Gear

Jay's Gear List

Clothing 

• Shoes
• Sandals
• Capilene Socks
• Capilene Boxers
• Capilene shirts
• Waterproof  windbreaker
• Heavy fleece jacket
• Zip-off pants
• Fleece hat

Food 

• Instant oatmeal
• Cream of wheat
• Raisins for oatmeal
• Hot chocolate
• Cheese, crackers, salami
• Freeze dried meals
• Flavored dink mix

Gear 

• Backpack
• Daypack/camera pack
• Water filter/iodine tablets
• Water bottles
• Tent
• Sleeping bag
• Sleeping mat
• Pillow
• Sunglasses
• Sunscreen
• Vaseline
• Contact lenses
• Handi wipes
• Brunton Crux stove
• Fuel (4 8-oz. canisters)
• Pan/cup/spoon/fork
• Pocket knife
• Headlamp + extra batteries (Petzl Duo--halogen w/4 C-cells)
• Toilet paper
• First aid kit
• Map
• Compass (Silva 15)
• Deet
• Toothbrush & toothpaste
• Albuterol breather
• Fingernail clippers
• Tweezers
• Rope / twine
• Tarp
• Duct tape
• MP3 player/recorder for voice notes

Camera Equipment 

• Gitzo G-1227 tripod and Arca Swiss Monoball ballhead
• Maxxum 5D body w/neckstrap + QR plate
• Lenses (Sigma 12-24, Minolta f/2.8 50mm Macro, Minolta 70-200mm f/2.8 SSM)
• 2 4-gigabyte memory cards (Lexar 80X + SanDisk)
• 5 batteries
• Cable release (Minolta RC-1000S)
• Minolta SRT-101 w/28mm lens + QR plate
• Fujichrome Velvia 100F film
• Lens cloth
• Lens brush

This list will undoubtedly change as the hike draws nearer, but it probably isn’t too terribly far off. I’ll adjust it as I go.

Matt's gear list, as of Sunday, August 28th, 2005

Still Need:

• Water
• Food
• Cooking Gear
• Map
• Waterproof Matches
• Insect Repellent
• Sunscreen
• Toilet Paper
• Zip-lock Bags
• First Aid Kit
• Patagonia Capilene NVY M's CAP MW Crew 5.1 oz
• Patagonia Capilene EW STRETCH ZIP-T 9.5 oz

Gear:

• Therm-a-Rest Prolite 3 Sleeping Pad 20 oz
• Therm-a-Rest Prolite 3 Stuff Sack 0.5 oz
• The North Face Beeline 900 Sleeping Bag 9 oz
• Gregory Whitney Pack 113 oz
• REI Duck's Back Rain Cover 8.6 oz
• Medium REI Accessory Pocket 2.6 oz
• Leki Super Makalu Anti-Shock Trekking Poles 21.7 oz
• Garmin GPSMAP 76cs 7.6 oz
• Garmin Nylon Carrying Case for Garmin 76s 2.6 oz

Clothing:

• Patagonia Capilene EUC M'S CAP BOXER BRIEF 7.6 oz
• Patagonia Capilene BLK M'S CAP BOXER BRIEF 7.6 oz
• Patagonia Capilene BLK M'S CAP BOXER BRIEF 7.6 oz
• Patagonia Capilene BLK M'S CAP LW T-SHIRT 4.5 oz
• Patagonia Capilene NFX M'S CAP LW T-SHIRT 4.5 oz
• Patagonia Capilene ALG M'S CAP LW T-SHIRT 4.5 oz
• Patagonia Capilene BLK M'S CAP LW ZIP-T 7.0 oz
• Patagonia Capilene BLK M'S CAP SILKWT BOTTOMS 5.0 oz
• Patagonia Capilene BLK M'S CAP SILKWT T-SHIRT 4.0 oz
• Patagonia Capilene LOD M'S RADIANT JKT 21.0 oz
• Patagonia Capilene TRX CAP SILKWT HIKING CREW LINER 1.5 oz
• Patagonia Capilene TRX CAP SILKWT HIKING CREW LINER 1.5 oz
• Patagonia Capilene TRX CAP SILKWT HIKING CREW LINER 1.5 oz
• Patagonia Capilene TRX CAP SILKWT HIKING CREW LINER 1.5 oz
• Patagonia Capilene TRX CAP SILKWT HIKING CREW LINER 1.5 oz
• Patagonia Capilene TRX CAP SILKWT HIKING CREW LINER 1.5 oz
• Patagonia Capilene PRB CAP MW HIKING CREW SOCKS 2.0 oz
• Patagonia Capilene CHR CAP MW HIKING CREW SOCKS 2.0 oz
• Patagonia Capilene SAG CAP MW HIKING CREW SOCKS 2.0 oz
• Patagonia Capilene LTH CAP EW HIKING CREW SOCKS 4.0 oz
• Patagonia Capilene BLK CAP EW STR GLOVE LINERS 1.0 oz
• Patagonia Capilene BLK CAP LW GLOVE LINERS 1.5 oz
• Mountain Hardwear Convertible Pack Pants ? oz
• REI Convertible Sahara Pants ? oz
• Arc'teryz Alpha SL Jacket 12.1 oz
• Arc'teryx Alpha SL Pant 8.2 oz
• Mountain Hardwear Dome Perignon Hat BLACK SMALL ? oz
• Buff Black Polar ? oz
• Buff National Geographic ? oz
• Buff Denim Blue ? oz
• LLBean Cresta Hiker's Boots ? oz

Other:

• Bible
• REI Camp MultiTowel 8 oz
• MSR PackTowl Personal Body Towel 4 oz
• Dr. Bronners Bar Soap 5 oz
• Campsuds 2 oz
• Dr. Bronners Mild Liquid Soap 4 oz
• Q-tips
• Tweezers
• Comb
• Nail Clippers
• Tooth Brush
• Tooth Paste

Matt's total weight (gear, sleeping bag, backpack, no food, no water): 20 pounds

Photos of the Hike