12 Week Basic Mountaineering Course
- Baseball hat, sun shirt, buff (Optional)
- Baselayer top and bottom
- Baselayer top and bottom
- Belay gloves (or leather gardening gloves)
- Belay/Rappel device - ATC recommended with locking belay carabiner (Ex: Black Diamond ATC-Guide with RockLock Twistlock Carabiner)
- Blue bags - Recommend making at home with Ziploc and colored Plastic Bags
- Climbing Helmet (Ex: Black Diamond Vector or Half Dome)
- Cookware - Spork and Pot (Ex: Jetboil 1.5 L Ceramic FluxRing Cooking Pot)
- Crampons (Ex: Black Diamond Contact Strap, Camp Stalker Universal)
- Dark Sunglasses (Glacier glasses recommended)
- Foam Pad (Ex: Therm-a-rest Z-lite Sol)
- Gaiters (Ex: OR Rocky Mountain High Gaiters )
- Good synthetic or wool socks (Ex: Darn Tough or SmartWool test with mountaineering boots)
- Hand sanitizer and Mask (as needed)
- Head lamp & extra batteries (Ex: Petzl Actik Core)
- Hiking boots or Approach shoes
- Hiking pants - Soft shell recommended
- Ice Axe (Ex: Black Diamond Raven)
- Insulating synthetic or down jacket
- Leather or synthetic mountaineering boots. Good fit is the most important factor. (Ex: Scarpa Charmoz HD)
- Lighter or waterproof matches
- locking carabiners - 4 (Black Diamond HotForge Screwgate)
- Navigation (Compass AND GPS). Phone app with downloadable topo maps acceptable. (Ex: Backcountry Navigator or Gaia)
- Nut Tool - recommended but not required (Ex: Metolius Feather Nut Tool, Wild Country Pro Key Nut Tool with Leash)
- Overnight pack (40-70L)
- Personal first aid kit -- the class carries large group kits on every outing, but you will want your own small collection of simple first aid supplies
- Picket - recommended but not required, helpful if you plan to continue with glacier travel
- Regular carabiners - 3-4 (Ex: Camp Nano 22)
- Rescue pulley (Ex: SMC CRx Crevasse Rescue Pulley)
- Rock climbing shoes. Good comfortable fit is most important. Flat soles are recommended. (Ex: La Sportiva Mythos or Tarantulace)
- Shovel -- one collapsible avalanche shovel – can be shared with other students (Ex: BCA Dozer 1T)
- Sleeping Bag (recommended temperature rating depends on preference, 20F-0F is common)-
- Sleeping pad, 4+ R-value for sleeping on snow recommended (Ex: Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Xtherm, Klymit Static V Insulated)
- Stove - Can be shared with other students (Ex: MSR Pocket Rocket, Jet Boil)
- Sun protection (sunglasses, sunscreen, and lip balm)
- Tent - 3 season, 1-2 person recommended. – we recommend waiting to see if you can share (Ex: REI Half Dome SL 2+)
- Trekking poles- (recommended but not required)
- Water bottles or hydration system with 3-4L capacity. (Ex: Nalgene bottles or hydration bladder)
- Waterproof Pants - Breathable recommended
- Waterproof rain jacket
- Waterproof warm gloves or pointer finger split mittens
- Water purification system (Ex: Katadyn BeFree, Sawyer Squeeze, Iodine tablets)
- Well-fitting harness - rock or alpine (Ex: Petzl Adjama)
- Wool or synthetic hat that covers ears