Essential Climbing Gear
Per climber, the following list can be consulted before a trip. Check with your party leader that everything is relevant to your specific trip, and check to see what else you may need. You can't easily come back for forgotten items.
- A 10.5 mm x 60m rope
- An 8.5 mm x 60m rope
- 2 harnesses
- A chest harness
- A shunt descender/ascender
- A descender 8
- An ascender handle
- A chest ascender
- 8 carabiners
- A pulley
- A belay device
- A helmet
- A pair of gloves
- Warm boots suitable for crampons
- Crampons
- Ice axe
- Warm hat/ Balaclava
- 2 pedals
- A cow's tail
- A swing chair
- 3 60cm slings
- 3 120cm slings
- A bow
- Reel and string
- A waterproof bag
- Lubricant
- Spare parts
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