ADVENTURE STUDIES DEPARTMENT
Clothing and Equipment Requirements
The Adventure Studies Department manages an equipment bay with over $500,000 of rock climbing, sea kayaking, whitewater kayaking, rafting, skiing, avalanche, mountaineering, rescue and camping equipment. Adventure Program students have free access to the use of this extensive equipment resource.
Students are required to provide their personal clothing and equipment, a list of which is provided below. A student may or may not need all of the items on the list depending upon their streams of study in the program.
| CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT LIST |
Clothing
- Wind/waterproof/breathable shell parka and pants
- Gaiters
- Fleece jacket
- Woolen/fleece mitts/gloves
- Waterproof gloves
- Thin wool or polypropylene gloves
- Woolen/fleece hats and balaclava or neck gaiter
- Long underwear bottoms and underwear tops (mid-weight & expedition weight)
- Down jacket or parka
- Insulated Pants (down or synthetic)
- Layers (fleece or wool jackets, sweaters, vest, underwear, etc.)
- Running shoes (one older for boating, one good pair)
- Wool or synthetic socks
- Synthetic or silk underwear
- Sun hat with wide brim
- Sunglassess
Equipment
- Trail eating utensils (unbreakable bowl, cup, spoon, etc.)
- Water bottle (2 wide mouth plastic bottles)
- Pocket knife, personal first aid kit
- Glacier glasses (spare pair)
- Headlamp and batteries
- Compass (Silva Ranger)
- Sleeping pad (Ensolites and/or Thermarest)
- Pack (large, well-built internal frame pack)
- Sleeping bag (for summer and/or winter use)
- Four - 11 mm Locking Carabiners
- Ten - 10 mm open Carabiners
- Eleven metres - 7 mm Static Rope
- Adjustable avalanche probe ski poles
Other, depending on courses selected
- Mountaineering boots
- Rock climbing shoes
- Telemark or mountaineering skis with boots, adjustable poles, bindings, and skins
- Other specialized gear
Optional
- Lightweight hiking boots
- Camera
- Pogies or Neoprene gloves (hand covers for paddling)
- Neoprene booties or socks
- Drysuit or Dry top
- Bivi sack
- Sleeping bag overbag
|