You should carry the following items or tools when you go into the backcountry:
- Snow saw
- Probes
- Slope meter
- Monocular (can magnify up close and far away)
- Walkie talkies
- Bivy Sack
- First Aid kit (see suggested content list)
- Climbing skins
- Beacon
- Shovel
- Backpack
- Spare Strap
- Snow science kit
- Avalung or an Air Bag System
- Helmet
- Headlamp
- Water bottle
- Stove and fuel
- Tool kit
- Map and compass
First Aid Kit
- Tape
- Steri-strips or butterfly bandages
- Gauze rolls - 2
- Band-aids
- Variety sterile dressing
- Blister treatments
- Neosporin or equivelent
- Sunscreen
- Pain medication
- Safety pins
- Strong scissors
- Pocket mask
- Airway
- Nitrile gloves
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Repair Kit/Survival Kit
Extra food and water
Extra clothes such as gloves, hat, socks, insulated coat and pants
Headlamp
Extra binding parts
Pocket tool with posi-drive screwdriver
Wire, duct tape
Epoxy, strip screw inserts, steel wool
Candle/matches/lighter/firestarter
Space blanket or light bivy sack
Chemical hand warmers
Knife
Extra beacon & headlamp batteries
Consider carrying a light gas stove to melt snow (they weigh about the same as a liter of water)
Other items may include:
- Whistle
- Skin wax
- Food, Water, Extra clothes
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