Hello all.
Me and my brother are off the the Alps for a week, in the first week of September.
Although my bro has been a few times this will be my first time in the Alps, and am wondering what to expect a bit!
Has anyone trekked the Alps before around September and can offer any advice?
I am expecting quite warm days and chilly nights. With the emphasis on carrying a light(ish) rucksack I've hammered the credit card a bit to get some light gear... Here is my basic kit list so far:
Karrimor Bobcat 65 litre pack
Vaude Power Tokee tent
Thermarest Neoair kip mat
Alpkit Pipedream 400 down bag (when it arrives back in stock!)
Lightweight cookset (pocket rocket, lightweight billy that combines as a mug, cutlery, lighter)
Lightweight Hulfators knife with firesteel
Food (boil in bag type and porridge for breakfast + hill food for daytime)
Platypus 2 litre bladder + water purification tabs
Lightweight waterproofs
Thick fleece and micro fleece
Base layers + thermal baselayers
Warm hat, gloves, neck gaiter
T-shirts
Shorts
Trousers
Spare socks
Wash kit
FAK
Sun lotion / insect repellent
Walking pole x 1
Headtorch + spare batteries
Map case / compass
Can anyone think of any essentials that i've missed?? I am really looking forward to going, some of the scenery I have seen pictures of is immense! The reason we are going in september rather than the main summer months is that neither me or my brother are big fans of trekking in the scorching heat.
Thanks all in advance.
Me and my brother are off the the Alps for a week, in the first week of September.
Although my bro has been a few times this will be my first time in the Alps, and am wondering what to expect a bit!
Has anyone trekked the Alps before around September and can offer any advice?
I am expecting quite warm days and chilly nights. With the emphasis on carrying a light(ish) rucksack I've hammered the credit card a bit to get some light gear... Here is my basic kit list so far:
Karrimor Bobcat 65 litre pack
Vaude Power Tokee tent
Thermarest Neoair kip mat
Alpkit Pipedream 400 down bag (when it arrives back in stock!)
Lightweight cookset (pocket rocket, lightweight billy that combines as a mug, cutlery, lighter)
Lightweight Hulfators knife with firesteel
Food (boil in bag type and porridge for breakfast + hill food for daytime)
Platypus 2 litre bladder + water purification tabs
Lightweight waterproofs
Thick fleece and micro fleece
Base layers + thermal baselayers
Warm hat, gloves, neck gaiter
T-shirts
Shorts
Trousers
Spare socks
Wash kit
FAK
Sun lotion / insect repellent
Walking pole x 1
Headtorch + spare batteries
Map case / compass
Can anyone think of any essentials that i've missed?? I am really looking forward to going, some of the scenery I have seen pictures of is immense! The reason we are going in september rather than the main summer months is that neither me or my brother are big fans of trekking in the scorching heat.
Thanks all in advance.