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Equipment List – Cotopaxi

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Ecuador mountaineering equipment list

Technical equipment:

  • Crampons
  • Ice axe
  • Harness, with 2 karabiners
  • Ski poles
  • Plastic mountaineering boots or warm leather boots with super gaiter
  • Backpack (40 to 50 L)

Personal equipment:

Think about layering. First a comfort layer against the skin that wick the moisture, the second layer for warmth, the third layer protect against the element, wind, snow, rain. A fourth layer maybe added for extra warmth under extreme condition.

Under extreme condition I recommend to wear. Top: a comfort layer against the skin like silk or capeleine, second layer Turtle neck fleece type, third layer a Fleece jacket made of polartec 200, windstoppper, finally a down jacket. Sometime it may require wearing an additional layer like goretex jacket or vice versa.

Bottom. I recommend a pair of tight made of polartec, fleece, second a pair of climbing pants like fleece windstopper or better 4 ways stretch. All cover by a bib goretex pants.

The layering system allow to adjust to all temperature and amount of exertion very easily

Light weight to medium weight long underwear top and bottom.  (Wicked-T, or extend category)

Climbing pants.

Fleece jacket.

Goretex pants.

Goretex jacket.

Down jacket.

Boot gaiters.

Warm hat, fleece

Head band

Neck gaiter or scarf

Balaclava

Sun wiser or baseball cap

One pair of light (liner) glove

One pair of shell glove (altitude glove)

One pair of insulated mitt (absolute zero, altitude glove)

Most mountaineering gloves and mitt are a set of two items liner and shell

Socks for the different stages of the climb, light on the approach, mid for base camp and heavy for the climb

Sun glasses

Goggles

If you wear glasses make sure the goggles fit over

Sleeping bag:

For hut use, does not need to be more then 20 degrees (minus 7 Celsius)

Sleeping pad not necessary for mountain huts.

Trekking and approach:

Light weight pants or joggins pants

Light weight shirts

Short

Jogging shoes (rugged off trail type) or,

Light weight Hiking shoe

Small pack (25-30L)

Other:

Water bottle with insulation for the high altitude

Thermos .75l

Head lamp with extra batteries

Sun screen

Lip balm

Toothbrush/toothpaste

Heat pad

Pocket knife

Camera , films

Small first aid ( aspirin, blister kit, etc….keep it light)

Extra glasses, contact lenses, solution, etc…

Ears plug

Other suggestion:

Especially for base camp, music from your own favorite instrument, CD player, MP3, shuffle, etc….Good books

Snacks ( your favorite, diversity is key)

Cotopaxi – Chimborazo, Ecuador

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