Shopping List
Skiing
Helmet experiences:
- POC Synapsis 2.0 size L (57--58) is a bit too small- POC Fornix size XL/XXL (59--62) is large enough for a hat to fit- Uvex size L (59--60) fits snugly
POC Auric XL/XXL?
Ice Climbing
I used the following at Mt Washington Valley Ice Fest 2018:
- Petzl Nomic axes
- Grivel Tech Machine axes
- Mammut El Cap helmet (not the small)
- Grivel Stealth Hard Shell helmet
- OR Project gloves (men's medium)
- Rab Vengeance belay glove (medium)
- Rab Alpine climbing glove (medium)
- La Sportiva Nepal Cube GTX boots (45.5)
- Asolo 6B+ AltaVia boots (size 11)
- Mammut Ophir harness (medium)
- Grivel monopoint crampon
- Black Diamond dual-point crampons
Also tried on:
- OR High Camp mittens (men's small)
- Rab Guide Short glove (men's medium)
Look for:
Climbing Helmet
Degre Liners
Fitting
Headlights
Remote battery headlight?
- Lithium batteries for extreme cold?
- Detached battery compartment to keep warm on body?
Eneloop batteries
Cameras
Wide angle 28mm, or better yet 24mm, lens
Camera shoulder strap clips
Additional Storage
Shoulder Strap
Hip Belt
Interior
Radios
GPS Locators
Tracker comparison
- Garmin inReach: $400 device ($450 w/ topo maps), basic service plan $144/year or $25+$15/month
- SPOT Gen3: $150 device, $200/year service plan
- SPOT Rental: $75 up to 3 days, plus $15/day after
Shoes
Books
Travel