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This is the list of gear that we currently use for alpine climbing and hiking in the Washington Cascades. The items that we use primarily in winter are listed at the bottom of the table.
| Item | Steve | Elain | Comment |
| pack | Cold Cold World Chernobyl | Wild Things Ice Sac | |
| sleeping bag | Feathered Friends Lark | Feathered Friends Egret | |
| ice tools | Grivel Light Wing; Goulottes pick | BD Shrike - straight shaft | |
| ice axe | BD Raven Pro, 60 cm | BD Raven, 60 cm | |
| crampons | Grivel G12, new-matic | Grivel G12, new-matic | with anti-balling plates |
| boots | La Sportiva Trango Extreme | La Sportiva Trango Extreme EVO GTX | |
| helmet | Petzl Elios | Petzl Ecrin Roc | |
| harness | Trango Mountain Harness | BD Alpine Bod | |
| sleeping pad | Zotefoams blue foam pad, 3/4 length | Z-rest pad, 1/2 length | |
| belay device | Petzl Reverso | BD ATC XP | Reverso soon to be replaced |
| headlamp | Black Diamond Spot | Petzl Tikka Plus | |
| sunglasses | Julbo | Cebe | |
| parka | Wild Things Synthetic | Wild Things Synthetic | |
| gaiters | OR Verglas | OR Crocodiles | |
| gloves | BD Ice Glove | BD Ice Glove | |
| tent | BD Firstlight | ||
| stove | MSR Simmerlight | ||
| GPS | Garmin Gecko | ||
| altimeter | Suunto Altimax | ||
| rope | Mammut Genesis 8.5mm x 50m half ropes, super dry treated | soon to be replaced with 60m half ropes | |
| cams | Wild Country Friends, 0.5-1.5 | ||
| ice screws | BD Turbo Express | ||
| ULTRALIGHT: | |||
| crampons - ultralight | Stubai ultralight aluminum | Stubai ultralight aluminum | |
| boots - ultralight | La Sportiva Trango S | La Sportiva Trango S | |
| stove - ultralight | MSR Pocket Rocket | ||
| WATERFALL ICE: | |||
| ice tools | BD Rage | Grivel Light Wing | Android leash on one of the Rages |
| harness | Misty Mountain Arete | BD Bod | |
| crampons | Grivel G14, dual points | BD Bionic, dual points | |
| WINTER GEAR: | |||
| avalanche beacon | DTS Tracker (Backcountry Access) | DTS Tracker (Backcountry Access) | |
| avalanche probe | Life-Link aluminum, 8' | Life-Link carbon fiber, 8' | |
| snow shovel | BD Lynx | Ascension | |
| tent - winter | Bibler I-Tent, 1 door | ||
| stove - winter | MSR XGK | ||
| snowshoes | MSR Denali Ascent | MSR Denali Ascent | |
| poles | BD Switchback | BD Ascent | |
| mittens | REI Ridgecrest | REI Ridgecrest | |
| parka - winter | Wild Things Belay Jacket | Wild Things Belay Jacket | |
| boots - plastic | Scarpa Alpha w/ thermofit liners | Lowa Civetta | |
Typical rack (winter alpine ice/mixed):
6 Camp tri-cams, #0.5 - #3 2 WC cams, #3 and #3.5 4-6 ice screws (1-2x19, 2x16, 1-2x13) 4-6 pins 1-2 pickets 2 screamers half set of BD wired nuts (odd numbers between #1 - #9) 2 BD hexes #6, #8 V-threader
Typical waterfall ice rack:
8-10 ice screws (1-2x22, 2x19, 3-4x16, 2x13) 3 screamers 2 V-threaders 2-3 pins possibly some small tri-cams, depending on the route
Typical rack (summer alpine rock):
3 Camp tri-cams, #0.5 - #1.5 5 WC cams, #2-#4 (inclusive) 2 pins 1 screamer full set of BD wired nuts (#1 - #10) 2 BD hexes #6, #8 nut tool
Extra gear for glacier (for each climber):
2 rescue pulleys cord for Prussik 1 ice screw (late season) V-threader (late season) 1 picket (if there is seasonal snow)