Camels And Detachable Trousers

Jules has put together a kit list -

Personal Kit

Wicking Base layer (T shirt – not cotton)
Long sleeve top (ideally not cotton based)
Fleece
Waterproof coat
Trousers (Not jeans)
Shorts
Waterproof trousers
Hat
Sun Hat
Walking socks (3 pairs i.e. 1 pair per mountain – you can’t beat fresh and dry socks to start off a walk!)
Boots
Gloves
Sun cream
Ibuprofen tablets*
Ibuprofen gel*

* You will have aches and pains!

At least 1 complete set of spare clothes for if we get wet

Ruck sack – at least 35L size
Water bottle/Camelbak (will need 3 litres per mountain if weather is hot) – either water or the iso tonic mix you had in Snowdonia
Food for on walk – e.g. Flapjack, Museli bars, Wine gums/Fruit pastilles, Bananas, Oat cakes, Malt loaf, Peanuts, Dried fruit (suggest we buy all this in Glasgow)

Communal Kit (I will supply) but will have to be carried between us all

Blizzard bag x2
2 Man emergency shelter x2
First Aid Kit
Maps

Food for between walks in the car - lots

Fruit juice
Flavoured milk

Now, Roger and I have variations on this. Roger has suggested a high protein liquid diet consisting mainly of err... Guinness and that a 35ltr rucksack is enough to carry a complete team member in.

I went to Track & Field in Cambridge to get sorted - I ended up buying some Raichle boots - great after my steeltoe capped boots from before - my toenails are singing! The 35ltr rucksack's did indeed have enough capacity for an attempt on Everest in my opinion - mind you, Jules has got everything covered, including a nuclear fall-out shelter so we may need it. Me and Rog fancy a tupperware box with some wine gums - less weight, we go faster. I ended up with a Camelbak rucksack with a 3ltr resevoir - I am going to experiment with Rog as to howw many cans of beer that equates to. Breathable top - check, three pairs walking socks, check, walking trousers - check -AND I can do a striptease on the way, the legs are detachable - how great is that!!!! There were also crampons and ice picks in the shop and I was sorely tempted as I would look great but Kirsty made me see reason with A LOOK.

It does not help when you try everything on when you get home , walk round the house looking like a seasoned mountain man, to enter the lounge and have your wife p**s herself laughing at you. My ego is bruised, my bank account hurting but I am ready for the mountains!!!