SUMMER HIKES ON THE GLACIER
Here is a list of clothing and equipment in general that it is good to have to face one or more days at high altitude.
The material marked with a * only concerns trips that include an overnight stay in a refuge.
- Backpack 30lt
- Harness
- Ice ax
- Crampons with anti-slog
- High mountain boots with rigid sole
- Headlamp
- Sticks for walking
- Sheet bag (no sleeping bag, in the refuges there are blankets)
- High mountain/glacier sunglasses
- Sunscreen and lip balm
- Cap
- Heavy and warm gloves (also for skis)
- Spare light gloves
- Breathable T-shirt
- Windstopper or fleece sweater
- Waterproof and windproof jacket (e.g. in Goretex)
- Down filled comforter
- Mountain trousers, if light, provide tights to wear underneath
- Mountain socks
- Leggings
- A spare T-shirt
- A spare pair of hiking socks
- Small personal pharmacy (we recommend a headache pain reliever such as aspirin + compeed or foot blister patches)
- Camera
- 1 liter water bottle or thermos
- Something to nibble on the way up (bars, dried fruit, chocolate, biscuits)
- Personal hygiene kit (toothbrush, toothpaste, small towel)*
Clothing advice: dress in layers, wearing a breathable garment directly against the skin that eliminates perspiration, followed by a warm layer such as a fleece or other shirt and finally a windbreaker or shell to protect against wind/rain depending on the weather conditions.
