Gear Overview

Lets talk about gear! We (just me) have been slaving over hot gear for months, trying to get it just right. In the end, everything needs to be durable enough to last 6 months, light weight enough to carry up and down (huge) mountains, and warm enough to sleep outside in freezing temperatures.  If we have any exceptional pieces of gear, good or bad, I’ll be updating about it as we go. – A

Here is a brief overview of what we decided on, complete with a typical gear display picture!

Aaron’s Pack – Hyperlite Windrider 3400, Jon’s Pack – Gossamer Gear Mariposa 60

Tent – Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL2

Sleeping Bags – Western Mountaineering Summerlite 32

Ground pads – NEMO Tensor Insulated

Water Filter – Sawyer Squeeze 0.1 micron filter, Aquamira Drops as needed

Camp Stove – Snow Peak Gigapower 2.0

Underwear – ExOfficio Boxer briefs

Socks – Injinji Original Weight Sport toe socks

Aaron’s Shoes – Altra Lone Peak 4 RSM, Jon’s Shoes – On Running Cloudventure

There are tons more little items from spoons to pillows to rain pants that we’ll carry for the trip. Ya’ll know I can nerd out on gear forever, so let’s just start with that.

-A