Trailer to Alpine Climbing Rack: Gear to Always Bring, Gear that is Route Dependent
When I take climbing partners new to the alpine up into the high routes, I often get asked if there is a "usual" set of gear to bring. There are a few items I always bring, but the gear for placement while lead climbing really does need to be specific to the route and conditions.
To see the full video and supporting blog post, go here.
The pieces of gear described in the full video which I always bring on every climb are:
Sterling Hollow Block (19 inches)
Mammut Dyneema Contact Sling (120 cm)
The stuff I brought that was needed for this specific climb were:
La Sportiva Boulder X shoe, Men's, Women's
Sterling Photon 7.8mm 30m Rope
Black Diamond Z4s (C3s are discontinued)
Alpine Draws made of: Mammut Dyneema Contact Sling (60cm), and Wild Country Helium 3.0 Carabiners