Tips, Gear Used, & Things I Could Have Done Differently while Climbing Mt Washington in Winter.
Primary Winter Ascent Gear Shown
- EMS Longtrail 70 Backpack (used to carry my base camp gear – you may not need a pack this big if doing a single day summit attempt)
- Black Diamond Raven Ice Axe
- Clothing – Make sure to have to ability to cover every square inch of exposed skin. Extreme wind speeds and sub-freezing temps are a recipe for permanent skin damage or even lost fingers and toes (gangrene, frost bite etc). Bring coverage. Bring spares.
- Seirus Innovation Cold Weather Face Mask
- EMS Packable Pack
- CAMP Stalker Universal Crampons
(Strap-On Crampons)
- Rope – Rothco General Purpose Utility Rope 3/8″
- Ski Goggles – Bolle Mojo Snow Goggles
(Shiny Black, Lemon)
- Spot Gen3 Locator
– GPS Emergency Locator Device
My Preferred map for Mt Washington Hikes: AMC Map: Presidential Range: White Mountains Trail Map
Other Gear Seen / Discussed
- Camp stool I’m sitting on – Byer of Main Tri Lite Stool
- ULA Ohm 2.0 Backpack
- Winter Hiking / Trekking Poles – Black Diamond Distance FLZ Z-Poles
- Gloves I’m wearing (great everyday glove that I would also bring to Mt Washington) – Sealskinz Waterproof Gripper Glove
- Hammock Gear Cuben Hex Tarp (Dyneema Fiber Tarp)
- Dutchware Netless Hammock
- Dutchware Winter Vented Sock
- Hammock Gear Burrow 0° Top Quilt
- Hammock Gear Incubator 0° Underquilt
- Garmont GTX Snow
Winter Hiking Boots
- Kahtoola Microspikes
lightweight traction device
Opening Music: Beethoven – Coriolan Overture, Op. 62, 1807
Stock Footage: Various Public Domain pieces from the U.S. War Department, circa WWII.
carabiners
Sleeping Pad
Sleeping Pad
(150 lumen max)
(15 lumen max)
(70 lumen max)