• Overboots, full coverage, insulated (for extreme conditions)
• Pack, professionally fitted, lightweight 6-9,000 cc
• Pads, insulated, closed cell, 20×72 x � inch (1 or 2)
• Pants, underwear, polypropylene, expedition weight and lightweight
• Pants, windbreaker, Gore-Tex, full-side zip
• Pants, pile of fleece, polypropylene, full-side zip
• Picket, snow, 18- or 24-inch aluminum (x2)
• Poles, ski, telescopic
• Screw, ice (x2)
• Shirts, light and expedition weight
• Sleeping bag, synthetic insulation, Gore-Tex shell
• Snowshoes, lightweight
• Socks, polypropylene liners, expedition weight (x2)
• Sunscreen, SPF 30 to 50+, lip balm
• Sunglasses, with noseguard and side shades, full UV protection
• Hat, baseball with long bill
• Urine bottle, 1 liter
• Other essential gear � map, compass, flashlight, personal, first aid supplies, pocket knife, lighter or matches, toilet paper, insect repellent, watch, camera, goggles, notebook with pen.

(Dougherty, Neil J. IV. Mountaineering Safety. Outdoor Recreation Safety. United States: The School and Community Safety Society of America, 1998.)