Essential Equipment and Clothing for multi day Ski and/or Riding Tour

Equipment:

• skis,boots and poles
• and or snow board,snowshoes and poles.
• skins
• shovel
• snow safety beacon
• personal first aid kit/repair kit
• water bottle/flask >2 litres
• headlamp/batteries/spare bulb
• suncream and lipsalve
• mug, plate fork knife and spoon
• camera/film
• sunglasses and ski goggles
• washing gear
• notebook/pencil
• sleeping bag/thermarest/bivvy bag
• walkman /book
• pack > 60 litres

Clothing

• three pairs of sox
• one pair of polypro longjohns
• skipants,or snowboardpants or fleece pants
• weather proof overtrou
• polypro singlet with longsleeves and or roll top
• very warm fleece jacket
• lightweight down jacket
• weatherproof parka
• warm wool or fleece hat
• ball cap and anti sun scarf
• hut booties optional
• one pair of polypro gloves,onepair of ski/snowboard gloves, one spare pair of warmgloves

Essential Equipment and Clothing for summer multi-day trips

Equipment:

• climbing boots (plastic or leather)
• Friction shoes
• Ice axe with sling
• ice hammer with sling
• crampons
• helmet
• harness
• locking carabiners x3
• standard carabiners x2
• ice screw x1
• assorted rock pro
• belay/abseil device
• prussics 2 x 1.5m and 1 x 3.0m
• cordellete x6m
• slings of various diameters and sizes
• mountain rope >9.0mm x 50m
• snow stake

Camping

• sleeping bag
• foam mat/thermarest
• bivvy bag
• stove and fuel
• billy pot
• bowl, mug, knofe, fork and spoon
• lighter x2

Field Equipment

• pack > 60 litres
• small first aid kid
• map and compass
• notebook and pencil
• headlamp and spare bulb
• spare batteries
• waterbottle or flask >2.0 litres
• sunglasses and goggles
• sun screen and lip salve
• repair kit and pocket knife

Clothing

• fully rainproof parka and pants
• long underwear top long sleeve
• long underwear bottom
• fleece jacket > 200 weight
• fleece pants > 100 weight
• sunhat and large silk scarf
• 2x polypro gloves
• 1x waterproof gloves
• spare pair mits
• underwear
• gaiters
• down jacket or spare fleece

CAUTION: MODERN CLIMBING EQUIPMENT IS EXPECTED

e-mail:

Mobile 0274-140-544
Small Planet Sports . 17 Shotover Street
Queenstown . New Zealand

www.independentmountainguides.co.nz