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What Essentials do you carry in your traditional mountaineering day pack?
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Total weight to find your way is 8 oz

Total weight of this personal, always carried first aid stuff in a Ziploc is 3.5 oz.  Carry it in your

Total weight is 8.5 oz plus the essential cell phone at 6 oz

Gorp bag with this stuff is 6 oz.  Add a a couple of traditional Clif Bars and a bagel and string

Essential year-round hats and gloves are 7 oz

These are the only gaiters! They fit right and Velcro up the front. Short for summer scree 4.5 oz,

Total including the essential wind vest at 5.5 oz, is a whopping 2 pounds 11 oz

Essential summer wind shirt and pants 14.5 oz including stuff sacks.  Max weighs 10 pounds,

Additional hats, gloves and a scarf always carried in winter, total 8 oz.  The winter gaiters are

Summer, fall and winter insulation, one always carried, about 1 pound at the bottom of the pack

Gore-Tex Pack-lite® pants and jacket, always carried in winter as my wind and rain protection,

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    WARNING - *DISCLAIMER!*
Mountain climbing has inherent dangers that can, only in part, be mitigated

Read more . . .
What is the best winter day pack?
What is the best day pack

  MT. ADAMS
Mt. Adams, a fine traditional alpine mountaineering summit
Mt. Adams by the Mazama Glacier Route

  ABOUT ALPINE MOUNTAINEERING:
  The Sport of Alpine Mountaineering
  Climbing Together
  Following the Leader 
  The Mountaineers' Rope
  Basic Responsibilities 
 
  The Ten Essentials

  Our Mission 

  FAQ RELATED, WINTER
South sister spring overnight snow climb, gear and skills
  
An emergency snow cave in the fall 2003  
NOAA Windchill Chart    pdf 
Photos of the melted snow pack near Mt Bachelor 
Snowmachines used as a tool in traditional mountaineering 
Contents of a winter summit pack
 
Crampons for traditional mountaineering  
A map of some known avalanche slopes near Bend 
Avalanche descriptors  
Panty liners are not just for chicks!  ;-)
Lute Jerstad conducting a traditional crevasse rescue class in 1973
 
ODFW clinic - Becoming an Outdoors Woman   

 ALPINE CLIMBING ON SNOW AND ICE
How long is the traditional alpine mountaineering ice axe?  
What about climbing Mt. Hood? 
What is a good personal description of the south side route on Mount Hood?
What should I know about travel over hard snow and ice? 
How can I learn to self belay and ice axe arrest?  6 pdf pages   
What should I know about snow caves?  
What should I know about climbing Aconcagua?

 TECHNICAL MOUNTAINEERING
What is the best traditional alpine mountaineering summit pack?
What is the best belay | rappel | autoblock device for traditional alpine mountaineering?  
What gear do you normally rack on your traditional alpine mountaineering harness?     Photos?    
What is the best traditional alpine mountaineering seat harness?     Photos?   
Can I use a Sharpie Pen for Marking the Middle of the Climbing Rope? 
What are the highest peaks in Oregon?  Alphabetically?

 
CARBORATION AND HYDRATION
What's wrong with GORP?   Answers to the quiz!   
Why do I need to count carbohydrate calories?  
What should I know about having a big freeze-dried dinner?   
What about carbo-ration and fluid replacement during traditional alpine climbing?  4 pages in pdf  
What should I eat before a long day of alpine climbing?