>>1607645>kit list questionshere is my lighter pack:
https://lighterpack.com/r/qzohvtthis is actually heavier than my normal gear weight, but desu once you're lighter than 9lb it stops making a huge difference. for reference my normal 3 season kit weights <7lb
>underwearI always free ball in the back country
>hydration systemjust a 1 L bottle from 7-11 and aqua tabs to clean lake water. I also carry a 2 L bag for dry camp sites. This area is pretty wet so I very rarely even carried a full litre.
>foodnormal mix of junkie stuff. candy, cookies, nuts, cliff bars, oatmeal, noodles, etc. I was on roughly 3000 calories a day, but had a little over. Managed to carry 6 days of food in my framless pack without much discomfort.
>navI navigated 98% with a map and compass. The route doesn't have a detailed GPS track and the maps just have dots on them highlighting key spots. Without sounding like a dick, it's important to have decent nav skills, ie more than follow the gps track, when hiking high routes. proper map and compass skills are required.
I don't carry a SPOT or anything, but might pick one up in the future for high routes so I can pull updated weather forecasts.
>Your tent looks pretty ULwith a little know how a tarp+bivy combo is the best for a number of enviroments. bug pressure was super low this time of year and I could easily camp in the trees most nights.
>Could you do something like this with a 2-person tent and some more robust sleeping gear?Yes. But I would suggest going as light as you can when trying a high route as they are physically very tough and pack weight will make a difference. You don't need to be UL, some where around 15lb and under as your base weight will make the world of difference.
>Forty percent of the Pfiffner Traverse is off-trail. Its elevation typically varies between 10,000 and 13,000 feet above sea level. And it features a quad-busting 760 vertical feet of climbing or descending per mile. 