Mar 20 – Apr 2, Padjelanta - Sulitelma – Sarek, 12 days, ~310 km
Temperature: +1° to -15°C
Weather: forecast for week 1 relatively mild (0 to -10, overcast, little wind)
Elevation: 300 to 1000 m
Trail: expect occasionally (esp. the first two days on Padjelantaleden)
Shelter: sylnylon Mid
Water: ~every other day
Backpack: 17.5 kg at start, 9 kg at finish
Might have left behind (given actually encountered conditions): extra map (forgot to take out), extra Xplore flexes
Wish I'd had: more oil & socks, Sivera parka instead of 2 layers, maybe a small headlamp, bivi sack
	Tool	Name/brand/type	Weight, g	Comments before	Comments after
Always worn
	One-piece base layer	Airblaster Ninja suit	495	comfort ~0°C, -5° w/o wind	even better in colder conditions
	Socks	Mid-length synthetic	35		need thicker
		VBL socks	0	not needed w/ EVA liner	OK
	Hat	- (no beanie)	0	use hood + balaclava	OK
		Visor polyester	40	snow / rain
	Gloves	Simple fleece, no shell	25	to -10°C w/o wind/snow, quick to dry	OK
	Butt pad	DIY	90	breaks, camp, extra sleeping pad
	Watch	Casio ProTrek	40	baro-temp-compass (imprecise)
	Skis, per pair	Asnes Nansen w/ Xplore bindings	2400	first try	perfect
	Poles, per pair	Asnes Ingstad Al 150 cm, per pair	565	first try	fine, just glue length adjustments
	Boots, per pair	Lundhags Abisku Exp w/ Alfa Polar liner	2240	first try	perfect
			5930
Extra clothing
	Fleece hoodie	Decathlon Quechua 400 hoodie	330	layer 2, to -10°	not absolutely essential, but very nice
	Shell	Decathlon rain jacket Quechua	195	layer 2-5	essential
	Puffy jacket	Splav Barrier primaloft 100 g/m2, with hood	410	layer 3, to -20°
		Down old	235	layer 4, stationary only	Sivera maral warmer and more convenient for ~same weight
	Puffy pants	Rab Photon Primaloft 100 g/m2 w/ belt	570	full side zip, don’t forget a belt!	insulation getting old
	Hat	Fleece balaclava	50	cold days, sleeping	OK
	Mittens	Insulated mitts, Tuxer stipped	100	use with VBL	OK, but not very durable (fix seam)
	VBL gloves	Vinyl, 2x2	25	under warm mitts	OK
	Spare socks	Thin synthetic #2	35	sleeping / spare
		Thick synthetic #2	70	sleeping / spare	need more socks to adjust fit
		Insulated booties for sleeping	0	use boot liners in emergency	OK
	Sunglasses	Goggles Ocean Chameleon w/ strap	55	double as ski mask
		Protective case	70	protects from scratches
	Underwear	Simple synthetic	40	Mostly for public transport, otherwise go Indian
	T-shirt	Black polyester	135	Train only (too hot)
			2320
Equipment
	Backpack	Sierra Designs Flex Capacitor 60-75 L	1230
	Backpack liner	-	0	not needed in winter
	Shelter	Pyramid Legkoves, silnylon, with guylines, L-connector & Nite Ize tighteners	690
		DIY snow anchors * 8	45	Need min 4 + 2-3 spares
	Sleeping bag	Sivera Inoch -18, Climashield 400/200 g/m2	1800	comfort -10° or even -15°C	very sensitive to drafts – try with bivi
	Sleeping pad	NeoAir XTherm, R = 5.7	440
		NeoAir inflation sack	50	minimizes condensation, stuff sack
	Groundsheet	-	0	use backpack + butt pad
	Pillow	-	0	use food + snow
	Cooking	Pot EverNew Ti 0.9L w/ Al windscreen	115
		Gas stove Primus Spider w/o stuff bag	185	Burns propane/isobutane at -20°
		Spork LightMyFire titanium	20	tired of breaking plastic sporks	perfect
		Ferro rod LightMyFire	20	fun factor :)	perfect!
