Equipment List - Venediger Höhenweg Hut-to-Hut 1 Week Hike

Motto: As little as possible – As much as necessary   We will be carrying everything for ONE week!
Essentials-required

Hiking Map OeAV Nr. 36 in waterproof sleeve

Compass (know how to use it with the map)

LED Headlamp or Flashlight + spare batteries

Pocket knife

Sunglasses

Emergency bivy sack, plastic

Sunblock crème  min. SPF 15 ( higher better)

Toilet paper and/or pocket tissues

Sunblock Lip balm SPF 30 or SPF 45

Personal First Aid kit (see below)

Blister prevention Compeed®, Spenco® or moleskin

Membership card OeAV (or other – ask trip leader)

Drinking-water bottle  minimum 1 ℓ. (2- 1 ℓ better)

Route description-we will provide to each person

Footwear

Hiking boots (suitable for high alpine trekking)

Gaiters, full length, waterproof

Socks + spares (Coolmax® mixture opt.)

Wicking liner socks opt.

Outerwear

Mountaineering jacket (for cold, wind & rain)

Fleece stocking cap (Mütze)

Wide-brim Hat  (for sun & rain)

Cap baseball type opt.

Gloves fleece

Gloves, waterproof shell

Rainwear poncho optional

Rainpants

Hiking Clothing

Mountaineering pants (jeans are NOT suitable)

Spare mountaineering pants opt.

Fleece jacket

Fleece pullover  light wt.opt.

Fleece vest opt.

Shirts/blouses (opt. functional material)

Underwear (opt. functional material)

Neck shawl opt.

For the Hut

Sleeping liner (“Hüttenschlafsack”)

Hut shoes

Hut clothes (lightweight training outfit or similar)

Bag w/ Personal Toiletries

Towel

Travel alarm opt.

Money

 

Other stuff

Backpack  min. 30ℓ preferably bigger (w/rain cover)

Trekking poles (recommended)

Backpack-very small & light for short hikes in between

Thermos bottle opt.

Container with daily lunch and snacks

Cell phone, opt.

Camera with extra film/memory cards & batteries!!!

Reading material opt.

Binoculars opt.

Notebook & pencil opt.

Addresses for sending postcards opt.

Songbook opt.

Travel clothes for the trip to & from the hike

GPS receiver (opt.) compass still required!

 

 

Personal First Aid kit to contain all required medications, spare contact lenses, etc.
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