Gear List

 

Here’s the gear list that many of you have been asking for. The items include both my winter and summer gear, some of which I am no longer carrying (i.e. down jacket) but will pick up again when I hit the mountains near Beijing in Autumn.

Hopefully this will help make things easier for those planning a similar trek. I’ve been involved in outdoor pursuits for a long time and the equipment below represents the best gear available on the market. It doesn’t come cheap but when you need to rely on your gear for survival, it’s the best investment you can make. I’ve also included a list of my technical equipment since many have asked about my photographic gear and how I keep the website current. It also gives you a good idea why my packs so damn heavy! I’ll try to include a complete inventory of my first aid kit and field repair kit at a later date.

Millet and Lafuma are a high quality range of outdoor equipment that is relatively new to Australia. They are imported by Adventure Extreme. In Sydney you can find them at Peak15. For other stockist see the Adventure Extreme website. Adventure Extreme and Peak15 set themselves apart from the competition by not only providing outstanding equipment but the level of customer service is exceptional. They had no hesitation in supporting the Great Wall Trek since they also value putting something back into the community. Great to see businesses doing there part to help those less fortunate.

For those in Australia that want to improve there outdoor skills, Outdoor Education Group (OEG) provide outstanding training and tertiary courses. The instructors are amongst the best in the world. If you are thinking of working in the outdoor industry this is the best place to start.

Millet Nanda 70+10 backpack

Bibler Ahwahnee tent and footprint

Macpac Epic sleeping bags – 450 SF, 150 SF and 150 liner

Sea-To-Summit Thermolite sleeping bag liner

Thermarest ProLite 3 Regular Sleeping Mat

Thermarest Trekker Chair

Optimus Nova+ plus stove – 1 litre fuel bottle

MSR titanium 1.5 litre pot

Snow Peak Titanium spork

MSR Dromlite 4 litre water bladder x 2

Nalgene N-Gen water bottle x 2

Katadyn Vario water filter

Leki Super Makalu trekking poles

Leatherman Wave multi-tool

SeaLine Seal Pak

Repair kit

Toiletries bag

Storm UV Goggles – Rip Curl

Sea-To-Summit medium compression sack – 1 for tent & 1 for sleeping bags/clothes

Princeton Tec Apex head torch

Oakley Gascan polarised sunglasses

Suunto Vector Wristop computer

Suunto MC-2 Compass

Garmin GPS60csx and soft case

Sea-To-Summit large map case

Maps

Millet Bhouthon GTX boots

Millet Explorer GTX boots

Millet K rain jacket

Millet K rain pants

Millet Mt Fuji down jacket

Millet Pro-touring jacket

Lafuma Carins II zip-off pants

Lafuma Stretch Pants

Millet Explorer long sleeve shirt

Macpac Interwool Mountain Versatile T-shirt x 2

Macpac Interwool Sports Body Boxers x 2

Macpac Interwool Mountain Warmth long sleeve top

Macpac Interwool Mountain Warmth pants

Wigwam Merino Wool Rugged Hiker socks x 2

Wigwam Merino Wool Light hiker socks x 2

Sea-To-Summit Mullet Cap

Wool beanie

Gloves

Silk glove liners

Buff head wear bandana/head sock

Apple MacBook fully featured laptop, batteries x3 with neoprene soft pouch

Rhino-Skin Apple MacBook hard case & neoprene soft pouch

Apple iPod 4GB Nano

Otter iPod Nano waterproof case

4GB memory stick

BGAN Nera WorldPro with batteries x3 and neoprene soft pouch

BGAN Nera handset and neoprene soft pouch

Assortment of cords

Nikon D200

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm zoom

Nikon battery charger

Batteries x 2

Neoprene neck strap

Visible Dust Arctic Butterfly

Sensor cleaning kit

Cokin UV filters x 2

Cokin Polarising filter

SanDisk Extreme IV CompactFlash 4GB memory cards x 2

Lens cleaning kit

Gitzo Basalt light weight tripod

Gitzo tripod head

Assortment of cords

Sony HDR-HC3 High Definition Handycam

Sony VCL-HG0730X wide angle converter lens

Sony ECM-HST1 stereo microphone

Sony HVL-HIRL video & Infrared light

Sony AC-VQP10 Rapid battery charger

Sony NP-FP90 Batteries x 2

Sony DVM63 High Definition MiniDV tapes x 10

Sony VF-30PKXS polarising filter kit

Sony VF-R30NKX Neutral Density Filter

Head cleaning tape

Assortment of cords

LowePro Stealth Reporter D200 AW camera bag

Sea-To-Summit Ultra-Sil dry sack – 35 litre

Harmonica

Chinese phrase book

Passport and travel documents