El Pico de Orizaba(18,512')
Complete Gear List from the Actual Ascent

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Outerwear:
Shell Jacket - GoreTex
Shell Pants - Vented
Gaiters
Fleece Gloves
Insulated Mitts(layered over gloves, primaloft &
windshell)
Shell Mitts
Fleece Hat
Baclava
Double Leather or Plastic Boots
Goggles
Glacier Glasses
Insulating Layers:
Expedition Weight Long Underwear
Silk or Poly-pro Long sleve
Microfleece Layer
Down or synthetic insulating layer
Wool sock liners
Expedition Weight Wool socks
Fleece pants
Polyester Convertible pants
Climbing Equipment:
Ice Axe
Crampons
Rock Helmet
Headlamp
Ice Screws X 5(we had but did not need)
60m Rope(we had but did not need)
Harness(we had but did not need)
Locking Carabiners X 6(alwas useful)
10m webbing(we had but did not need)
Avalanche Beacon(we had but did not need)
Pickets(we had but did not need)
Runners 5 X 4'(we had but did not need)
Rescue Pulley(we had but did not need)
Ascenders(we had but did not need)
Shovel(we had but did not need)
Camp Equipment:
4-Season Tent(needed in high wind)
Stove
Fuel
Titanium Spork
3 1L water bottles per person
Human Waste bags
Freezer bag for trash
15 Degree Sleeping Bag
Sleeping Pad
Water Purifier
Personal Equipment:
Camera
Video Camera(mine did not function above 16k')
Card/Book
Climbing Journal
Medications
Watch
GPS Reciever
2-way Radio
Camelback
 Shell Jackets:
Mountain Hardware Tenacity Descent(http:
//www.mountainhardware.com/) - Purchased from
http://www.backcountry.com/
  • Very pleased with both the shell and the
    service from Backcountry.com.
Northface Summit Series Jacket(http://www.
thenorthface.com/) - Purchased at the North Face
in Boulder, CO.
  • Allows for zip in liners, nice!  Hood and
    powder skirt are not removable.
Insulating Layers:
Mountain Hardware Compressor Jacket(http:
//www.mountainhardware.com/) - Purchased from
Active Endeavors in Boulder, CO
  • Can't say enough about Primaloft, light and
    warm.  Combined with the jacket you sweat at
    0F without you vents open.
REI Expedition Weight MTS Zip-T(Polartech
100)(http://www.rei.com/) - Purchased from REI in
Boulder, CO
REI Light Weight MTS Long-Crew(http://www.rei.
com/) - Purchased from REI in Boulder, CO
REI Expedition Weight MTS Bottoms(http://www.
rei.com/) - Purchased from REI in Boulder, CO
Hot Chillys Micro-Elite II(http://www.hotchillys.
com) - Purchased a long time ago, not sure where.
Pants:
Northface Hyvent Cargo Pants(http://www.
thenorthface.com/) - Purchased at the REI in
Boulder, CO.
  • Good all around pant, worked well with
    gaiters and mountaineering boots.  Very
    warm.
Gaiters:
Mountain Hardware Ascent Gaiter(http://www.
mountainhardware.com/) - Purchased from REI(http:
//www.rei.com/ )in Boulder, CO
  • Needed an XL to get over size 10
    mountaineering boots.  May fit bigger sizes
    as this was the middle of the settings.