
Equipment

Footwear
Double plastic mountaineering boots with Aveolite liners – Millet Everest
Fully insulated overboots (not needed with Millet Everest)
Light hiking boots
Crampons (step in type) – Charlot Moser, Grivel
Gaitors – Outdoor Research (not needed with Millet Everest)
Down booties for around camp
Wool or pile socks – 4 pair of heavyweight
Liner socks – 4 pair of thin wool, nylon or Capilene
Vapor barrier socks (optional)
Headgear
Baseball cap / sun hat
Wool or pile ski hat
Balaclava – heavyweight & lightweight
Neoprene face mask
Head lamp & spare batteries – Petzl
Glacier glasses – 2 pairs 100% UV (must have side covers & ideally a nose guard)
Ski goggles – 100% UV
Mitts & Gloves
Synthetic gloves – 2 pairs fleece (must fit inside mitts)
Pile mitts & Goretex mitts – 2 pairs (Outdoor Research or similar)
Hand warmers (optional)
Technical Clothing
Expedition weight underwear – Polypro or Capilene
Lightweight underwear – 2/3 sets Capilene, wool or other synthetic (TNF, Marmot, Patagonia)
Pile Jacket – heavyweight Polartec 300 (TNF, Mountain Hardwear or similar)
Pile Pants – heavyweight Polartec 300 with side zips (TNF or similar)
Down Pants with windproof shell – must fit over insulation layers (Feathered Friends, RAB)
Down Parka – fully baffled expedition weight with good hood (TNF Baltoro, MH Absolute Zero, Marmot)
GoreTex Shell Pants / bibs & Jacket with hood – side zippers on pants (TNF or Mountain Hardwear)
Sleeping
Sleeping Bag – 5 season expedition rated to -40ºF (TNF Inferno, Marmot CWM)
Sleeping pads – 1 full length foam ridgerest & 1 full length Thermarest (with repair kit)
Climbing Tools
Ice Axe with leash (->5’7″ 60cm, 5’7″->6’1″ 65cm, 6’1″-> 70cm)
Carabiners – 4 locking, 6 regular
Ascenders – 1 right & 1 left (Petzl)
Rappel Device – Figure 8, ATC or Trango Pyramid
Perlon – 40′ of flexible 6mm
Climbing Harness – must fit over ALL clothing, have gear loops, and be fully adjustable
Trekking / Ski Poles – Leki
Camping
Backpack – expandable to 6000cu.in (Gregory, Arcteryx)
Daypack – for trekking days
Swiss Army Knife / Leatherman
Lighters
Thermos flask
Insulated mug, lexan spoon, bowl
Water Bottles – minimum 2 liters capacity (Nalgene or similar)
Pee Bottle – Large mouth Nalgene bottle is ideal
Sunscreen / sunblock – SPF40
Lipscreen – minimum 2 tubes SPF40
Personal First Aid Kit – Aspirin, Moleskin, Band-aids, personal medications
Travelling
Large Duffel Bags – 2 for transporting gear (TNF or similar)
Compression Stuff Sacks – various sizes for sleeping bag and down clothing
Plastic Liner Bags – for lining stuff sacks
Travel Clothes
Toiletry Bag – including toilet paper
Camera Equipment