- What's up guys, I'm Miranda and today I'm gonna show
you everything I bring with me when I go sport climbing.
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So obviously this is a ton of stuff,
I don't bring this with me all the time,
there are some essentials that I always have
but this is the stuff that I'd bring for a long day
of cragging with a short approach
when I know I'm gonna have a lot of chill time, downtime.
Let's start with the essentials.
So I have my preferred quickdraws over here,
those are the ones that I keep for racking with first,
I also have some extra quickdraws
those are my less favorite of the bunch.
Then I have my rope in a rope bag,
this rope bag is actually a backpack,
I have it like this so that I can pawn
it off on somebody else but it does fit
in the bottom of my bag.
Then obviously I have my helmet, that's just for safety,
and then I bring my PAS, my personal anchor system,
as well as an ATC, my preferred belay device,
my gloves, and then an extra bail carabiner
on there as well.
Here I have some extra cordelettes, some slings
and a few extra carabiners and lockers.
And then obviously I have my harness.
And then I generally bring two pairs of shoes,
one pair is my more comfortable slab shoes,
these ones are getting a little bit worn out,
and then I also bring my sending shoes,
these are my more aggressive shoes
that I will pull on when I'm like ready
to get something done and dialed.
I also bring a guidebook with me for the area.
And then I also have my phone with me
which has the Mountain Project loaded on it,
and I'll get to that in a second.
And then obviously I'll bring my harness
and my chalk bag with some extra chalk in there.
And then I bring my first-aid kit,
this has the nail clippers in it as well as nail files,
some tape, things like that,
and then also a SAM splint, this is just a flexible splint
which is great in case somebody rolls an ankle
or injures an elbow or something.
Obviously I have my water bottle
which will be totally full of water and ready
to go for a day of climbing, this is just one liter
but you could carry more water with you
if you're out for a longer trip.
And then I have my warm-up kit in here,
this is a kit that I've developed
that works really well for me,
this just has stretch bands in it for warming up
as well as Power Putty for warming up my fingers,
and all sorts of skin repair and balm as well.
I would highly recommend developing your own
warm-up kit, it's just a really good idea
and something that I think climbers are not always great at.
So, that's my warm-up kit.
And then we kind of get into the non-essentials.
So, I bring my down jacket with me, this is my belay jacket,
I get cold really easily so I like to have that jacket
with me as well as an extra long-sleeved shirt.
As you can see, I'm not wearing a T-shirt right now,
I have a deep hatred for climbing in T-shirts
so I always climb in a tank top but I'll bring
an extra long-sleeved shirt in case
temperatures get really cold.
And then I bring my sunglasses with a sunglass retainer,
as well as hats with me, so depending on the weather,
I'll bring my ball cap, this is just for hiking in
since I'll be wearing the helmet when I'm actually
belaying or climbing.
But then if it's too cold for a ball cap
or it's not sunny enough to require it
I will just bring my beanie to wear instead.
And then I also like to bring a bandana
especially if I'm not wearing a headband
like I am right now, I obviously use this to keep
hair out of my face or use it to wipe sweat.
So, yeah, I bring a clean bandana with me as well.
So lets just go through what I'm actually
wearing right now, so obviously I have
a lightweight wicking tank top on
and then I am wearing my approach shoes,
these shoes have seen better days,
but these are my approach shoes, I have a pair of wool
socks on, and then my climbing leggings.
I don't like to climb in shorts,
I feel about that about the same as I feel about
climbing in T-shirts, I like to have my knees protected,
so these have worked really well for me.
If it's super hot out,
I will use a lighter weight pant than these,
but in general, this is what I will wear.
I also have my watch on my wrist right now,
If you've seen any of my other videos
you know that I wear this watch all the time.
But I don't actually wear it when I'm climbing.
I also have my belay slippers here, or my belay shoes,
These are something that I pull on instead
of having my approach shoes on when I'm done with the climb.
And then I carry a headlamp,
it's just part of your ten essentials, good idea to have it.
Then I'll also bring my extra water filtration
you can also bring water treatment tabs if you want
and this sort of depends on how long you're going to be out.
But again, part of your ten essentials,
just a good idea to have it.
Another thing that I really like to have
when I'm out climbing are snacks,
I think that snacks are the best part of a day of climbing
and I really like avocados so I will often bring
half an avocado as well as some tortilla chips
or tortillas themselves in this bowl.
And then this fits really nicely
in the lid of my crag bag.
I also bring my cellphone with me, my cellphone
has Mountain Project loaded on it, and then I'll download
the area where I'm climbing, I like to keep my cellphone
in airplane mode because I use it both for referencing
routes as well as as my camera,
and keeping it in airplane mode will keep the battery
from draining really quickly.
Getting into a few more non-essentials,
I will generally keep my coffee mug with me,
that's something I'll leave in the car
that way I can stop by a coffee shop
and just bring a mug with me on the way back
or stop and have a cold beverage, so anything like that
having it inside a mug is really great.
I also sometimes bring a poop kit with me
which I have in this green bag here.
If you don't know what a poop kit is,
it's basically just a trowel for digging a hole,
toilet paper if that's what you're going to carry,
a bag to pack that out as well as hand sanitizer.
Another thing that I will carry with me,
especially if I'm climbing with an uneven group of people
like three to five people, is my Flexlite chair.
Obviously this is not an essential,
this is a huge luxury item, but if I know that
I'm going to be kinda sitting around for a lot of the day,
having a Flexlite chair to hang out in is actually really
great, and it's not super heavy and it fits really nicely
on the side of my bag.
I also have a dog, and my dog is an awesome crag dog,
or at least I think so, so I have a leash here.
If you are gonna bring your dog with you climbing,
obviously make sure that your dog
is comfortable around people and is not going to be barking
or be distracting at all, for other climbers.
So, yeah, bringing a leash for me is pretty essential,
I'll bring a water bowl for her
as well as a bone or some toys.
But yeah, if you have a dog, bring a leash.
Then the last item that I have here
is something that I've started carrying recently,
so if I find that I'm getting really anxious
or nervous, or I'm just feeling anxious
while I'm not climbing, I like to have something
to do with my hands to help calm me down.
Sort of a relaxing thing for me and so I will carry
a pocket knife with me to whittle things
like this spoon that I made on my last climbing trip,
so carry your pocket knife, it's something that's really
lightweight and easy to carry around and then
I carry a spoon gouge as well as some sandpaper.
Again, totally not an essential and you might
find that there's something else that you like to do
to keep yourself busy while you're waiting
but for me this is just a really good relaxation tool
that fits easily in my bag, so yeah.
And last but not least, obviously all this stuff
has to go somewhere, and so it goes in my crag bag.
My crag bag is 40 liters and it fits all of this stuff
pretty easily, depending on how many people
you're climbing with you might find
you can go with a smaller bag,
you might need something larger,
obviously if you have more gear
you'll want something bigger,
but as far as sport climbing goes, this crag bag
has worked really really well for me.
That's it for everything that I bring out sport climbing.
If you have any of your own special items
that you like to have with you,
please leave those in the comments below,
and I'll see you guys later.