Check List: Shuksan Fisher Chimneys & Sulfide Glacier

This is the “Cliff Notes” version of the Gear List. Feel free to print this off and use it as a check list when you’re packing for our trip.

Food

  • Lunch and/or Snacks. 3 or 4 snacks per day.

Climbing

  • Climbing Helmet.

  • Mountaineering ice axe with adze.

  • Alpine Climbing Harness.

  • Triple Action Capturing Locking Carabiner x 2. Or one triple action capturing locking carabiner, one regular locking carabiner, and one non-locking carabiner.

  • Belay Device.

  • Non-Locking Carabiner

  • “Double-length” or “Double-Shoulder” Sling 120cm/48” long.

  • Mountaineering Boots.

  • Boot Crampons.

  • Trekking Poles.

  • 45L-55L Backpack.

Camp

  • Sleeping Pad, foam or air.

  • Sleeping Bag.

  • Compression Stuff Sack (optional).

  • Bowl.

  • Spoon.

  • Hot Drink Bottle.

  • Water Purification.

  • Water Storage.

  • Food Storage Bag.

  • Clothing Storage Bag.

Clothing - Top Layers

  • Sports Bras, one per 2-3 days.

  • Short Sleeve Shirt, one per 2-3 days.

  • Long Sleeve Baselayer (optional).

  • Wind Hoody.

  • Insulated Vest (optional).

  • Insulated Jacket.

  • Hardshell Jacket.

  • Lightweight Gloves.

  • Midweight gloves.

  • Heavyweight gloves (optional).

  • Toque (Knit Hat).

  • Ball Cap.

  • Neck gaiter.

Clothing - Bottom Layers

  • Underwear, one per 2-3 days.

  • Long Underwear Bottoms (optional).

  • Shorts (optional).

  • Softshell Trousers.

  • Hardshell Trousers.

  • Hiking Socks, one pair per 2-3 days.

  • Sacred Sleep Socks (optional).

  • Approach/hiking shoes.

Other Pieces of Kit

  • Sunglasses.

  • Headlamp.

  • Backup headlamp (optional).

  • Corrective eyewear.

  • Sunscreen and Lip Balm.

  • Boo Boo (Personal) First Aid Kit.

  • Hand Sanitizer.

  • Bug Repellent.

  • Toiletries.

  • Menstrual Care, as needed.

  • Pee cloth (optional).

  • Large Trash-Compactor Garbage Bag (optional).

  • Battery Bank and cables.

  • Organizational Pouches (optional) for toiletries, electronics, paperwork, first aid kits, repair kits, etc.

  • Cell phone.

  • Camera (optional).

  • Satellite Communication Device (optional).

  • Post Trip Self-Care. Clean shirt, deodorant, flip flops, fizzy water.

Chris Simmons-Solomon

I'm an IFMGA Mountain Guide home-based in Seattle, Washington, USA. When I’m not working with science teams in Antarctica and Alaska, I guide in the Cascade Mountains and take extended trips to Europe, Japan and New Zealand.

https://SimmonsMountain.Works
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