Winter Ascent Kit - Tips & Gear for a Mt Washington Winter Climb | Severe Weather Hiking

Tips, Gear Used, & Things I Could Have Done Differently while Climbing Mt Washington in Winter. http://www.sintax77.com

For an easier read, check out my full blog post here: http://www.sintax77.com/tips-gear-for...

Primary Winter Ascent Gear Shown:

EMS Longtrail 70 Backpack (used to carry my base camp gear – you may not need a pack this big if doing a single day summit attempt) http://www.ems.com/ems-long-trail-70-...
Black Diamond Raven Ice Axe http://amzn.to/2Fijzg9
Clothing – Make sure to have to ability to cover every square inch of exposed skin. Extreme wind speeds and sub-freezing temps are a recipe for permanent skin damage or even lost fingers and toes (gangrene, frost bite etc). Bring coverage. Bring spares.
Seirus Innovation Cold Weather Face Mask http://amzn.to/2DP1yZy
EMS Packable Pack http://www.ems.com/ems-packable-pack/...
CAMP Stalker Universal Crampons (Strap-On Crampons) http://amzn.to/2BszpSY
Rope – Rothco General Purpose Utility Rope 3/8″ http://amzn.to/2DzwLNa
Ski Goggles – Bolle Mojo Snow Goggles (Shiny Black, Lemon) http://amzn.to/2GhGN7d
Spot Gen3 Locator – GPS Emergency Locator Device http://amzn.to/2GgmyXD
My Preferred map for Mt Washington Hikes: AMC Map: Presidential Range: White Mountains Trail Map http://amzn.to/2E8U41n

Other Gear Seen / Discussed:

Camp stool I'm sitting on - Byer of Main Tri Lite Stool http://amzn.to/2DBdiM0
ULA Ohm 2.0 Backpack https://www.ula-equipment.com/product...
Winter Hiking / Trekking Poles – Black Diamond Distance FLZ Z-Poles http://amzn.to/2E8sDog
Gloves I’m wearing (great everyday glove that I would also bring to Mt Washington) – Sealskinz Waterproof Gripper Glove http://amzn.to/2GgFjKz
Hammock Gear Cuben Hex Tarp (Dyneema Fiber Tarp) http://www.hammockgear.com/dyneema-fi...
Dutchware Netless Hammock https://dutchwaregear.com/product/11f...
Dutchware Winter Vented Sock https://dutchwaregear.com/product/ven...
Hammock Gear Burrow 0° Top Quilt http://www.hammockgear.com/burrow-0/
Hammock Gear Incubator 0° Underquilt http://www.hammockgear.com/incubator-0/
Garmont GTX Snow Winter Hiking Boots http://amzn.to/2DCqDDR
Kahtoola Microspikes lightweight traction device http://amzn.to/2rCSemN


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