Steve House's Gear for Overnight Alpine Climbs

In this thorough video, highly renowned alpinist and mountain guide, Steve House, walks us through his methodology for packing for an overnight alpine climb—sharing his go-to items for ensuring that he has the adequate nutrition and gear for a lightweight and successful adventure.

Food and nutrition

For any kind of alpine climb, I pretty much rely on energy food. My favorite energy food right now is the Gu Stroopwafels. They’re light (just over an ounce), 150 calories, very palatable, stay soft when its cold.

A post shared by Steve House (@stevehouse10) on Oct 24, 2016 at 10:10am PDT

Cooking gear

Stove-wise I’m mostly using the Windburner these days, except at really high altitudes.

#Lunch at 22,000 feet, bring your appetite or get left in the dust when climbing with #Slovenians. Here we are feasting on Chapati, raw onion, canned fish, and happy cow cheese blobs. Non processed foods (except for the cheese blobs) that balance macro nutrients are the best choices for days when you can pull into the tent and have yourself a feast. For the fast-forward days I rely on my @guenergylabs #sponsor to keep me moving without a real break. What do you like to eat at high altitude? Please don’t say Pringles… @patagonia_climb @lasportivana @zealoptics @grivel #dasparka

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Apparel and sleeping gear

My hardshell will be in my pack. I might go with a Houdini-style jacket in really good weather … If it’s going to be windy or cold I’ll bring an M10 Jacket from Patagonia. These hardshells are so light, compact, and the fabric is so breathable.

1. 3-4 sets of hand gear (warm mittens, belay gloves, climbing gloves)

2. Patagonia Houdini Jacket

3. Patagonia M10 Jacket

4. Patagonia Hyper Puff Parka

5. Patagonia Down Sleeping Bag

6. ThermaRest NeoAir Mattress

7. Patagonia Ascensionist 30L Pack

Scotland! One of my favorite places to climb, shot last year by @mikeylikesrocks this one had some tricky bits and a good amount of rime made for slow going. #mixedclimbing @patagonia_climb @lasportivana @guenergylabs @zealoptics @grivel

A post shared by Steve House (@stevehouse10) on Dec 14, 2016 at 1:30pm PST

Miscellaneous gear

These new [Petzl] headlamps with the big rechargeable batteries are pretty incredible.

Go simply. Climb well. Have fun. (Not necessarily in that order) @patagonia_climb @lasportivana @guenergylabs @grivel @zealoptics ?@evahouse in ???

A post shared by Steve House (@stevehouse10) on Dec 13, 2016 at 12:43pm PST

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Steve House’s Gear for Overnight Alpine Climbs

Food and nutrition

Cooking gear