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Trips covered by this list
Note on Equipment List: Each piece of gear on this list directly relates to your comfort and safety. This list is made for managing yourself in poor mountain weather. Each person may need to add additional layers if you run cold. We may choose to subtract certain layers if the weather forecast dictates. A (+) sign indicates gear items you can rent from ECMG.
Avalanche Safety
- Antennae Transceiver (3 antennae with fresh batteries) (+)
- Avalanche Shovel (metal required) (+)
- Avalanche Probe (+)
Skiing/Splitboarding
- AT skis, Telemark or Splitboard
- Tech style bindings strongly recommended
- AT ski or splitboard boots (walk mode required for AT boots)
- Climbing skins (must cover full width of base)
- Poles (adjustable for splitboards)
- Ski strap (eg voile strap)
- Repair kit for your specific binding setup
- Backcountry ski pack 50-60 liters (must fit all overnight gear)
Required Technical Equipment
- Ski or climbing helmet (eg. Petzl Meteor)
- Short ice axe 50-60cm (eg. Petzl Ride)(+)
- Boot crampons aluminum (eg. Petzl Leopard FL)(+)
- Ski crampons
- Lightweight harness (eg. Black Diamond Couloir, or Petzl Fly)(+)
- 3 pear shape locking carabiner (eg. Petzl Attache)
- 3 non locking carabiners
- Belay device (eg. Petzl Reverso 4, BD ATC Guide)(+)
- 120cm sewn dyneema sling
- Cordelette 20’ of 6mm
Clothing
- Hardshell Jacket
- Softshell Jacket
- Hardshell or softshell pants (hardshell good for snowmobile tow)
- Insulated Jacket (mid weight)
- Long underwear top and bottom (synthetic or wool)
- Ski socks (synthetic or wool)
- Warm, waterproof ski gloves
- Lightweight gloves for skinning
- Ski hat
- Goggles
- Sunglasses
- Sun hat
- Buff
Food and Water
- 2 Liters of H20 (nalgene style bottles prefered)
- 3 breakfasts, 4 days snacks/lunch food, 3 dinners
- Optional thermos (can act as second water bottle)
Please refer to our meal plan gear list for recommendations on food for overnight trips.
Miscellaneous
- Sunscreen
- Chapstick
- Camera
- Compass
Overnight gear
- 0-15 degree down sleeping bag (compression sack required)
- Mega-mid sleeping shelter (ECMG provides)
- Closed cell foam sleeping pad (¾ length pad)
- Stove and pot system (MSR Reactor stove recommended)
- Stove fuel (Isobutane canisters)
- Inflatable air mattress (4 season eg Thermarest Neo Air)
- Down or synthetic booties
- Extra ski socks
- Headlamp w/ fresh batteries
- Small first aid
- Small toothbrush, toothpaste, OTC meds bag
Eagle Cap Mountain Guides operates in partnership with the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest under a special use permit, and is an equal opportunity provider and employer.