	Water bottle	1 L plastic bottle w/ rope	35	store wrapped, rope for deep waterholes	perfect!
	Snow shovel	Avalanche shovel Arva Plume Al/carbon, 26 x 24 cm	380	dig shelters, anchors, wind walls
	Headlamp	-	0	hopefully enough daylight
	Misc for skiing	Short skins: Asnes x-skins w/o bag	95	long gentle climbs / icy flats	essential
		Full-length skins: Coltex Nylon 58 mm w/ stuff sack	315	steep climbs	not essential, but very helpful in really steep terrain
		Xplore free pivot flex	15	just testing	didn’t have a chance to test
		Xplore hard flex	35	just testing	didn’t have a chance to test
		Waxes: glide warm + grip x 4 (+2 to -18°C)	60	prevents icing, better glide & grip	glide not used, grip wax ~1/3 of what I had, so really need just a little bit
		Cork	45	waxing	OK
		Wax scraper	15		OK
		Silva pocket compass / therm	16	for choosing wax / fun / compass	OK
			5606
Personal
	Toiletries & first aid	needle & thread, scotch, leukotape, spare lighter, vaselin, toothpaste, toothbrush, razor, soap, sunblock	115	toothpaste can freeze so in an open box	leukotape big improvement over scotch
	Official	Passport, keys, credit card in ziplock	70
	Phone	XCover 4s, waterproof: camera + gps	175	keep phone & battery in breast pocket at night
		spare battery #1	45	not sure how good the new batteries are	not needed – battery #1 lasted the whole trip!
		spare battery #2	45		not needed – battery #1 lasted the whole trip!
		charger + USB cable	50	recharge on the train to read
	Maps	Sarek + Kebnekaise 1 km in ziplock	100	Tyvek, cover not needed in winter
			600
Food
	n_days	12				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	1000	360	80 g/meal, 12 meals	13	2	71
		Potato powder	290	350	75 g/meal, 4 meals	9	3	67
		Couscous	480	350	80 g/meal, 6 meals	12	1.5	70
		Instant buckwheat	140	340	70 g/meal, 2 meals	13	1	69
		Soy	840	320	35 g/meal, 24 meals	49	1.2	27
		Oil	1100	830	100 mL/day (density ~900 g/L) + 2 bottles	0	100	0
		Knorr	125	330	11 g x 12 meals	5.4	22	28
		Vitamins, salt	95	0	Not too much salt, since Knorr is salty!
		Cooking, sum	3975	18525.5		632	1173	1502
		Cooking, /day	331	1544
	Snacks	Dried apples	100	240		0.9	0.3	66
		Nut-raisins mix #1 Nöt mix bär	200	552		20	40	28
		Nut-raisins mix #2 Nöt mix honung chili	200	580		23	44	22
		Nut-raisins mix #3 Nöt mix russin x 2	400	608		21	43	31
		Nut-raisins mix #4 Nötti Frutti x 2	660	464		13	26	47
		Peanut butter Skippy creamy x 4	1360	605	might freeze, eat some in camp	27	43	17
		Cookies	700	500		6.7	21	67
		Chocolate x 8	800	523		5.4	31.8	49.6
		Snacks, sum	4420	21478.4		630	1326	1573
		Snacks, /day	368	1790
		FOOD TOTAL	8395	40003.9	Protein / fat / carbs total, g	1262	2500	3075
		FOOD / day	700	3334	Protein / fat / carbs per day	105	208	256
		Comments: about right for 12 days; lost 2 kg of body weight, but didn’t go hungry; try 125 ml/day of oil			Protein / fat / carbs ratio	1.0	2.0	2.4
					Protein / fat / carbs total, calories	5048	22496	12301
					% calories from pfc	18	37	45
	Fuel	450 g isobutane/propane winter mix + canister	670	420 g left with canister, ie used ~250 g of gas, 20 g/day (!) - often found liquid water, cleaned the jet, preheated gas in the sleeping bag on cold nights
		Base weight (total w/o always worn, food & fuel):	8526
		Food + fuel	9065
		Full backpack weight at start	17591	(measured 17.5 kg)
		Base + worn	14456
		Out-of-body weight at start	23521