Clothing and equipment for climbing the Petit Grepon, a 5.8 alpine rock route in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. (Summer)

Clothing:

Powerstretch headband/earband

Cloudveil dryskin cap

Thermax boxer bottoms

Lowe dryflow underwear top

Patagonia Talus top (For cooler weather, add a Patagonia R1 "Flash" pullover)

MEC "Ferrata" schoeller tights

North Face "Cerro Torre" polarguard jacket/sweater

Lowe "Adrenaline" rain jacket and pants

Metolius fingerless leather gloves

Outdoor Research lightweight powerstretch gloves

Smartwool liner socks

Smartwool mountaineer socks

Boreal Ballet Gold climbing shoes

HB Dyneema Helmet

Sportiva Baltoro approach boots

Personal Gear:

Serratus "Genie" ultralight summit pack

Petzl "tikka" headlamp

Camelback water bag with tube (contains sports drink)

Climbing Food (10 gel packs, 2 energy bars)

Small swiss army knife

Suunto Vector altimeter watch (worn around neck)

Cebe Sunglasses

Nikon 28Ti camera with film and extra roll of film.

Toilet paper

Personal Climbing Gear:

Petzl Corvus harness;

Petzl "reverso" belay device, locking belay biner

Spider mitts

Chalk bag

Group Climbing Gear:

First aid kit (stripped down);

xeroxed topo, guidebook page

Pair of 60 meter 7.5mm ropes (Mammut twilight)

40 light biners (BD Neutrino; Omega JC)

2 locking biners

4 Tri cams (.5, 1, 1.5, 2)

3 Lowe balls (1, 2, 3)

4 TCU's (1, 2, 3, 4)

3 Friends (1.5, 2.5, 3.5)

6 Camalots (.5, .75, 1, 2, 3, 4)

12 stoppers, small wired nuts, steel nuts, etc. (Frost and Black Diamond)

4 quick draws

2 Spectra double runners

8 spectra runners

1 tied tubular webbing runner

Super Long Dong nut tool w/ sling and Lowe "D-25" 'biner

Personal Camping Gear (leave at base)

Kelty "Cloud" backpack

Montbell "Heat" 3 season sleeping bag in compression stuffsack

Lexan Cup, spoon

Z-rest 3/4 length pad

Trekking poles

Tube of Sun screen

Integral Designs pertex bivi sack

Group Camping and Approach Gear:

Bibler hanging stove, pot lifter

Fuel canister

Lighters

Dinner

Breakfast

Aqua Mira water purifier







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