In 1984 John Bouchard wrote of his and Titione's, six day, January ascent of the S. Face of Aconcagua with a total of.....".no more than 10# of clothing and 25# packs". The details are reprinted above.
I added up a similar and very specific list a few days ago.The price of this fullkit list today could easilymake a grown man weepto get it under 10#.
Total is 8.9#
* 2 pair of socks liner and a med weight
5.25 oz/ 150g
* boots/inner boots
2# 8 oz/ 1134g Scarpa Phantom 6000 with Baruntse liner
*Long john bottom
166g/ 5.8oz wool blend 166g /5.8oz
*Pants
602g/ 21oz bib in Polartec's Neoshell/ Power Shield Pro/ grid fleece interior
*t shirt
220g / 8oz Patagonia lwt fleece zip T
*shell
340g/ 12oz Westcomb Shift 12oz
(or combine the two with a Arcteryx Venta MX 22oz / 628g and save 1oz. )
*insulation/ wind shelllayer
RAB Xenon Hoody 311g / 11oz
*Belay jacket
Mtn H Nilas 631g/ 22.2oz
*gloves
Mtn Hydra 262g / 9.25oz
*hat
Arc. Rho beanie
36g / 1.25 oz
*helmet
Petzl Meteor
224/ 7.9oz
Lots of different combos available. This is the best I could do for the warmth involved and a systems approach. How does your gear's weight measure upto 1984 standards? And the more specificquestion I think, "how much better/warmer is it?"
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