Greenland Ski Traverse Gear List

Here’s a quick and dirty gear list of what all we’re taking to Greenland. This isn’t a nice write up like the one I did for the Continental Divide Trail, but it gets the point across. The format is also what I generally use for our backpacking trips, where I really care about weight. And while I care about weight for this trip, I’m not sure I want to be alarmed by just how heavy everything is! It’s enough for me to know that it’s standard for a month long polar-style expedition sled to weigh 165lbs. So I’m going to say I’m in that range!

This list is my personal gear – Dan’s gear is pretty similar, although without things like the Freshette, Diva Cup, and sports bra, obviously

Gear Item	Specific	Weight (lb.)	Have	Packed!
Sled w/harness & poles	Acalpulka Expedition Tour 135		✔︎	✔︎
Arctic Bedding	Piteraq XL		✔︎	✔︎
Sleeping Pad	Closed-cell foam		✔︎	✔︎
Sleeping Pad	Therm-A-Rest X-Therm		✔︎
Sleeping Bag	WM Puma 5’6”		✔︎	✔︎
Ski Poles	Asnes Fram 140		✔︎	✔︎
Skis w/bindings	Asnes Ceclie 185		✔︎	✔︎
Skins x2	Asnes full length, nylon & mohair		✔︎
Kicker Skins x2	Asnes 45mm mohair		✔︎
Ski Boots	Alfa Polar		✔︎
Warm Boots	Steger Arctic Mukluks		✔︎
Shell Jacket	Bergans Ceclie		✔︎
Shell Pants	Arcteryx Alfa		✔︎
Softshell Jacket	Arcteryx Gamma		✔︎
Light Pants	Fjallraven Bergtagen		✔︎
Big Insulation	RAB Positron		✔︎
Light Insulation	Fjallraven Bergtagen		✔︎
Vest
Light Thermal Top	Kari Traa Tikse		✔︎
Light Thermal Bottom	Kari Traa Tikse		✔︎
Heavy Thermal Top	Kari Traa Rose		✔︎
Heavy Thermal Bottom	Kari Traa Rose		✔︎
Sleep Thermal Top	Kari Traa Ulla		✔︎
Sleep Thermal Bottom	Kari Traa Ulla		✔︎
Wool Tank Top	Icebreaker 200		✔︎
Underwear x2	Icebreaker Siren
Bra	Kari Traa Ness		✔︎
Liner Socks	Bridgedale Race		✔︎
VBL Socks	Plastic bags
Thick Socks	Darn Tough
Sleep Socks	Darn Tough
Compression Socks	Feetures
Mid Layer Top	Melanzana Fleece		✔︎
Mid Layer Bottom	Melanzana Fleece		✔︎
Light Gloves	Hestra Touch Point Wool		✔︎
Light Mitts	Hestra Winter Tour		✔︎
Warm Mitts	BD Mercury		✔︎
Bomber Mitts	Steger Arctic		✔︎
Windproof Cap	EXA Lowe		✔︎
Ski Cap
Ball Cap
Headlamp	Black Diamond Spot
Sunglasses	Julbo MonteRosa		✔︎
Goggles	Smith		✔︎
Facemask	Cold Avengers		✔︎
Buff
Shovel	Camp		✔︎	✔︎
Hairties
Facewipes	Yes to primRose
Spoon	Orange Plastic
Cup	GSI plastic		✔︎
Bowl	Nalgene Jar		✔︎
Knife	Benchmade		✔︎
Thermos	HydroFlask 32oz		✔︎
Large Thermos	45° Latitude 64oz		✔︎
Food Thermos	HydroFlask 18oz		✔︎
Watch	Suunto Ambit 3		✔︎
Feminine Hygiene	Diva Cup		✔︎
Urinary device	Freshette		✔︎
Inhaler			✔︎
Toothbrush	Oral B		✔︎
Lip Balm	Ski Naked
Phone	iphone SE w/Otterbox		✔︎
HandiSani
Cards	ID/debt/insurance/passport/Global Rescue, etc.
External Battery	Anker PowerCore 26800
Cords/Earbuds	iphone charger, earbuds
Shoes	La Sportiva Ultra Raptor GTX
Crevasse Rescue Kit	Black Diamond Couloir, Black Diamond ATC Guide, Camp Corsa axe, 4 locking carabiners, 4 non-locking carabiners, Petzl Tibloc, varying prusiks			axe
Funfun!	Little Kitty toy
Total		0

I think Bjorn approves of the kitty!

Now, here’s our group gear:

Gear Item	Specific	Weight (lb.)	Have	Packed!
Shelter	Hilleberg Namatge3		✔︎	✔︎
Sled Bag	Hilleberg		✔︎	✔︎
Stove	MSR XGK x2		✔︎
Wind screen	MSR		✔︎
Box for Cook kit w/lid for stove	Plastic		✔︎
Cookware	GSI 4L		✔︎
Trash Bags	Lopsak Opsak, 12.25” x 20” x2		✔︎
Fuel
Matches & Lighters
Candles
Food Sacks
Compass
Probe			✔︎	✔︎
Snow Saw	Black Diamond Snow Saw Pro		✔︎	✔︎
1st Aid Kit	second skin, neosporin, band aids, liquid bandage, Advil, Tylenol, Advil PM, Benadryl, Peptobismol, needle, athletic tape, wound closure strips, safety pins, tweezers, nail clippers, arnica, athletic tape, Ace bandage, Dr. Braunners, Tenacious Tape		✔︎
Repair Kit	Leatherman Juice CS4, therm-a-rest repair kit, Tenacious Tape, spare pole basket, stove repair kit, bailing wire, zip ties, duct tape, tent zippers, spare pole section for tent, super glue, allen key for sleds, bungee for sleds		✔︎
Spare Binding	binding, screws, steel wool, binding buddy with drill bit
Bootfitting Supplies	Heel lifts, various wedges, bontex boards, foam, carpet tape
Spare Pole Set	BD Traverse		✔︎	✔︎
Brush for Ice			✔︎
Container for scraping ice/condensation
Extra Batteries
Wax Kit	Polar, green, Blue extra, cork, glop stopper, kick scraper		✔︎
Camera	Cannon a6000		✔︎
Camera Battery
Drone	DJI Mavic Pro, 3x batteries		✔︎
POV Camera	GoPro Hero 5
Memory Cards
InReach	Delorme Explorer		✔︎
GPS	Garmin etrex 30x		✔︎
GPS	Garmin 60CSx		✔︎
PLB	McMurdo Fast Find 220		✔︎
Marine Radio	Cobra Marine		✔︎
Sat Phone	iridium
Weather reader	Kestrel 2500		✔︎
Chargers			✔︎
Maps	Garmin Greenland		✔︎
Food
Tea
Toothpaste	Lush Toothy Tabs		✔︎
Floss	Glide		✔︎
Solar Charger	Suntactics S-14		✔︎
Sunscreen	Dermatone Z-cote		✔︎
Funfun	Deck of cards (Harry Potter for more fun!)		✔︎
Group Crevasse Rescue Kit	Black Diamond 7.0 dry, snow picket, ice screws x2			snow picket
Emergency Bivy	Terra Nova Superlite Bothy 2
Total		0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mostly a pictures post, but time is of the essence. What would you pack?