8 Week Basic Mountaineering Course
- 3-4 regular carabiners
- 3 locking carabiners
- Baselayer top and bottom
- Belay gloves (or leather gardening gloves)
- Belay/Rappel device (ATC recommended)
- Blue bags
- Climbing Helmet
- Climbing shoes
- Crampons
- Dark Sunglasses (Glacier glasses recommended)
- Foam Pad
- Gaiters
- Good synthetic or wool socks
- Hand sanitizer and Mask (as needed)
- Head lamp & extra batteries
- Hiking boots or Approach shoes
- Hiking pants
- Ice Axe
- Insulating synthetic or down jacket
- Leather or synthetic mountaineering boots. Plastic boots are also an option.
- Lighter or waterproof matches
- Navigation (map & compass or GPS)
- Nut Tool (recommended but not required)
- Overnight pack (60-65L is recommended)
- 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
- Rescue pulley
- Shovel -- one collapsible avalanche shovel – can be shared with other students
- Sleeping Bag (recommended temperature rating depends on preference, 20F-0F is common)-
- Sleeping pad, 4+ R-value for sleeping on snow recommended
- Stove, cookware, spoon – can be shared with other students
- Sun protection (sunglasses, sunscreen, and lip balm)
- Tent - 3 season, 1-2 person recommended. – can be shared with other students
- Trekking poles- (recommended but not required)
- Water bottles or hydration system (2-4L capacity)
- Water-proof mittens or gloves, synthetic over-mitts are an option too
- Waterproof Pants
- Waterproof rain jacket
- Well-fitting harness (rock or alpine)
- Wool or synthetic cap