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Clothing & Equipment Checklist
Your gear check time will be provided at time of booking. Please bring as many of the items on the equipment list as you can. We can provide (at no extra charge), any of the items in list A that you are missing. All food, cookers, fuel, etc. is provided.
Please note that you must bring your own alpine ski touring boots, or if you need to hire them, please see below.*1 While Alpine Recreation can provide all other ski mountaineering and avalanche safety equipment, it is strongly advised that you invest in your own ski touring setup. We are happy to advise on equipment choices pre-purchase.
*1 Ski touring boots & split-boarding gear: these can be hired from: Gnomes Alpine Sports, Darfield; Small Planet Sports, Queenstown; or MT Outdoors, Wanaka. Book any hire equipment well in advance.
*2 Blister kit: we recommend Compeed and Leukoplast - available at chemists in Christchurch, Queenstown and Wanaka.
A. Equipment which Alpine Recreation can provide if you do not have your own:
| Item | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Mountaineering | |
| backpack - 45L must have side tension straps | 1 |
| mountaineering equipment helmet, ice axe, crampons, harness, carabiners, slings, prussics | 1 |
| Ski / Split-board | |
| ski touring equipment (excluding boots) skis with touring bindings, poles, skins, ski crampons | 1 |
| snow gaiters to fit over ski boots or built-in gaiters in your ski pants | 1 |
| Avalanche | |
| avalanche safety equipment transceiver, shovel, probe | 1 |
| Personal Clothing | |
| lightweight polypro / fleece gloves | 1 |
| polypro / merino thermal leggings | 2 |
| polypro / merino top long-sleeved | 2 |
| synthetic / fleece jacket | 1 |
| waterproof gloves / mitts with removable inner for quick drying | 1 |
| waterproof hard-shell jacket must have a hood | 1 |
| waterproof hard-shell pants full-length zip | 1 |
| wool hat / balaclava | 1 |
| woollen socks | 2 |
| Sun / Wind Protection | |
| buff / sun scarf for protecting ears & neck | 1 |
| sun hat | 1 |
| Overnight / Camp | |
| headlamp with spare battery | 1 |
| Other | |
| waterproof pack liner to keep your gear dry | 1 |
B. Equipment you must bring yourself/Alpine Recreation do not provide:
| Item | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Ski / Split-board | |
| alpine ski touring boots with removable liners for easy drying | 1 |
| split-boarding equipment split-board, boots, poles, skins, split-board crampons | 1 |
| Personal Clothing | |
| down jacket | 1 |
| personal underwear | 1 |
| quick-drying shirt long-sleeved, for sun protection | 1 |
| soft-shell pants | (optional) 1 |
| Sun / Wind Protection | |
| snow goggles | 1 |
| sun and lip screen high UV rating for snow | 1 |
| sun glasses high UV rating for snow | 1 |
| Overnight / Camp | |
| 4 season sleeping bag lightweight | 1 |
| ear plugs in case of snorers | 1 |
| lightweight insulated sleeping mat if not going to a hut | 1 |
| toiletries please keep these to a minimum | 1 |
| Other | |
| camera | 1 |
| drink bottle / thermos flask wide-mouth, minimum 1 litre | 1 |
| personal first aid please provide your own blister kit | 1 |
| small dry bags for organising gear | 1 |