Hi Rod,
The green mid is a Bearpaw PyraNet 2. I had jigged a bit to fit the trailstar and over the last year when needed it has been a great set up for 2 in bad weather. On this trip we mostly used the inner alone and loved the quick and easy set up after very long days.
As for the rest of the gear we both ran Zpacks Zero's with rool top closures and front pockets. We both used full length eva foam pads as frames and when sleeping we coupled the foam with inflatable torso pads and down quilts. We used esbit and fires for cooking with 550ml Ti pots with all meals FBC made by JD and I at home in dehydrators.
We both wore shorts, wool t shirts, Inov8 trailroc 245's, windshirts and down jackets. We used one sawyer squeeze for water treatment and blew up almost all bladders by the end of the trip, even an evernew bladder. We carried water bottles on our shoulders straps and used Nuun tablets with every refill.
I really would't change anything that we brought, we were both happy and used everything that was in our packs.
This was our trip,
Larapinta Distances Trail Notes
Saturday 29th Day 1
1. Redbank Gorge to Rocky Bar look out = 17km Easy Carry Water from Rocky Bar
CAMP 17km Rocky Bar Gap/Lookout
Sunday 30th Day 2
2. Rocky Bar Look out to Glen Helen JTC = 14km Medium Climb
3. Glen Helen/ Finke River to Ormiston Gorge = 9.5km Medium Flat
4. Ormiston Gorge to Waterfall Gorge = 15.5km Hard Climb and Carry water to Waterfall Camp
CAMP 34km Waterfall Gorge
Monday 1rst Day 3
5. Waterfall Gorge to Serpentine Chalet Dam = 13km Hard Undulating Hills
6. Serpentine Chalet Dam to Serpentine Gorge = 13.5km Hard Climb & Descent
CAMP 26.5km Serpentine Gorge
Tuesday 2nd Day 4
7. Serpentine Gorge to Ellery Creek = 14km Hard Flat, pay to Get through this section
7. Ellery Creek to Rocky Gully = 15.5km Medium Flat
CAMP Rocky Gully 29.5km
Wednesday 3rd Day 5
8. Rocky Gully to Hugh Gorge = 16km Medium Undulating
9. Hugh Gorge to Fringe Lily Creek = 8km Very Hard Small Climbs
10. Fringe Lily Creek to Birthday Waterhole = 8km Very Hard Big Climb/Big descent
CAMP 32km Birthday Waterhole
Thursday 4th Day 6
11. Birthday Waterhole to Brinkley Bluff = 7km Very Hard Biggest/ Steepest Climb
12. Brinkley Bluff to Standley Chasm = 10km Very Hard All Descent
CAMP 17km Standley Chasm
Friday the 4th Day 7
13. Standley Chasm to Jay Creek = 15km Hard Climb + High route
14. Jay Creek to Mulga Camp = 11km Medium Flat
CAMP Mulga Camp 26km
Saturday 5th Day 8
15. Mulga Camp to Simpsons Gap = 14km Medium Flat
16. Simpsons Gap to Wallaby Gap = 11km Medium Undulating
CAMP 25km Wallaby Gap
Sunday 6th Day 9/Fly out
18. Wallaby Gap to Telegraph Station = 14km Medium Undulating
Alice Springs 14km
