Expert Gear Picks from Clara Maynard

    Expert climbing: trad, sport, ice, rock, mixed, alpine, aid. rescue & wilderness medicine instructor gear recommendations from Clara Maynard, AMGA Apprentice Rock/Alpine Guide & Wilderness Medicine Instructor, based in Pacific Northwest, USA.

    Clara Maynard's Ice Climbing

    My favorite gear to be warm, safe, and comfortable

    Clara Maynard's Mixed Climbing

    For mixed climbing I use my ice climbing list plus these add ons

    Clara Maynard's Crevasse Rescue

    My preferred crevasse rescue gear for oopsies on glaciers

    Clara Maynard's Alpine Rock Climbing

    For alpine rock climbs with a snow or glacier approach

    Clara Maynard's First Aid & Emergency Equipment

    A collection of first aid kits that would be good to build off of and my other favorite pieces of emergency supplies

    Rendezvu
    Clara Maynard
    If you’re gonna be dumb you gotta be strong!

    Clara Maynard

    AMGA Apprentice Rock/Alpine Guide & Wilderness Medicine Instructor
    Clara Maynard
    If you’re gonna be dumb you gotta be strong!

    Clara Maynard

    AMGA Apprentice Rock/Alpine Guide & Wilderness Medicine Instructor
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    About Clara

    AMGA Apprentice Rock Guide & Apprentice Alpine Guide ~ Ice, Mixed, & Alpine Climber ~ Wilderness Medicine Instructor ~ Advanced EMT with Parkmedic ALS training ~ Former National Park Service Ranger ~ Mountain Rescue Association Member

    DETAILS

    DisciplineClimbing: trad, sport, ice, rock, mixed, alpine, aid. Rescue & Wilderness Medicine Instructor
    SpecialityIce, Mixed, & Alpine Climbing
    LocationPacific Northwest, USA
    Joined RendezvuDec 2025

    HIGHLIGHTS

    Hard Ice & Mixed Climbing: climbs up to WI6+ M8+, has climbed 7 routes on the Storm Creek Headwall, 4 routes on the Stanley Headwall, and many classic WI6 routes in the Canadian Rockies
    Big Alpine Routes in the Cascades and Bugaboos: Thin Red Line on Liberty Bell, the Beckey-Chouinard on South Howser Tower, a car-to-car ascent of the Direct N Ridge of Mount Stuart, and 5 different routes on Mount Rainier
    Wilderness Medicine & Rescue Career: Former National Park Service Ranger, Wilderness Medicine Instructor, Advanced EMT with Parkmedic ALS training, Mountain Rescue Association Member
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    About Clara

    AMGA Apprentice Rock Guide & Apprentice Alpine Guide ~ Ice, Mixed, & Alpine Climber ~ Wilderness Medicine Instructor ~ Advanced EMT with Parkmedic ALS training ~ Former National Park Service Ranger ~ Mountain Rescue Association Member

    DETAILS

    DisciplineClimbing: trad, sport, ice, rock, mixed, alpine, aid. Rescue & Wilderness Medicine Instructor
    SpecialityIce, Mixed, & Alpine Climbing
    LocationPacific Northwest, USA
    Joined RendezvuDec 2025

    HIGHLIGHTS

    Hard Ice & Mixed Climbing: climbs up to WI6+ M8+, has climbed 7 routes on the Storm Creek Headwall, 4 routes on the Stanley Headwall, and many classic WI6 routes in the Canadian Rockies
    Big Alpine Routes in the Cascades and Bugaboos: Thin Red Line on Liberty Bell, the Beckey-Chouinard on South Howser Tower, a car-to-car ascent of the Direct N Ridge of Mount Stuart, and 5 different routes on Mount Rainier
    Wilderness Medicine & Rescue Career: Former National Park Service Ranger, Wilderness Medicine Instructor, Advanced EMT with Parkmedic ALS training, Mountain Rescue Association Member