Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Splitboarding - One Day Gearlist


Clothing
  • Gloves - spring touring  
  • Gloves - shell mits  
  • Hat - merino wool  
  • Hat - visor (condition dependent) 
  • Jacket - shell  
  • Jacket - puffy  
  • Pants - shell / softshell (weather dependent)  
  • Goggles
  • Helmet - condition dependent  
  • Shirt - baselayer 
  • Boots - soft snowboard boots  
  • Socks - knee high  
  • Underwear - merino or polypro  
  • Sunglasses - shaded and clear lenses  
  • Tights - merino or polypro  

Snowboard Gear
  • Snowboard - splitboard  
  • Binders - splitboard-specific  
  • Crampons - splitboard-specific  
  • Skins - splitboard-specific  
  • Poles - collapsible carbon fiber  
  • Straps - condition dependent  
  • Pin - extra binder pin  

First Aid and Repair
  • First Aid - wound care kit  
  • First Aid - splint  
  • First Aid - ace bandage  
  • Compass - adjustable declination  
  • Documents - I.D. / cash / credit  
  • Knife - small, light  
  • Info - maps and guidebook pages  
  • Whistle - on neck lanyard  
  • Tool - snowboard/binder repair tools  

Electronics
  • Camera - digital camera (possibly use phone)  
  • Light - headlamp  
  • Watch - altimeter enabled watch  

Avalanche Gear
  • Avalung  
  • Backpack - size is trip-length dependent  
  • Shovel - metal avalanche shovel  
  • Beacon - multi-antennae digital  
  • Saw - snow saw  
  • Rutsch Saw   
  • Probe - collapsible, lightweight  
  • Snow Study - slope meter, crystal cards, magnifier  
  • Stuff Sack

Emergency Gear
  • Pad - foam pad  
  • Bivy - emergency bivy  
  • Firestarting - lighter, matches, firestarter  
  • Cordage - 40' of spectra cord  
  • Sunscreen
  • Mug/pot - titanium mug for emergency h20 boiling  

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