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Crevasse Rescue Equipment List Kaf Adventures will provide all group climbing gear. It is your responsibility to bring everything that is listed below. This list covers both our one-day Crevasse Rescue Course and our two-day, on snow course. If your course does not involve camping, please just bring the equipment for a single day. All gear that can be rented is marked with an *, optional gear is marked (o) Camping and Personal Gear ☐ Water Bottles, with at least 2 liters of capacity ☐ Toiletries; with a ziploc for any waste ☐ Headlamp and extra batteries ☐ Sunscreen; SPF 30 or more ☐ Lip balm ☐ Personal medications ☐ Lunches & snacks ☐ Backpack: 50-70L capacity* Clothing ☐ Long underwear (top & bottom) synthetic or wool ☐ Insulating pants (fleece or wool) ☐ Mid-weight sweater/vest (fleece or wool) ☐ Parka or puffy style jacket (synthetic or down) ☐ Rain jacket with hood ☐ Rain pants ☐ Warm hat that covers ears ☐ Sun hat with brim ☐ 2 gloves/mittens (one waterproof & one insulating) ☐ 2-3 pairs of socks (synthetic or Wool) ☐ Gaiters ☐ Stiff leather or plastic mountaineering boots* (3/4 shank & crampon compatible) ☐ Sunglasses w/ good side coverage ☐ Wind-breaker + pant (o) ☐ Neck gaiter/buff 2960 4th Avenue South Suite #115 Seattle, Washington 98134 206-413 -5418 [email protected] kafadventures.com Climbing Equipment ☐ Helmet* ☐ Ice axe* ☐ Crampons (make sure they fit your boots)* ☐ Harness* ☐ Glacier Rig Kit ☐ 3 Locking carabiners ☐ 2 Non-locking carabiners ☐ Double-length sewn runner (48”) ☐ 2 prussik cords, made of 5mm cord (1 cut to 6’ and 1 cut to 12’) Miscellanious Equipment ☐ Whistle (o) ☐ Pocketknife/Leatherman ☐ Extra nylon cord (25-50’) (o) ☐ Area maps and compass (o) ☐ Heavy duty plastic trash bags (for water-proofing) (o) ☐ Note pad/pencil ☐ Camera (o) ☐ Candle (o) ☐ Watch (o) ☐ Goggles (o) ☐ Half foam pad to stand/sit in snow (o) ☐ Shorts/t shirt (o) ☐ Extra stuff sacks (o) ☐ Bandana (o) ☐ Trekking Poles (o)* 2960 4th Avenue South Suite #115 Seattle, Washington 98134 206-413 -5418 [email protected] kafadventures.com.

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