• [sleeping bag / inlet]
  • (rain jacket)
  • [indoor slippers]
  • (rain pants)
  • (rain cover for backpack)
  • towel and toothbrush
  • [underpants]
  • [(short track pants)]
  • [t shirt]
  • [hip bag]
  • [wind vest]
  • (warm gloves)
  • [(bandana)]
  • biking glasses
  • bike gloves
  • [(goretex socks)]
  • socks
  • [(extra socks)]
  • [(long underpants)]
  • [(full arm t shirt)]
  • backpack (30 liters)
  • helmet
  • fleece jacket
  • [(fleece vest)]
  • bike shirt
  • [(extra bike shirt)]
  • bike pants
  • [(extra bike pants)]
  • sleeve extenders (?)
  • (leg extenders (?))
  • [knee/shin protectors]
  • [elbow/forearm protectors]
  • maps in waterproof bag
  • [(hankies)]
  • [(compass)]
  • (rescue blanket)
  • [flash light]
  • (first aid kit)
  • personal medication
  • [cell phone charger]
  • [spare battery and memory card for camera]
  • plastic bags to keep things really dry in backpack, even in heavy rain
  • [cell phone]
  • [camera]
  • [leisure pants]
  • tools and spare parts (important: spare brake pads!)
  • bike shoes,
    bike w/ 2 water bottles
  • [saddle bag for tools and spare parts]
  • in 2nd traveller's backpack: soap, tooth paste, sun lotion, spare inner tube

Packing

I forgot to put one important piece of gear in this picture. Can you see what's missing? (No, I'm not talking about the bike.)
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10mm - ISO400 - f/4 - 1/40 - flash bounced off ceiling
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P.S. I've added notes explaining the items depicted. Things I personally do not consider strictly necessary for a summer bike trip in the high mountains have been placed in [brackets]. Things I did not use on my most recent trip have been put in (parentheses).

P.P.S. For those who want to do an extended MTB trip themselves, my recommendation is to aim for a full backpack weighing in at 5kg / 10lbs (which would be perfect), so that you'll end up with one weighing about 7kg / 15lbs (which is what you see in this shot here, with the tools in the saddle bag weighing less than an additional 1kg / 2lbs). 10kg / 20lbs would already be too much for a backpack to enjoy the ride, imo.

Comments and faves

  1. koko_pictures (34 months ago | reply)

    ....& all that in a little backpack...........

  2. la_bella_polenesiana (34 months ago | reply)

    and i just got back :-)
    Is this how you pack Chris? wow I must say you are mouch more organized than I am .-)

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  4. Gregussen (34 months ago | reply)

    Thats some equipment!!

  5. Eman bnt abdulaziz (34 months ago | reply)

    Have a great time : )

  6. Traciѐ (34 months ago | reply)

    I am totally viewing all of this backwards.....

    so where is the tape that kept your shoes together? :)
    where is the sunscreen and chapstick?

    And exactly what did you forget to pack? The shoes?

  7. -cr (34 months ago | reply)

    @ Tracie: I forgot to put the shoes into this picture, yes.
    Couldn't have possibly forgotten to take them on that trip, though, as the only other "shoes" I took are on the very left in row two; they would have felt funny leaving the house for the train station. :-)

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  9. Erik Frankel (30 months ago | reply)

    This is so cool!! i´m into freeride downhill MTB these days and i liked it a lot when i saw this pic, i usually don´t take too much stuffs with me. you are quite organized!

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  11. minuano12 (26 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic work.
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    Seen on your photo stream. ( ?² )

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