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Mar 27 – Apr 6, 2022, skiing Sarek, 10.5 days of skiing, ~190 km

Temperature: 0° to about -20°C, typically -5 to -10°
Weather: sunny 2 days, mostly snowing & blowing 9 days
Elevation: 300-1500 m
Trail: largely off-trail
Shelter: sylnylon Mid / snow caves
Water: found liquid water twice, otherwise melted snow
Backpack: 16 kg at start, 8 kg at finish

Might have left behind (given actually encountered conditions): headlamp, vest, beanie, extra VBL bags
Wish I'd had: more spare socks, maybe neoprene socks, sun block

	Tool	Name/brand/type	Weight, g	Weight, oz	Comments before	Comments after
Always worn
	Thermal shirt	Splav Cyclon 48	225	8.0	layer 1, my warmest base	pretty good material, but want thumb loops and hood
	Thermal shirt	Decathlon Quechua 400 hoodie	330	11.8	layer 2, like thumb hoops & hood	too warm for base with Cyclon, took off a few times, but very comfy
	Thermal pants	Kraft PE/Spandex runners	195	7.0	comfy to ~0°...-5° unless windy
	Puffy pants	Rab Photon Primaloft 100 g/m2 w/ belt	570	20.4	full side zip, so always on	super, still warm enough, but don’t forget a belt!
	Thin socks	Short synthetic	20	0.7
	VBL socks	Plastic bag, 2x5	35	1.3		use bread bags ( long and strong), ~1 pair/week
	Warm socks	Thick synthetic	90	3.2		don’t dry well – check must be synthetic! And bring spare ones
	Hat	Beanie Solognac Larch 100 (Decathlon)	35	1.3	like a beanie despite having hoods	enough with balaclava
		Visor polyester	40	1.4	snow / rain
	Gloves	Simple fleece, no shell	25	0.9		excellent! Mostly used with shells, to -10° at least
	Butt pad	DIY	90	3.2	breaks, camp, extra sleeping pad
	Watch	Casio ProTrek	40	1.4	baro-temp-compass (imprecise)	fine
	Skis, per pair	S-bound 112 w/ Voile 3-pin Cable Traverse	3540	126.4	plan to be off-trail
	Poles, per pair	Poles Fischer Al 150 cm, per pair	460	16.4	stronger than telescopic, no straps	fine
	Boots, per pair	Fischer BCX6 size 46	2350	83.9	first try	no blisters :) but visible boot damage :(
			7820	279.3

Extra clothing
	VBL	VBL pants Chaika Dozhd	110	3.9	sleeping / cold days / digging snow	sleeping only, too hot when moving
		VBL jacket w/ hood Chaika Zozhd	225	8.0	layer 3, to -10°	very useful, to -15° with double base
	Puffy jacket	Splav Ares Vest Primaloft 200 g/m2, size 48	325	11.6	layer 4, to -15° over VBL, breaks	not needed with Sivera
		Sivera Maral Climashield 200 g/m2	800	28.6	layer 4/5, to -25° / breaks	mostly too warm for moving but very nice when stationary
	Hat	Fleece balaclava	50	1.8	cold days, sleeping	excellent!
	Mittens	Insulated mitts, Splav Snail	170	6.1		fine
		Shell mitts	60	2.1	over fleece	excellent but destroyed after one hike
	VBL gloves	Vinyl, 2x5	60	2.1	under warm mitts	fine, one pair/week
	Spare socks	Chuni Splav Primaloft	145	5.2	sleeping	essential
		Thin synthetic #2	35	1.3	sleeping / spare	might want another spare pair for transport
	Sunglasses	Goggles Ocean Chameleon w/ strap	55	2.0	double as ski mask	excellent!
	Underwear	Simple synthetic	40	1.4	Mostly for public transport, otherwise go Indian
	T-shirt	Black polyester	135		Train only (too hot)	worth bringing
			2210	78.9

