1 Ten Essentials Changed from items to function

2 New Ten Essentials –Navigation –Hydration –Sun Protection –Insulation –Illumination –First Aid Supplies –Fire –Emergency Shelter –Repair Kit & Tools –Nutrition

3 Navigation Map Compass Altimeter GPS –UTM Plotting Template –Lat/Long Plotting Scale

4 Hydration Water Container Extra Water Pot, if you want to heat water

5 Sun Protection Sunglasses Sunscreen with –Zinc Oxide –Titanium Dioxide –Parsol 1789 –Mexoryl SX (Canada)

6 Insulation Extra Clothing Foam Sit Pad

7 Illumination Headlamp or Flashlight Extra Batteries and Bulb

8 First Aid Supplies Blisters Tape Bandaid Sterile Dressing Personal Rx meds

9 Fire Matches Lighter Fire Starter

10 Emergency Shelter Tarp Cord 25-ft –Nylon vs. Dacron (polyester)

11 Repair Kit and Tools Knife Duct Tape Needle & Thread or Dental Floss Specific equipment tools & parts –Stove –Ski bindings –Crampons, etc.

12 Nutrition Extra Food

13 Items not in Ten Essentials Signaling for Rescue Insect Protection Snow Travel Safety

14 Signaling for Rescue Active Passive –Day –Night

15 Signaling for Rescue Active –Signal Mirror –Whistle –Transceiver (radio) –Cell Phone Passive –Day - Surveyors Tape –Night - Reflective Cord

16 Insect Protection Mosquitoes No-see-um & Flies

17 Insect Protection Mosquito Head Net Buzz Off Clothing (Permethrin 0.5%) Tightly woven microfiber Polyester clothing Insect Repellent (use on skin) –Mosquito DEET - 3M Ultrathon, Sawyer Controlled Release –No-see-um & Flies MGK-264 & MGK Sawyer Broad Spectrum Mosquito net clothing

18 Snow Travel Safety Shelter Building Ground Insulation Avalanche Safety

19 Snow Travel Safety Shelter Building –Snow Shovel –Snow Saw Ground Insulation –Foam Sit Pad Avalanche Safety –Avalanche Beacon 457kHz –Snow Shovel –Probe Pole –Clinometer