Fairy
Meadow Gear List
The
helicopter flight into this hut means that each person is allowed
roughly 30 pounds of personal gear including skis and beer. We will
not see the helicopter again until the end of the week. Make sure
you have everything because extra flights are expensive. From the
hut we will be doing day tours with basic equipment, lunch and
water. The hut is equipped with a sauna and two wood stoves. There
is plenty of room to hand gear to dry. The sleeping quarters are two
large dorm style rooms with sleeping pads. There are cubby holes in
which to stow gear.
Technical Gear
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skis with alpine touring or telemark bindings
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ski boots, alpine or telemark. Make sure you have worn your
boots on several tours before this trip and that they are comfortable.
If you have a problem with blisters make sure that you bring
moleskin or second skin and apply it before problems develop.
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adjustable ski poles
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climbing skins, make sure they are cut to your ski
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avalanche transceiver (457 KHz), these can be provided, just
be sure to let me know before the trip
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shovel
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probe
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backpack, medium size about 35 litres
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harness, lightweight without padding is best
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locking carabiner
Personal Equipment
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sunglasses
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sun hat
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warm ski hat
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water bottle or thermos, minimum 1 liter.
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goggles
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sunscreen and lip protection
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ski gloves
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scarf or neck gaitor
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long underwear tops, this should be synthetic and lightweight
for the hot days
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lightweight fleece jacket
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medium weight fleece jacket
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cotton t-shirt, luxury item for wearing around the hut.
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windproof jacket, lightweight is best, it does not have to be
Gortex, but should be breathable and water resistant.
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Windproof pants, for when the weather turns foul. Again they
should be lightweight, breathable, and you should be able to
get them on over your ski boots.
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ski pants, something that is not cotton, offers protection from
wind and snow but is not too hot when the sun shines. Patagonia,
Mammut and Schoffel all have excellent pants.
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gaitors, unless integrated into your pants
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socks, 2 pairs
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earplugs, the hut can be noisy
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headlamp, small lightweight such as the Petzl Tika
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camera and film
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personal items toothbrush, toothpaste, medication, contact lenses
etc. Try to keep it too a minimum, for instance buy a smaller
tube of toothpaste or share with a friend.
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small towel for sauna
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sleeping bag, should be rated to 0 Celcius (32 F), sleeping
pads are provided
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hut shoes
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