RMI and Whittaker Mountaineering Gear Guides Mount McKinley Expedition | Page 26

- Lip Balm - SPF 15 or higher. Alba un-Petroleum\r\n- Sunscreen - We recommend small tubes of SPF 15 or higher, which can be carried in pockets for easy access and to prevent freezing. Doc Martin\'s Sunscreen\r\n- Chemical Hand Warmers\r\n- Garbage Bags - 5-6 used for lining your backpack or sleeping bag stuff sack\r\n- Ear Plugs - Nice to have in order to block out some of the noise.\r\n- Alkaline Batteries - For your avalanche transceiver\r\n- Camera - Should be small enough to fit in a chest pocket\r\n- Bowl - Either the GSI Infinity Bowl or the Sea to Summit X Bowl\r\n- Insulated Mug - Either the GSI Fairshare Mug or the Whittaker Mountaineering 12 oz. mug\r\n- Spoon of Spork - Two of either the MSR Folding Spork or the Light My Fire Spork\r\n- Pocket Knife - Petzl Spatha Knife\r\nWater Bottle We recommend 2-3 Wide Mouth Nalgene Bottles.\r\nHydration Tips Plan on bringing hard sided large mouth water bottles on the climb. These are much easier to fill, less likely to leak, don\'t freeze as easily when used with insulators, and can be thawed more easily. Hydration systems won\'t hold up for the extended expedition and will undoubtedly freeze. \r\nInsulated Water Bottle Covers These help prevent freezing. They should completely cover the bottle. Outdoor Research Water Bottle Parka\r\n- Baby Wipes - travel pack size of Wet Ones\r\n- Hand Sanitizer - Purell Hand Sanitzer\r\n- Toilet Paper - 2 rolls of Peregrine Outfitters \r\n Personal Toilet Tissue\r\n- Pee Bottle - 1 to 1.5 quart size.\r\n- Antibiotics: Broad spectrum antibiotics \r\n for Traveler\'s Diarrhea\r\n- Tylenol #3\r\n- Acetazolamide: For altitude sickness\r\n- Dexamethazone: For HACE\r\n- Band-aids\r\n- Asprin, Ibuprofen, Tylenol\r\n- Blister treatment\r\n- Antacids\r\n- Imodium (anti-diarrhea)\r\n- Pepto Bismol (stomach relief)\r\n- Small roll of adhesive tape\r\n- Neoprene Face Mask - Seirus Original \r\n MaskTM\r\n- Sleeping Mask\r\n- Reading Material/Journal\r\n- MP3 Player\r\n- Thermos - 1/2 liter capacity\r\n- Mosquito repellent - For Talkeetna