I just did my first summit using two overnights, 2 full days & an evening headstart. My pack weighed 21 lbs (Bob R used his scale, so he can back me up) In all fairness to Bob, he did carry the small bear can (I carried my own food during the day) so you can add 2 lbs and say that my pack would be 23lbs.
What did I carry in my Osprey Talon?
1. sleepy bag
2. Bivvy sack (add a few oz for tarp if there was chance of snow)
3. Z-rest pad
4. Patagonia rain shell
5. North Face down jacket (slept on summit)
6. Silk Thermals
7.Glad Bag ground cloth
8. Down Mittens
9. Minnesota winter hat
10. Drugs (Ibuprofin, etc)
11. Down pants (slept on summit)
12. Water: 1/2 litre until Trail Camp: 4 litre to summit for overnight
13. Food
a. first night Supper: cold chicken, bisquit,
b. first breakfast: yogurt, busquit, chicken
c. snacks til lunch: Cheetoes, Cheetoes, M&Ms, fruit rolls
d. first lunch: Cheetoes,fruit roll, M&Ms,Danish, chicken
e. snacks til dinner: Cheetoes, fruit rolls
f. Second Supper (summit): Chicken, busquit, cheetoes
g. second breakfast: Yogurt, danish, granola, fruit roll
h. snacks & second lunch: cheetoes, M&Ms, fruit rolls, jerky
i. Final day:dumped all but 1/2 litre of water at Trail Camp & filled up as needed.
Note that all food was cold prepared, thus, no need for stove,pots,fuel, etc. The trip was on 29-30 sept, and there was no snow yet, however, it would still not be likely that all water sources would have frozen up suddenly, thus, still no need to stove-melt for water sources.
