Too much or too little?
I ask because yesterday I climbed the Eildon hills in Scotland and it was so easy, I went in T-shirt, shorts and running shoes and nowt else. I saw two groups of people who had as much gear on as you'd have for a major trek in the Alps or the Himalayas and these were two hills of about 1000ft max and no more than about 7K of distance in total. I've seen similarly-clad people round here on Pendle (1812 ft high) who looked way, way over-kitted. 45 litre rucksacks, gaiters, expensive Gore-tex XCR jackets, overtrousers, the lot! Hey, they've bought the gear and it's going to get a good airing, is it not?
My mate John, who is a big-wig at the Hope MTB production place, laughs at the kit people wear to do Munros in Scotland. He takes no rucksack and nothing more than one can of pop and a bag of sweets when he climbs them! Now that's well under-prepped for such a climb but that's going from one extreme to another in my opinion.
So, let's say a five hour outing with a total ascent of 3,245 feet, 16 degrees C at the base and 12C on the top, reasonable clarity, occasional clouds. What do YOU take on such a trek?
I ask because yesterday I climbed the Eildon hills in Scotland and it was so easy, I went in T-shirt, shorts and running shoes and nowt else. I saw two groups of people who had as much gear on as you'd have for a major trek in the Alps or the Himalayas and these were two hills of about 1000ft max and no more than about 7K of distance in total. I've seen similarly-clad people round here on Pendle (1812 ft high) who looked way, way over-kitted. 45 litre rucksacks, gaiters, expensive Gore-tex XCR jackets, overtrousers, the lot! Hey, they've bought the gear and it's going to get a good airing, is it not?
My mate John, who is a big-wig at the Hope MTB production place, laughs at the kit people wear to do Munros in Scotland. He takes no rucksack and nothing more than one can of pop and a bag of sweets when he climbs them! Now that's well under-prepped for such a climb but that's going from one extreme to another in my opinion.
So, let's say a five hour outing with a total ascent of 3,245 feet, 16 degrees C at the base and 12C on the top, reasonable clarity, occasional clouds. What do YOU take on such a trek?