Prodigal Son Gear List
October 25, 2007
Personal Climbing Gear
helmet
harness
chest harness
atc with biner
gri gri with biner
2 draws
fifi hook
2 daisies
2 ascenders
2 etriers/biners
locking biner
climbing shoes
chalk bag
knee pads
fingerless gloves
traxion pulley
nut tool
Common Climbing Gear
2 60m climbing ropes
cordalette
3 hooks
4 tie off loops
4 spectra slings
gear sling
6 camalots, .4 thru 3
30 nuts & stoppers
haul sack w/ daisy, biner, swivel and knot protector
32 free biners
6 tricams
bolt hanger
18 free biners
rope proctector
Other Personal Gear
sleeping bag (maybe bivy sack)
knap sack
head lamp
topo
camera
nalgene bottle
stuff sack
hand sanitizer
tooth brush
lip balm, sun block, first aid items
keys
wallet
multi-tool
Clothes
pants
hiking shoes
socks, 1 pair
sweater
wind breaker
head sock
long sleeve shirt
underwear
Other Common Gear
portaledge w/ fly
pupe toob
Food & Water
12 clif bars
2 lunches
breakfast
dinner
starbuck double shots
3-4 gallons water
zip log bags, garbage bags
Post-Mortem: December 6, 2007
I wish I brought eye protection. Even tho it was clean pro, I was nervous that a piece might pop and hit me in the face.
I wore climbing shoes, but would have been better off with a stiff sole to proect the toes, which are constantly pointed into the rock. Stiff soles also protect the arch of the feet, which get sore standing in aiders. The heels together-toes splayed stance does increase stability.
I should have packed lunch in my knapsack, since I was unwilling to stop and dig in the pig for it.
After I finished hauling, it took too much effort getting the pig off the haul line. There must be an easier way…
The pig was too heavy. I may have been hauling 100 lbs. I need to weigh everything and get the weight down.
More medium sized nuts would have been nice. Smaller tri-cams were indeed necessary in some of the pods. I’m not sure if the larger tri-cams are necessary, but we didn’t finish the route so who knows. I would like a good set of offset nuts. Also, there may have been some places where I was having trouble getting a piece in and hooking would have been appropriate.
