Essential:
- Water bottle. 1 -1.5 Liter Nalgene. ($5-10)
- Water Bladder. 4 Liter MSR Dromedary ($30)
- Water Filter. MSR Hyperflow ($100)
- Stove. Snow Peak GigaPower Stove with Piezo (built in starter). $50
- Lighter. Any cheap brand will do ($1-3)
- Cookset. Snow Peak Hybrid Trail Cookset. Includes 1 pot, 1 frying pan, 1 spork, and 1 bowl. ($56)
- Compass. Suunto A-10 Compass ($10)
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses. Target brand. $20
- Hat. Sunday Afternoons Adventure Hat ($38)
- First Aid Kit. REI Day Pack First-Aid Kit ($13.50)
- Headlamp. Black Diamond Revolt Headlamp, 90 lumens ($60)
- Knife. Gerber Big Rock Serrated Knife. ($40)
- Multi-tool. Gerber Crucial Multi-tool. ($40)
- Backpack. REI Crestrail 70 ($239)
- Day/Summit Pack. REI Flash 22 ($50)
- Sleeping bag. Marmot NanoWave 45 ($80)
- Sleeping pad. Big Agnes Air Core ($60)
- Tent. Big Agnes Copper Spur UL 1 ($350) but I got it for $25 at an REI used gear sale.
- Bear Canister is required if spending the night on Whitney. Rent them at Ranger Station for $2.50/day.
- Sports Watch. Pyle Sports Weather Master VII w/altimeter, barometer, thermometer, compass ($50)
Optional
- Chair. REI Flex Lite Chair. ($70).
- Sleeping Bag Liner. Cocoon Silk Mummy Liner, adds 9.5 degrees of warmth ($60)
- Footprint (goes under tent). REI Half Dome 2 Plus ($30)
- Pillow (hint: you can use your jacket as a pillow)
- Collapsible bucket for water
- Sandals to relax at the camp (if you're not too cold)
- Trekking Poles. Help distribute weight. Almost tempted to say they're essential. BAFX Products Anti-shock poles. (Amazon $25.50)
- Ice Axe
- Crampons
- Microspikes. Kahtoola MICROspikes (Amazon $50-60)
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