Climbing Trips – gear list

Add / remove some items based on need – don’t bring stuff which isn’t going to be used – eg. if there’s nothing to fry up, then don’t bring a fry-pan.

Cooking

  • Cooking set / Trangia
  • Gas bottle
  • Mug
  • Bowl
  • Cutlery (sharp knife, fork, spoon)
  • Salt & pepper
  • Any favourite spices to add (garlic / onion powder / chilli)
  • Cutting board (if preparing something which it’s needed for) (the trangia frying pan works well as a cutting board too)
  • Frying pan (if there is a fire & if needing to fry up something)
  • Washing detergent & sponge / brush
General
  • Toilet paper
  • Large water container
  • 4 litre water container + 2 x 1.5 litre water container

Day

  • Water bottle
  • Harness
  • Climbing shoes
  • Helmet
  • Hat
  • Beanie
  • T-Shirt
  • Woolen jumper
  • Rain-coat
  • Warm jacket (for out & about)
  • Pants
  • Shorts
  • Hiking boots

Day-pack

  • Camel-pack
  • Camera (and spare battery + memory card)
  • Go-Pro (and spare batteries + memory card)
  • Guide Book
  • Rack
  • Climbing Rope

Evening

  • Beers / wine / spirits
  • Head-torch
  • Hammock
  • Camping chair
  • Fire-gloves
  • Axe
  • Fire poker

Night

  • Thermals
  • Toiletries
    • Toothbrush
    • Toothpaste
    • Floss
    • Face-washer
    • Small towel
    • Sunscreen
    • Wet-wipes
  • Sleeping bag
  • Sleeping bag liner
  • Sleeping mattress / lilo
  • Tent (& pegs + poles) (or bivy bag + tarp)
  • Pillow (& pillow case)
Food (Meal ideas)
  • Breaky;
    • Muesli & milk
    • Wheet-bix & milk
    • Hard-boiled eggs
    • Up ‘n’ Go
    • Bread
    • Coffee & milk
  • Lunch
    • Sandwiches (bread, ham/salami, laughing cow pieces, salad, cherry tomatoes)
    • Carrot / Cucumber
    • Salami
    • Kabana
    • Cheese (sliced / laughing cow pieces)
    • Hard-boiled eggs (hard-boil before leaving)
    • Bread
    • Canned tuna (bend the lid to use as a spoon)
    • Pita bread (tuna + cheese + …)
  • Dinner
    • Chunky Soup
    • Pasta (with a combination of; tuna / chicken & pesto / spag bowl / pasta-sauce for one / salami pieces)
    • Steaks (+ broccoli & beans / corn) (needs esky)
    • Sausages + bread + tomato-sauce (+ oil) (needs esky)
    • Stir-fry (packet sauce, egg-noodles, etc) (needs esky for the beef)
    • Cous-cous, vegies & tuna
    • Lamb chops (needs esky)
    • Rice (can pre-cook)
    • BBQ meat (pre-cook at home, warm up on a frying pan)
  • Snacks
    • Fruit (apples / bananas (they don’t go too well in a day-pack though) / pears)
    • Kabana
    • Muesli Bars (Carmen’s)
    • Chocolate (not for summer)
    • Hard boiled eggs
    • Canned tuna
    • Cheese
    • Biscuits

Other camping gear / stuff to take

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