380g
Glacier Travel Harness
A lightweight harness built to be worn all day over bulky layers, adjusted once at the trailhead and forgotten.
520g
Traverse Ice Axe
A general-mountaineering axe balanced for the plod, not just the one steep pitch it photographs well on.
3.4kg
Basecamp Expedition Tent
A four-season geodesic built to hold its shape in wind that collapses lesser tents, tested on the same test line every season.
1,850g (pair)
Ridge Line Mountaineering Boot
A double boot rated for the descent, not just the summit push — traction and warmth after twelve hours on your feet.
890g
Advanced Camp Insulated Parka
Synthetic fill that keeps insulating wet, because down that's gotten wet at altitude stops insulating exactly when you need it most.
410g
Firn Shell Jacket
A three-layer hardshell built around the closures failing hands still need to work at altitude.