RIBELLE® TECH 3 HD by Scarpa — Light, fast, comfortable, and stable spring mountaineering boots. They climb and hike very well and still move very nicely with crampons on. Compatible with semi-auto crampons.
PHANTOM TECH HD by Scarpa — Ice climbing and winter single boot. They say it is the best ice climbing boot for good reason. I love me an integrated gaiter.
PHANTOM 6000 HD by Scarpa — Don't let the light weight fool you. She's toasty. She's techy. She's comfortable.
Vasak 12-Point Mountaineering Crampon by Petzl — Burly 12 point crampon. The crampon itself is not wildly special, the Alpen-adapt system is why I went with Petzl crampons. Every component is interchangeable. Pro tip: get all three different attachment methods.
Lynx Crampon by Petzl — Ice climbing. The modularity is bar none. You can get just the front section to use the Alpen-adapt system to pair with the heel section of a different crampon.
Men's Aspect Midweight Merino Wool Base Layer Bottoms by Ridge Merino — Quality wool base layer
Falketind Flex1 Heavy Duty Pant - Men's by Norrona — Warm, burly pants with a nice cuff interface with boots.
Alpha SL Pant Men's by Arc'teryx — Lightweight Gore-Tex overpant. They can zip off and on and are durable enough to glissade every week down Mt. Shasta.
Men's Solstice Lightweight Pullover Hoodie by Ridge Merino — Best choice of sun hoody for the Sierra. It's wool, so it keeps you warm and happy but breathes and protects from the sun when Juneuary comes along. I also like that it is burlier and can handle scraping on rocks.
Men's Windshifter Ultralight Wind Shell Jacket by Ridge Merino — This thing is so light there's no reason to leave it at home. Wind shells are the best layer option for the in-between conditions.
Khumbu Expedition Down Parka by Feathered Friends — This jacket doesn't mess around! I have never been cold wearing this puffy. It feels like a big hug
Petzl Summit Evo Ice Axe Orange 66 Cm by Petzl — I just switched to this axe for my general mountaineering needs. I love the change. It is lighter than many other full-strength mountain axes, and the comfort in the hand is unrivaled.
Julbo Camino Sunglasses Black Spectron 4 by Julbo — The cheapest category 4 sunglasses I have found. Cat 4 is the darkest sunglasses get.
Skysolo FX One Carbon Trekking Poles - Pair by REI
BLUE ICE Choucas Harness by BLUE ICE — This beauty operates like a normal harness yet disappears on your hips. I really like my gear loops dead centered, and the floating belay loop makes that possible no matter how many layers I'm wearing
Opera Dry Cover Climbing Rope - 8.5mm by Backcountry — This is the skinniest single-rated rope out there right now. I cut mine into a 30m and a 40m.
Petzl Actik Core Headlamp by Petzl — Dependable, lightish, rechargeable, quite bright. I have had this light or a predecessor for a decade or more.
Petzl Attache Carabiner Yellow by Petzl — If you buy one carabiner, buy this one. HMS shaped so it has room for clove hitches and münter hitches, small, and round stock where you want it.
BLUE ICE Missions Light Sling Gray 180 Cm by BLUE ICE — I love how supple and easy to tie/untie this sling is. I have at least one of each length. I use the 60cm as my alpine draw, the 120cm is the double length, and I LOVE the 180cm for all things anchor building.
Auto Block Loop - 6mm by Sterling — The best sewn prusik loop. Everything you could want.
Nordwand Alpine Belay Device by Mammut — A great tubular belay device with "guide mode". it works pretty well with a wide range of rope widths.
Trango Piranha by TAZ — Tiny climbing knife
Rocha Screw Lock Carabiner by Petzl — I love the tiny, light HMS carabiner.
Micro Traxion Pulley by Petzl — It is the industry standard progress capture pulley for a reason
Tibloc Ultralight Emergency Ascender by Petzl — a quality lightweight rope grab.
Petzl Nano Traxion Pulley Orange by Petzl — A smaller version of the micro, without the function of pulley-only mode.
5 Panel Mushroom Hat -Purple & Blue by McClumsy — Perfect mountain hat
Mission 75 Backpack by Black Diamond — I have used this pack for years now as my big hauler. I can load this thing to the gills, and it can still handle it. It can also move with you just fine when less loaded?
Warthog 40 by Blue Ice — My little overnight alpine pack. It is alpine specific and very good for that purpose. I love it.
