Ali and Lay’s Mountaineering Blog

Here is a list of gear taken to Arolla:

• 50 litre rucksac
• 50 m rope (9.1mm, dry treated, dynamic - obviously)
• 4 season boots and crampons
• ice axe
• climbing helmet
• climbing harness
• layered clothing system
• gaiters
• warm hat, neck guard / buff
• Gortex outer gloves and liner gloves
• waterproof jacket and overtrousers

We, like the Cat from Red Dwarf love shiny things so we each took:

• belay device
• HMS karabiner (1)
• screwgate karabiners (4)
• snaplink karabiners (2)
• ice screw
• pulley
• prusik loops (3)
• slings (3)

Other useful gear

• altimeter
• headtorch
• glacier glasses
• flask
• Sigg and Nalgene bottles
• whistle
• map, compass and guidebook
• GPS
• survival bag
• first aid kit
• trekking poles
• silk sleeping bag liner (no need for a sleeping bag)
• pen knife
• towel
• wash kit
• sun hat, sun cream, lip protection
• Compeed, zinc oxide tape
• tea bags, hot chocolate (just buy boiling water at the huts)
• toilet paper
• camera
• Snowcard insurance