If you avoid cotton nearest to the body, since it can cool when wet, and have windproof outer clothing, the winter day out will be a nice experience. Put on sunscreen with a high factor and use sunglasses, even if the sun is not breaking through the clouds.

Here is an example of how you can dress:

• Underwear in wool/synthetic

• Thin sock in wool/synthetic

• Wool socks

• Shell jacket or anorak with hood

• Ski pants, unlined

• Sweater or shirt

• Mitten windproof, preferably with removable liner or inner mitten in wool

• Hat

• Sunglasses and ski goggles

In the backpack

• Extra garment; down jacket or thick sweater, wind pant

• Coffee/food and vacuum bottle/stove, fuel and matches

• First aid and sunscreen

• Map and compass

Other personal equipment

• Knife

• Whistle

• Flashlight, candle

• Camera

• Binoculars

Common equipment for a group

• Wind sack (one for 2-3 people)

• Sleeping (one for 3 people)

• Bivouac shovel (one for 2 people)

• Safety line

• Repair equipment, e.g. multi-tool, duck tape, straps, steel thread

• Medical equipment

• Toilet paper

For staying in a mountain hut
When you plan the tour, check which mountain huts sell provisions, so that you can keep the weight in your backpack down.

Provision price list for mountain huts contains food, drink and candy.

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• Sleeping bag or travel sheet (sleeping bag is recommended! You can be forced to sit in a wind sack a long time/overnight outside) 

• Hygienic products

• Sweatsuit/T-shirt

• Shoes/sandals for indoors

• Money or debit/credit card

• STF membership card

For staying in a tent/bivouac
A necessary requirement when sleeping outside in the winter is to keep dry and warm and that the equipment is winter adapted. For the first time, it’s wise to practise near to a mountain hut or mountain station, so that you can come in, warm up and dry, before it’s time to crawl into the tent or bivouac for the night. STF and others have winter mountain courses for you who want to learn to dig a bivouac and tent in the winter.

 • Sleeping pad

• Sleeping bag

• Digging bag for shoes and gloves

• Eventually tent