As far as kit is concerned little has changed in the 38 years since I first climbed Mont Blanc. You need the best, rugged all weather, high mountain kit you can get. If you can get the same performance from lighter weight then go for it. Remember light weight kit does not reduces the need to be at top form.
This is what I had but didn’t take the bivi stuff **when we went to the summit
Kit List for Mont Blanc | |||
Stuff | From | weight | |
Wing | Ozone Peak | 4830 | |
Harness | Supair Everest | 524 | |
Sac : airbag | Kortel sak | 1045 | |
Reserve | Supair ultralight M | ** | |
Sleeping bag | McKinlay Army 11 | 2625 | ** |
Bivi Bag | Gortex | 558 | ** |
Matress | Thermarest | 376 | ** |
Stove | Jetboil | 433 | ** |
Butane/propane mix | 220 net | 370 | ** |
Pots and pans | 394 | ||
Head torch | Frendo Long beam bulb inc 2 LED settings + spare batteries | 131 | |
GPS | MLR | 259 | |
Tee shirt | Decathlon Base | 236 | |
Layer 2 | decathlon long sleeve | 243 | |
Layer 3 | North Face Summit Series Jacket | 614 | |
Down Jacket | Helly Hensen | 1210 | |
Gloves | Technique Extrem over mit | ||
Daschstine Woolen Mit | |||
Decathlon under glove | 356 | ||
Balaclava | HH Fleece | 108 | |
Over Trousers | Decathlon | 617 | |
Trousers | 600 | ||
Helmet | Decathlon cycle | 240 | |
Rope and assorted crabs glacier kit | 20M 9mm Crabs prussics etc | 1000 | |
Axe and Lightweight alloy crampons | 1410 | ||
Boots | Korflach | 2730 | |
First aid kit | bits in a bag | 212 | |
Energy food | Decathlon range gells glucoze etc | 400 | |
Food | Pasta cake tea bags mars bars | 1000 | |
Water | 1 ltr fresh and 1.5 ltr energy drink | 2100 | |
Total weight | 20259 | ||
Weight of rucsack | 14426 | SUMMIT | |
Oh yes and toilet paper and a candle
If you want to know how it all performed have a look at Reflections