Packing list for a via ferrata
On your person
- Functional trousers
- Functional shirt
- Functional jacket or vest
- Ankle-height hiking boots with treaded soles
- Backpack
Essential
- Climbing harness
- Via ferrata set
- Via ferrata gloves
- Lockable carabiner
- Climbing helmet
- Short change shirt
- Water and windproof jacket
- Water and windproof pants
- Hat or headband
- SPF 30 sun cream with lip balm
- First aid kit M
- blister plaster
- headache tablets
- Drinking bottle or bladder with at least 1 liter of liquid (depending on the tour)
- electrolyte/magnesium tablet
- Nuts, dried fruit, bars as required
- ID, cash, EC card, plastic bag
- headlamp
- cell phone with emergency numbers
Recommended
- Sunglasses
- Short functional pants
- webbing sling
- Climbing shoes (depending on the route)
- multitool
Without mountain guide
- Tour description, possibly copied from a book
- compass
- GPS
- short safety ropebivouac sack
Expert tip
- Foldable poles
Optional
- Snack, if no hut is planned along the way
- Sweater / fleece
- photo and /bag
