Equipment
__ Backpack- large, min. 4500 cu. in., internal or external frame with
good hip belt (Be ready to carry at least 40 to 50 lbs.)
__ Sleeping pad – Therma-rest or equivalent
__ Sleeping bag – warm to 32 degrees or colder
__ Sleeping bag stuff sack - nylon with plastic sack liner to keep
bag dry
__ 2 sleeping bag straps - nylon with buckle, not bungee type
__ Drinking cup – plastic, not metal
__ Bowl – large plastic
__ Eating spoon - large
__ 2 Water bottles – wide mouth with name or initials written
on them
__ Pocket knife - small
__ Disposable lighter or matches - in waterproof container
__ Headlamp - with extra batteries and bulb
__ Glacier glasses - with side shades, UV and polarizing
__ Ski goggles – (foul weather protection)
__ 2 Trash bags – ( emergency shelter and/or pack rain cover)
__ Travel/Duffel bag – (for spare clothes, etc., store at Advance
Base. Mark all personal items with your name).
Clothing
__ 1 Change underwear – (in travel bag)
__ 3 T-shirt – (wear 1, carry 1, store 1 - not cotton)
A Class B uniform scout T- shirt will be worn during program activities
at
Sheppard
Base.
Wearing a complete Class A field uniform during
Sheppard Base dinner and ceremonies is encouraged.
__ Long underwear - lightweight poly or wool (not cotton), long sleeved
top and bottom
__ Warm hat or balaclava - wool or pile
__ Sun hat - ball cap and/or bandana
__ Lightweight gloves – poly or wool
__ Gloves or mitts - thick insulating
__ Outer gloves or mitts - Gore-tex or equivalent to fit over insulating
gloves or mitts
__ Warm shirt - long sleeved poly or wool
__ 2nd Warm shirt, jacket or sweater – thick poly fleece, wool
or down, roomy to fit OVER other layers
__ Raincoat or jacket - Gore-tex or coated nylon (no poncho)
__ Hiking shorts – not cotton
__ Warm pants - poly fleece or wool, (no cotton) legs open wide to
go on OVER boots and crampons
__ 5 pr socks – 3 light, 2 heavyweight, poly or wool - not cotton
(wear 2, carry 2, store 1)
__ Rain pants or chaps - Gore-tex or coated nylon, legs open wide enough
to put on OVER boots and crampons
__ Gaiters – lightweight (keeps snow, water and wind out of boot
top area)
__ Hiking boots - broken in, waterproof treated, shank to support crampons
__ Travel clothes (store at Base)
Note: Pack clothes in plastic bags to keep them dry inside pack.
Other
__ Sunscreen - spf rated
__ Lip screen - spf rated
__ Ear plugs – soft foam or rubber (reduces wind tent-noise during sleep)
__ Toothbrush & toothpaste
__ Hand towel - small
__ Moleskin– blister treatment
__ Band Aids
__ Aspirin/Ibuprofen
__ Adhesive tape - small 1” roll
__ Personal medications - in pharmacy’s labeled container
__ Toilet paper - small roll, double wrapped in plastic bags
__ Bath soap – (in travel bag)
__ Bath towel – (in travel bag)
__ Class III Medical Form
Optional
__ Mountaineering double boots – Plastic outside with warm liner (available
at no cost in various sizes for your use)
__ Trekking poles – (used at lower elevation to aid balance and rest legs)
__ Travel/Camp shoes – lightweight sneakers or sandals (Not so good on
glaciers!)
__ Camera
__ Paperback book – (rest time & stormy weather)
__ Trekker’s museum donation - Council/Unit patch or nic-nac from each
unit on the trek (store at Base)
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