Archive:Peru 2011

Skyler Des Roches, Brad Ward, Josh Zukewich and Kelly Paton are planning a trip to Peru (and beyond). This page is being used to help them plan logistics.

Travel Details

Schedule

• Skyler: May 18th to December 29th
  
• Brad: May 18th to August 23rd
  
• Josh: June 13 to July 14
  
• Kelly: June 13 to July 14?
  

Travel Logistics

• Skyler arrives in Lima on May 19th at 07:30
• Brad arrives in Lima on May 19th at 00:25
• Josh and Kelly arrive in Lima on June 14th at 00:25 (flight AC080 from Toronto)

Group Gear

Technical gear

• 2 X 50m half ropes (Skyler's + one purchased by Brad and Josh)
• Ice screws x 8 (Brad 3, Josh 3, Skyler 2)
• Pickets x 4 (Brad 1, Josh 1, Skyler 2)
• Pitons x 10 (Brad)
• Nuts x 1 set (Skyler)
• quick draws (long if possible)

General gear

• SPOT (Skyler's)
• tents 2 x 2-man (Skyler's Lightfield, Josh's snowfield + Skyler's bivy and tarp for when everyone else leaves)
• 3 stoves (Skyler's Dragonfly, Brad's XGK, Josh's Whisperlite)
• 2 pots (Skyler's 1.5L and ???)
• Stove repair kit (?)
• sewing/repair kit (?)
• Altimeter (?)
• Compass for southern hemisphere (?)
• GPS? (Skyler)

Personal Gear

Technical gear

• helmet
• harness
• crevasse rescue gear
• ice tools (ice axe?)
• crampons
• ATC
• slings
• tat
• loads of carabiners
• personal anchor tether
• trekking poles
• 4-season mountaineering boots

Personal Wear

• Sleeping Bag (-10 or better celsius minimum rating)
• Thermarest or Closed Cell Foam Mat.
• Light hiking shoes
• Gore-tex hard shell jacket and pants
• Down parka
• Soft shell pants/ or some form of DWR pant
• Fleece or wool sweater/jacket
• Thermal underwear top and bottom mid weight
• Gaiters (insulated=better)
• Socks, 2 or 3 pairs that fit well with your boots
• Over mitts
• Gloves with removable liners
• Puff mitts
• Warm Hat, Sun Hat
• Balaclava
• Glacier Glasses
• Sunscreen, lip screen, the best you can find
• Toothbrush, paste, hand wipes, and whatever you need (eg:

fingernail clippers, hair brush, scissors)

• 2 Nalgenes

Skyler's Clothing Plan

• Hardshell jacket
• Hardshell pants (might go light on these)
• Down parka
• Fleece pull-over
• Softshell (Schoeller) hiking pants
• Merino wool jersey (climbing base layer)
• Merino wool long underwear
• 1 cotton t-shirt and/or 1 buttoned shirt (looks ok and for sun)
• 3 underwear - all synthetic or wool
• 4 socks - 2 wool hiking socks, 2 thin poly liners (good in intuition liners)
• trucker hat (for sun)
• toque
• windstopper balaclava
• OR Arete gloves with liners
• Gore-tex over mitts
• MEC puff mitts
• board shorts
• Approach/light hiking shoes
• Plastic boots w/ intuition liners.

TO DO list

Things to purchase

• Altimeter (Skyler can get a pro-deal on Highgear ($60))
• Water tablets

Preparation

• Travel doctor consultation April 27 at 2:30 pm for all four.

Useful resources, good TRs, links

• interesting TR for some really hard routes