GEAR FOR TIBET REFLECTS THE STYLE OF TRIPS, THE TYPE OF CLIMBING & TIBETS CLIMATE. MOST TRIPS ARE FAIRLY LIGHT, WITHOUT THE HUGE APPROACHES & TIMELINES OF K2, BUT ALSO MOSTLY AT A COLDER (THEREFORE DRIER) TIME OF YEAR. IT’S NOT UNCOMMON TO EXPERIENCE TEMPERATURES SIMILAR TO BEING HIGH ON K2, BUT MADE MORE BEARABLE DUE TO LOWER ELEVATIONS.
OUTSIDE OF OUR K2 PIPELINE AND DEDICATED WINTER ASCENTS, THE 8000m BOOTS & DOWN SUITS NEEDED ON K2 ARE NOT REQUIRED IN TIBET, BUT THINGS STILL DO NEED SERIOUS HIGH ALTITUDE GEAR. FROM OCTOBER ONWARDS, TIBET IS NOT THE PLACE FOR SINGLE BOOTS, CHEAP INSULATION OR UNTESTED GEAR, AND CAN BE THOUGHT OF AS YOU WOULD A 7000m SUMMIT.
OFTEN TIBET TRIPS ARE UNSUPPORTED ONCE LEAVING THE ROAD, SO CAMPS CAN BE SMALL & LIGHT, OFTEN WITHOUT COMMON TENT SPACES FOR COOKING & HANGING ABOUT. AT TIMES WE USE TIBETS INCREDIBLE SELECTION OF CAVES AND NATURAL PROTECTION, BUT IF NOT MOST CLIMBERS USE THE SAME TENT FOR THE APPROACH THEY DO ON THE MOUNTAIN.
