Clothing:

• Underwear – Wool or synthetic

• Socks – 2 pairs of wool or synthetic (Merino Wool Mid Sock, Synthetic Mid Grotto Sock)

• Long Underwear – Light to medium weight bottoms (Rho LT Bottoms Men’s, Satoro SL Merino Wool Bottoms Women’s)

• Sun Shirt with Hood – Synthetic, quick-drying (Cormac Hoody Men’s, Taema Hoody Women’s)

• Softshell Jacket (Serratus Hoody Men’s, Psiphon Hoody Women’s)

• Hiking/Softshell Pants (Serratus Pant Men’s, Psiphon Pant Women’s)

• Midlayer Insulated Top - Lightweight fleece or synthetic insulation (Proton Hoody Men’s, Proton Hoody Women’s) 

• Waterproof Hardshell Jacket – Non-insulated, breathable, and waterproof jacket with a ahelmet-compatible hood. (Alpha Jacket Men’s, Alpha Jacket Women’s)

• Waterproof Hardshell Pants – Non-insulated, breathable, and waterproof pants with a full-length side-zipper for putting on over boots in a storm. (Alpha Pant Men’s, Beta Pant Women’s)

• Insulated Parka – Required, with a helmet-compatible hood and either down or synthetic insulation. (Alpha Parka Men’s)

• Light-weight Gloves – Lightweight liner or softshell gloves for approaches and warmer conditions. (Rho Glove)

• Medium-weight Gloves – Lightly insulated and weatherproof. (Rope Glove)

• Heavy-weight Gloves/Mittens- Insulated and waterproof.

• Warm Hat – Wool or synthetic, and snug enough to wear under a helmet. (Bird Head Toque)

• Buff – Protect your face, ears, and neck from the wind, cold and sun. (Lightweight Neck Gaitor)

• Sun Hat – Baseball cap or packable sun hat. (Gamma 5 Panel Hat)

• Gaiters – Keep snow out of your boots in soft or slushy snow conditions. Gaiters will also save your pants from crampon bites. (ex: Outdoor Research Gaiters)

Personal Gear:

• Breakfasts – Oatmeal or breakfast bar that you can eat without much preparation early in the morning. A good breakfast should be about 250-350 calories. (Bobo’s PB&J)

• Lunch/Snacks – 1 lb per day of a variety of tasty, high energy foods. Each snack should be around 150-250 calories.

• Dehydrated Dinners – Quick and easy meal for camp, just add hot water! Aim for a meal with 500 calories or more. (Mountain House)

• Instant Coffee – (Alpine Start Instant Coffee)

• Water Bottles – Two, 1-liter bottles or a 2-liter soft reservoir. (Nalgene, HydraPak Seeker 2L)

• Glacier Glasses – Should be high-quality, dark, and have side-shields. (Julbo Camino Mountaineering Sunglasses)

• Mineral Sun Screen – SPF 30 or higher

• Lip Balm – SPF 15 or higher

• Toilet Paper – Just in case! Your guide will provide WAG Bags.

• Headlamp – For early starts, camp life, and emergencies (Petzl Headlamp)

• Personal First Aid Kit – Moleskin, ibuprofen, aspirin, antacids, personal prescriptions, band-aids, and duct tape. (Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight/Watertight Medical Kit .5)

Technical Climbing Gear: Many of these items can be rented from the Mountain Shop in Portland.

• Mountaineering boots – Full shank, insulated, waterproof mountaineering boots are required for winter and spring climbing. (La Sportiva Nepal Cube GTX Men’s, La Sportiva Nepal Cube GTX Women’s)

• Crampons – 10 or 12-point, steel  crampons. Aluminum crampons aren’t suitable for winter and spring mountaineering in the Cascades. (Petzl Sarken Crampons)

• Ice Axe – 50 to 65 cm long. (Petzl Summit)

• Ice Tools – Only needed for ice climbing trips and the North Ridge of Mt. Baker (Petzl Quark)

• Trekking Poles with Snow Baskets – Highly recommended for saving energy on the way up and your knees on the descent. (Folkrm Pahto Poles, Folkrm Kulshan Folding Poles)

• Climbing Harness – Alpine-style (Petzl Altitude)

• Climbing Helmet – (Petzl Meteor, Petzl Meteora)

• Locking Carabiners – 3 HMS (pear-shaped) locking carabiners for attaching to a rope and belaying. (Petzl Attache)

• 120cm Sling – Used to create a personal anchor for rappelling. (Petzl Pur’anneau)

• Tube-style belay device – Used for belaying and rappelling. Must be able to rappel on two strands. (Petzl Reverso)

Camping Gear:

• Mountaineering Backpack – 55-65 liters. (Hyperlite Ice Pack, Hyperlite Halka Pack)

• Bowl, Spoon, & Cup

• Closed-Cell Foam Sleeping Pad – Adds warmth for snow camping (Thermarest Z Lite Sol)

• Inflatable Sleeping Pad (Thermarest NeoAir)

• Sleeping Bag – Rated 0-20 degrees, with compression stuff sack

• Toiletries – Toothbrush and toothpaste, floss, eyewear, earplugs.

• 1 Gallon Ziploc bag – 2-3 are useful for trash and dirty clothes.

• Garbage Bags – 1-2 compactor bags to use as a packliner and tent organization.

• Multi-tool – Pliers, knife, screwdriver. (Gerber Dime)