Breheimen, 2017

Tool

Name/brand/type

Weight, g

Weight, oz

Comments

Always worn

Long-sleeve shirt

LIDL, orange, polyester

245

8.8

Best at +10° to +15°

Hiking pants

Decathlon Quechua 500

350

12.5

Best at +10° to +15°, dry super fast

75

2.7

Never wore as shorts (too cold)

Socks

Thin Splav

35

1.3

Very nice

Watch

Simple Casio, waterproof

25

0.9

Compass

With string

30

1.1

Shoes

Splav Wald, per pair

770

27.5

Minor blisters on inner sides of big toes

Trekking poles, per pair

Telescopic Splav Mountain Pro Carbon (stripped)

340

12.1

Broke lower sections on both :(

1870

66.8

Extra clothing

Fleece hoodie

Decathlon Quechua 400 hoodie

330

11.8

Best at +5° to +10°, dries well. Wore almost 24/7

Puffy jacket

405

14.5

Essential! Wore in camp, at night + on rainy, windy days. Dries well

Rain jacket

Decathlon Quechua

195

7.0

Breathes sufficiently well, fully waterproof

Rain pants

Decathlon

195

7.0

Breathe sufficiently well, fully waterproof

Spare socks

70

2.5

Hat

Visor PE

60

2.1

Splav Hermon polartec beanie, customized

40

1.4

Not redundant! Warmer than fleece hood

Mosquito net from Galya

25

0.9

Few mosquitoes, except the first 2 nights

Gloves

Liners, Splav

40

1.4

Lost one; don't dry fast enough, cold when wet – try fleece!

1360

48.6

Equipment

Backpack

415

14.8

repair / replace upper section with tougher material

Backpack liner

Trash bag blue (Moscow)

100

3.6

for quilt + night food

Shelter

Tarp Legkoves 3 x 3 m, silnylon, with guylines

590

21.1

Pegs Y * 6 + spokes * 4 w/ bag

115

4.1

replace Y pegs (snap easily), don't bother with spokes (too flimsy)

Groundsheet

Polyethelene, ~2 x 1 m

135

4.8

perfect!

Quilt

Quilt As Tucas Sestrals L, Climashield Apex 200 g/m2, R ~4.7 (t_comf ~ -4°C)

715

25.5

comfort >0°C with warm clothing, dries like magic

Pillow

60

2.1

Sleeping pad

110

3.9

too cold, need full-length, maybe even XTherm

Cooking

110

3.9

Fancy Feast

10

0.4

10

0.4

10

0.4

bring a full one next time!

Water bottle

1 L plastic bottle

25

0.9

Sunglasses

White old

25

0.9

Crampons

955

34.1

Essential on ice / hard snow

Ice axe

455

16.3

Better than trekking poles for climbing

3840

86.8

Personal

Misc

Keys, ID, tickets, money in ziplock

100

3.6

Smartphone

camera + gps + phone + notebook

150

5.4

Map

Breheimen

55

2.0

Toiletries & first aid

Needle & thread, leukotape, TP, spare lighter, sunblock, vaselin, toothpaste, toothbrush

150

5.4

Entertainment

mp3 player

20

0.7

Amazing value for weight

190

6.8

665

23.8

Base weight (total w/o always worn, food & fuel):

5865

Food

Solo, 8 – 8.5 days (food for ~7-8 autonomous nights); 750 g/day. Backpack ~6 kg + food & fuel

Weight, g

Comments

Instant noodles

1000

Inst. buckwheat

540

Potato powder

250

Couscous

280

Soy

340

Oil

490

1/2 L + bottle (density ~900 g/L)

Soup

60

2 x 30 g, 2 meals + noodles

Knorr

60

6 x 10 g, 6 meals

Vitamins, salt

80

Too much, since Knorr is salty!

Cooking, sum

2900

Cooking, /day

414.2857142857

Musli

800

Instant porridge

200

Powder milk

240

Dried apples

200

Nuts

300

Peanut butter

680

Cookies

400

Chocolate

300

Snacks, sum

3120

Snacks, /day

445.7142857143

TOTAL

6020

5.7 kg with packaging

g/day

752.5

668.8888888889

...plus sandwiches for the trip

9 days

Didn't really need

mosquito net, spokes as pegs

Wish I'd had

full-length inflatable pad, fleece gloves, waterproof mitts, sturdier trekking poles