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Oh, That Denali Repair Kit

by Lou Dawson April 5, 2010
written by Lou Dawson April 5, 2010

Don’t you wish gear never broke or malfed? Modern ski mountaineering kit is incredibly robust, but stuff happens. So you need a comprehensive repair kit for a 3-week 7-man Alaskan glacier expedition. But what do you put in there? Bailing wire. Check. Duct tape. Check. After that it gets complicated, mainly because they don’t allow snowmobiles on the Kahiltna Glacier so you have to man haul your whole junkshow.

Backcountry skiing repair

MSR XGK stoves are quite reliable, but, a broken one can be life threatening so you've got to have the parts and the know-how. Practicing at home is a lot easier than doing it during a bivvy at 30 below zero.

So here is our list so far, anyone have any ideas for additions, deletions? The idea with this list is to go somewhat overboard. Once we assemble everything, we’ll whittle the weight down so it’s somewhere below a lead brick.

Item Quantity Notes
stove repair
extra bottle caps 2
stove tool 2 maybe bring a spoon or two that incorporate this
spare parts
control valve o ring 4
fuel tube o ring 5
fuel bottle o ring 3
pump seal 2
fuel jet 2 1 gk for use with white gas, plus 1 x for use with other stuff
check valve 1
flame spreader 1
dip tube 1
pump cup oil 2
saftey pins 2
shaker jet 1
fuel tube bushing 1
pump cup 1
jet cleaning wire 2
instructions 1
extra stove pump 1 fully assembled, quick fix
Binding repair all for Dynafit bindings
complete spare binding 1
spare heel unit 1 stripped down
extra leash 0 use cord and carabiners if someone loses a leash
sleeping pad repair can also be used to repair other fabrics
sticky patches 6 various sizes
non-sticky patch 8 various sizes
textile glue 1
hot bond adhesive 2 works good, but you have to boil it
instructions? 1
miscellaneous tools
most everyone will have knife or multitool 0 in kit
mini screwdriver bit holder 1
posi drive bit 2
large flathead bit 1
small flathead bit 1
normal philips bit 1
mini star drive bit 1 for top plate on Dynafit
misc.repair stuff
roll of duct tape 1 medium size
Voile straps 2
zip ties 15 various sizes
bailing wire (thick) 5 feet
rubber tube for pulks 2
split pole shaft 2
ski pole size hose clamps 6
larger hose clamps 3
3 mil cord 20 feet tons of this on tents as well
needle 6 heavy duty
thimble 1
thread 1 bobbin
lighter 1
ski pole basket 1
extra waist belt buckle 2
extra small buckle 1
extra dee clip strap 1
draw string clamps 2
shoe lace 20 feet
electrical tape half roll
seam grip 1
5 min epoxy 1
speedy stitcher 1
sunglasses 2 throw-away roll sunglasses
silver and black Sharpies 2
elastic cord 3 feet
mini volt meter 1 for fixing/testing electronics
tent pole repair 1 are everyones tent poles similar sizes?
popsicle sticks 2 for mixing glue
sharpening stone 1 for the ice in the Orient Express!
p-tex 1
things that can also be used as repair stuff
tent snow stakes splint broken shovel handel
Voile straps obviously! everyone should have a few
plastic bags left over from food
athletic tape last resort, in first aid kit
ski pole shaft w/ flicklock will be caried with the solar panels to hold them up
stove repair spoon anyone got one of these?
Lou Dawson

WildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. He was the first person in history to ski down all 54 Colorado 14,000-foot peaks, has authored numerous books about about backcountry skiing, and has skied from the summit of Denali in Alaska, North America’s highest mountain.

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