Heading up to tackle Williamson/Tyndall this weekend ( weather permitting )
Normally I carry a heavy pack, going light as possible this time.
Osprey Variant 52 stripped down ( no framestay, hip belt, or top compartment)
z-lite sleeping pad ( inside pack to give more rigidity to back panel )
BD Spot headlamp
cell phone for pictures/possible emergency ( airplane mode rocks for battery saving)
extra pair wool socks
skull cap
softshell gloves
latok alpine shell
meltdown jacket
spyderco tasman salt
2 1-liter bottles ( carry only a liter at a time except for summit attempts)
sil-nylon shelter, basically a tarp with a foot
sunglasses
small bottle of sunscreen
small bottle of mosq repellant
chapstick
200 weight icebreaker pants for sleeping
minimal food in an odorproof sack- dried fruits/nuts/etc. espresso beans for chomping on in the morning
On my person -
200 weight icebreaker shirt
softshell pants ( no gaiters, pants have holes for running cord under your instep)
stout approach shoes
Sleep system is wool baselayer/down jacket with hood up top, wool base layer with softshell pants over them...legs shoved in my empty pack. Wrapped up like a burrito in my silshelter on top of my z-lite pad.
Could prove to be the worst night of my life, but I like trying new things. Going to test at 9200 the night before the climb, spend one night at Shepherds Pass (~12,000ish).
Thoughts?
