Mt. Elbrus climbing equipment

Clothes: from head to foot

Head:

  • A good cap (fur is also possible)
  • A woolen cap (it is better “a bell” with open face)
  • Good high-altitude glasses
  • Ski mask

Body:

  • Underwear
  • Warm shirt
  • For colds: the woolen sweater (or Polaire — lighter & warmer)
  • For wind: jumpsuit or jacket with a hood & trousers, Gore-Tex
  • An anorak

Legs:

  • Warm trousers
  • Trousers Gore-Tex
  • Cotton and wool socks
  • Mountain boots for wintertime
  • Gamashi (shoe covers)

Hands:

  • A pair of woolen gloves
  • A pair surmoufles from nylon or Gore-Tex
  • A pair of silk gloves
  • Down gloves

In yours pack-sack

  • Sleeping bag of good quality, mat
  • Toilet paper
  • Matches, lighters
  • Thermos (1 liter), flask
  • Knife
  • Polyethylene packages to protect your things
  • Headlamp
  • Individual medicines

In your bag

  • Change of clothes
  • A pair of trekking shoes (with antibot/shoe covers)
  • Gyms (light shoes)
  • Individual things

Antystolenpackage round the neck or at a belt

  • Passport
  • Currency (mainly $),
  • Personal documents

Mountain equipment

  • Ice axe, pair of crampons, harness, ski poles, ring of a small cord (6-8mm, 2 meters), two carabins (safety hook), an ice screw, transceiver, for a ski-tour: skis and boots for ski-tour with calltexe and ski knifes are necessary in plus.