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Lightweight it is not (multisport road trips)
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Mar 25, 2009 at 12:12 pm #1235078
So I leave tomorrow afternoon for 12 days in southern Utah. On the menu is mountain biking, backcountry skiing, canyoneering, and of course a three day solo backpack. The truck is mostly loaded now, and I'm off to work in an hour.
It's pretty amusing to think about all the stuff that's loaded up right not. Besides one bike, one pair of skis, skins, poles, avy gear, cooking gear, tons of food, and an iPod full of books on tape, I have:
Five pairs of shoes (661 cycling shoes, Montrail CTC, LaSportiva Exum River, Merrell Supercomp, Chacos)
Two sleeping bags (WM, BPL 60 quilt)
Over 400' of static rope, along with a wetsuit and a drysuit, plus webbing, neo socks, hooking kit, etc
Three different shell jackets
Four different pairs of gloves, three different hats plus a sun visor
Three pairs of sunglasses and a pair of goggles
Only three packs! (BD Bullet, Patagonia Endurance, Cold Cold World Ozone)
One stove (alcohol)
And on top of all that and more, I'll have a laptop and a half dozen books in a vain attempt to stay on top of grad school work and teaching while I'm gone.
Having fun isn't easy. ;)
Mar 25, 2009 at 3:44 pm #1488787What no kitchen sink? I love the fact you got that mountain of fun stuff and an alcohol stove. Right on! Me and the Mrs are doing a bonnaroo (music festival) 5 day trek in the smokies, and romantic weekend in Ashevill NC combo this June. I'll put up the gear list for your enjoyment. Dinner jacket, crocs, tie dyed Phish shirts, and tyvek ground sheets! Rock and roll!
Mar 25, 2009 at 4:26 pm #1488798Reminds me of a recent ice climbing trip to Ouray. I briefly thought about throwing a bike in the back of the Climate Assault Vehicle but thought the better of it. Boot problems necessitated some days off the ice and the road out of Ouray was mostly dry and clear in both directions. My loss of pedal time was the barkeep's gain. I've already decided to bring a bike next time.
Mar 31, 2009 at 9:57 am #1490057I could still see daylight in the X so it wasn't "that" full :)
Multisport vacations rule.
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