EMILE & PIER'S BRIAN WADDINGTON HUT GEAR LIST

Clothing

• Merino 250 base layers - for the day (1 top, 1 bottom) - Smartwool
• Full dry and cosy outfit for the night 
• 3 pairs of merino socks - 2 for skiing, one for the night - Smartwool socks
• Synthetic mid layer for skiing - Mountain Hardwear Kor air shell
• Down jacket as a spare if you get cold - Arcteryx Cerium
• Shell jacket that can fit over layers - Dynafit Free GTX
• Shell pants - Dynafit Free GTX
• 3 pairs of underwear (or one used inside out, back to front) - Saxx sold instore
• 1 pair waterproof warm gloves/mitt - Hestra Heliglove
• 1 pair thin gloves - Hestra Ergo Grip Active
• Tuque/cap
• Buff 
• Hut booties/ or something to change out of - Intuition booties

Backpack/Avalanche Gear

• 65-80L backpack (with good support) - Mountain Hardwear AMG
• Optional light day backpack for ski missions whilst there
• Transceiver - fully charged - Mammut Barryvox
• Probe - Blackdiamond quickdraw
• Shovel - Ortovox Kodiak
• Personal First aid kit - adventure medical kit 

Sleeping Equipment

• Around -9C sleeping bag (preferably down - synthetic works fine) - Mountain Hardwear Bishops pass
• Inflatable sleeping mat with an R value of 4+ - Exped ultra 
• Optional blow up pillow to make a more luxurious stay
• Head torch (maybe a small lamp for the evening) - Petzl Tikka
• Toothbrush/toothpaste
• Toilet roll in a waterproof bag

Personal Cooking Utensils

• Cutlery (spork if packing lighter)
• Sharp portable knife (multi-tool works)
• Bowl (collapsible Tupperware is a good hack)
• Cup
• Thermos 
• Lighter 
• Water bottle (minimum of 1L) Ex: nalgene

Ski Equipment 

• Touring Skis/splitboard - DPS pagoda tour
• Skins - Pomoca climb 2.0
• Poles - Backdiamond razor carbon pro
• Touring ski boots - Dynafit Radical Pro

Group Equipment

• 1-2 887ml fuel bottles (changes depending on size of group) - MSR
• Whisperlite cooking stove (2 or more is better)
• 2 or more cooking pots - alpha pot
• Bin bags
• Communal large first aid kit - Escape Route Backcountry first aid kit
• Satellite phone or device - Zoleo
• GPS/map/compass
• If you want to be careful water treatment tablets/ filtration device
• Hatchet/saw (if there’s none at the hut - check hut information before going)

Food/Drink

• Plenty of snacks for throughout the day
• Split evening meals throughout the group or freeze dried meals
• Rehydration tablets (especially for hangovers)
• A proper day of skiing ends up with a good IPA or 5 (or whiskey if you’re going light weight)
• Bags of wine are lighter than bottles and are more compact to carry down

More Info/Tips

• Having a guardian angel (someone that knows your plan)
• Spare food just in case
• Have GPS coordinates of where the hut is 
• Plan more time than you think it will take for you to get to the hut (early bird catches the worm)