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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 to help you manage 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 40-50 liters (Hyperlite Headwall 55)
Required Technical Equipment
- Ski or climbing helmet (eg. Petzl Meteor)
- Short ice axe 40-50 or Whippet (eg. Petzl Ride)(+)
- Boot crampons aluminum (eg. Petzl Leopard )
- Ski crampons
- Lightweight harness (Petzl Tour or Petzl Altitude)(+)
- 3 pear shape locking carabiner (eg. Petzl Attache or Rocha)
- 3 Non-locking carabiners (eg Petzl)
- Micro Traxion, Tibloc (if desired)
- Belay device (eg. Petzl Reverso 4, BD ATC Guide)
- 120cm sewn Dyneema sling (eg. Petzl)
- 20-30’ 6mm Accessory Cord (eg Black Diamond, Sterling)
Clothing
- Hardshell Jacket
- Softshell Jacket or light puffy
- Hardshell or softshell pants
- Puffy Pants (Mountain Hardwear Compressor)
- Insulated Jacket (Mountain Hardwear Phantom)
- Long underwear top (x2) 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 (1 hard sided, 1 soft sided)
- Lunch for 4-5 days
- 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 (eg. Mountain Hardwear Phantom 0, Mountain Hardwear Phantom 15) (compression sack required)
- Mega-mid sleeping shelter (ECMG provides)
- Closed cell foam sleeping pad (¾ length pad)
- Inflatable air mattress (4 season eg Thermarest Neo Air)
- Down or synthetic booties (eg Western Mountaineering)
- Extra ski socks+extra camp socks
- Headlamp w/ fresh batteries
- Small first aid
- Small toothbrush, toothpaste, OTC meds bag
- Toilet Paper (WAG Bags provided)
- Lighter
- Ear Plugs
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.