Kit List for Scrambling and Mountaineering
Bring this list on your course as a daily kit check before departure.
General
- Clothing – Loose fitting comfortable clothing to cover both warm and cold days. Thermal wicking base layer and a couple of fleece tops. Light, quick drying trousers – polyester or fleece, cotton not ideal. Wicking T-shirt and shorts are worth bringing also.
- Walking boots – Three season with a good quality sole (such as Vibram) for scrambling. Not stiff enough to take crampons but not too bendy either. Good quality walking socks are worth investing in.
- Rucksack – Around 40 – 50L, with a waterproof liner. You should be able to get all the kit listed here inside.
Personal Items
- Harness – make sure it fits before the course and is not too big at its smallest possible waist size. Likewise that you can get it over fleeces, waterproofs etc.
- Helmet – Easily adjustable and big enough to go over a warm hat.
- Waterproof jacket and trousers – Lightweight waterproofs will be sufficient for most courses.
- Warm hat and gloves
- Map and compass
- Water bottle and packed lunch – At least 1L Capacity.
- Spare warm layer – Large fleece or light duvet jacket.
- Personal first aid kit – Plasters and personal medication, midge repellent.
- Sun cream, sunglasses and sun hat
- Head Torch – Spare batteries for the course.
- Emergency survival bag
- Cash
Skye Ridge traverses – or other courses with a bivvi
- Lightweight sleeping bag – 2 season should be sufficient.
- Bivvi bag – Ideally breathable.
- Bivvi food – Lightweight dehydrated meals, noodles, packet soups, power bars, sweets etc – enough for 2 long days on the Skye Ridge.
- Camping Mat – Lightweight variety. Heavy therma-rests are excessive.
- Mug and spoon
Group Items – Supplied by your Guide
- Rope
- Scrambling / climbing protection hardware
- Group Shelter
- Guidebooks and Maps
- Cooking Stove, pots and fuel
- Lighter / Matches