Equipment
	Backpack	Sierra Designs Flex Capacitor 60-75 L	1230	43.9
	Backpack liner	-	0	0.0	not needed in winter
	Shelter	Pyramid Legkoves, silnylon, with guylines, L-connector & Nite Ize tighteners	665	23.8		fix holes!
		DIY snow anchors * 8	45	1.6	Need min 4 + 2-3 spares
	Sleeping bag	Mummy MHW HyperLamina Torch 0 (Thermal.Q 200 g/m2), w/o stuff sack	1660	59.3		cold already at -15°C with all clothes on
	Sleeping pad	NeoAir XTherm, R = 5.7	440	15.7	over backpack + butt pad	fix slow leak!
		NeoAir inflation sack	50	1.8	minimize condensation, stuff sack
	Groundsheet		0	0.0	not much good on snow anyway	fine
	Pillow	-	0	0.0	not needed, use food + snow	fine
	Cooking	Pot EverNew Ti 0.9L w/ Al windscreen	115	4.1
		Gas stove Primus Spider w/o stuff bag	185	6.6	Burns propane/isobutane at -20°
		Plastic spork	10	0.4		broke
		Lighter	25	0.9
	Compass	-	0	0.0	rely on watch / phone	fine
	Water bottle	1 L plastic bottle	25	0.9	warm days / finding running water	can carry wrapped in parka for a few hours at -5 to -10°C w/o freezing
	Snow shovel	Avalanche shovel Arva Plume Al/carbon, 26 x 24 cm	380	13.6	dig shelters, anchors, wind walls
	Headlamp	Petzl e-lite	26	0.9	in camp only (abundant daylight in April)	not needed
	Misc for skiing	Fischer easy skins w/o bag	110	3.9	steep slopes	fix attachment point!
		Glide wax	115	4.1	sticky snow if 0°, prevents icing for ~1h	only used on the last day, but essential to have
			5081	181.5

Personal
	Toiletries & first aid	needle & thread, scotch, spare lighter, vaselin, toothpaste, toothbrush, razor, soap	120	4.3	toothpaste can freeze so in an open box
	Official	Passport, tickets, credit card in ziplock	65	2.3
	Phone	XCover 4s, waterproof: camera + gps	175	6.3	standby outside camp
		spare battery	45	1.6	battery lasts ~6 days	NB: keep spare battery in breast pocket, also phone for the night
		charger + USB cable	50	1.8	recharge on the train to read
	Thermometer	Alcohol, to -40°C	20	0.7	just for fun	broke
	Maps	Sarek & Padjelanta 1 km	40	1.4	Tyvek, cover not needed in winter
			515	18.4

Food
	n_days	10.5				Composition / 100 g - if in doubt, check https://www.calorieking.com
			Weight, g	Calories / 100 g	Comments	Protein	Fat	Carbs
	Cooking	Noodles Barilla Capellini #1	800	360	80 g/meal, 10 meals, 0-3 min boiling time, pack smaller than Chinese noodles	13	2	71
		Potato powder	420	350	70 g/meal, 6 meals	9	3	67
		Couscous	400	350	80 g/meal, 5 meals	12	1.5	70
		Soy	1000	320	48 g/meal, 21 meals	52	2	20
		Oil	900	830	100 mL/day = 1 L + bottle (density ~900 g/L)	0	100	0
		Knorr	115	330	10 x 11 g, 10 meals	5.4	22	28
		Vitamins, salt	70	0	Not too much salt, since Knorr is salty!
		Cooking, sum	3635	16799.5		716	980	1362
		Cooking, /day	346	1600
	Snacks	Musli	400	447	100 g/meal, 4 meals	9.5	14.7	65.6
		Dried apples	0	240	don’t have	0.9	0.3	66
		Nut-raisins mix #1	400	596		21	43	31
		Nut-raisins mix #2	660	465		12	26	49
		Peanut butter	1020	630	might freeze	25	52	11
		Cookies	500	500		6.7	21	67
		Chocolate	700	523		5.4	31.8	49.6
		Snacks, sum	3680	19828		528	1260	1504
		Snacks, /day	350	1888
		FOOD TOTAL	7315	36627.5	Protein / fat / carbs total, g	1244	2240	2866
		FOOD / day	697	3488	Protein / fat / carbs per day	118	213	273
		Comments: 400 g of snacks left for the trip home, try to cut to 650 g/day; want more oil and salt, less chocolate, swap muesli for gorp			Protein / fat / carbs ratio	1.0	1.8	2.3
					Protein / fat / carbs total, calories	4974	20163	11463
					% calories from pfc	20	35	45

	Fuel	450 g isobutane/propane winter mix + canister	670	260 g left with canister, ie used ~410/450 g of gas, melted ~3-4 L of snow/day and boiled ~1 L, winter mix burns well at any temp

		Base weight (total w/o always worn, food & fuel):	7806
		Food + fuel	7985
		Full backpack weight at start	15791	(measured 16.5 kg packed for the train)
		Out-of-body weight at start	23611