All of the equipment below is available for loan to club members. The gear is for members to try out different types of high priced items to help them decide which one to buy for themselves, or to borrow items that they would infrequently use so would not want to buy. It is not to replace gear that a member should buy for him/herself. Members can check out only one of each item (unless they have a family membership); we don’t loan gear FOR non-members TO freeload OFF their Boealps friends WITH. There IS NO charge FOR the equipment, BUT IF you bend it, you mend it. The MAXIMUM loan period IS FOR 2 weeks, although WITH special permission longer loan periods can be negotiated (FOR an OUT OF the area trip, FOR example). Equipment must be returned TO the same location it was checked OUT FROM, AND can’t be passed directly on to another Boealps member, since the condition of each item needs to be checked after each use.

Note that equipment that is being taken out of Washington or is needed for longer than 1 week requires prior approval of the Board.

The equipment committee is always interested to hear suggestions from members about what gear they feel would be a good addition to the inventory. Keep in mind, however, that club equipment is chosen for its versatility and toughness. The rare purchase of superlight, superexpensive tents and the like have proved to be inappropriate – the gear doesn’t LAST AS LONG. Likewise the suggestion OF a club parka OR sleeping bag would require more maintenance (cleaning), AND would be SIZE dependent. Also – IS there a need FOR a Woodinville location, OR are Everett, Renton AND Seattle enough?

– Equipment Officers

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	Brand	Style	Description	Renton	Seattle	Everett
BEACONS AND GPS	DTS Trakker	SF457MHz	Avalanche Beacon / Transceiver - Digital	5	6	2
	Marmot	Barryvox 457MHz	Avalanche Beacon / Transceiver - Digital	1	1	1
	Pieps	DSP 457MHz	Avalanche Beacon / Transceiver - Digital	1	1	1
	Garmin	GPS 40	Global Positioning System receiver (needs 4 AA batteries)	0	1	0
ICE CLIMBING	Charlet Moser	Quasar	Ice Tool	0	1	0
	Simond	Chigal	Waterfall Ice Hammer	1	0	0
	Black diamond	Cobra	Waterfall Ice Hammer	0	1	0
	Simond	Piranha	Waterfall Ice Hammer	0	1	0
	Black Diamond	X-15	Alpine Ice Hammer	1	0	0
	Black Diamond	Shrike	Ice Hammer	0	1	0
	Black Diamond	Shrike	Ice Axe	0	1	0
	Black Diamond	Rage	Ice Hammer	0	1	0
	Black Diamond	Rage	Ice Axe	0	1	0
	Camp	Hypercouloir	Ice Hammer with Alpine Pick	0	1	0
	Black Diamond	Express	Ice Screws + 2 BD Holsters	0	10	0
SKIS AND SNOWSHOES	Hagan	Alpin T1	180cm Touring Skis (with skins) for mountaineering boots	1	0	0
	Hagan	Alpin T1	180cm Touring Skis for mountaineering boots	0	1	0
	Sherpa	Featherweight	Medium Snowshoe - good for climbing	5	2	1
	Sherpa	Lightfoot	Large Snowshoe - good for deep, soft snow	1	1	0
	Tubbs	Kathadin	Small Snowshoe - best for total weight < 170 lbs	2	1	0
	MSR	Denali Llama	Snowshoes with wing attachments	2	1	1
	MSR	Denali Ascent	Snowshoes	1	0	0
	MSR	Denali Evo Ascent	Snowshoes	1	1	2
TENTS AND SHELTERS	Sierra Designs	Half Moon	Lightweight 2-Person 3-Season Tent (5 lbs)	1	0	0
	North Face	Mountain 25	2-Person Expedition Tent	0	0	1*
	North Face	VE-25	3-Person 4-Season Tent (11-12lbs)	1	0	0
	Sierra Design	Stretch Prelude AST	3-Person Expedition Tent (12lbs)	0	0	1
	Moss	Little Dipper	3-Person Expedition Tent (12 lbs)	0	1	0
	Moss	Star Gazer	2-3 Person 4-Season Tent (8.5 lbs)	0	0	1
	Eureka	Sentinel	4-Person 4-Season Tent (11.5 pounds)	0	1	0
	North Face	Hima 47	4-Person 4-Season Tent	1	0	0
	Moss	Big Dipper	4-Person Expedition Tent (15 lbs)	0	0	1
	North Face	Himalayan Hotel	4-6 Person 4-Season Tent (16 lbs)	1	0	0
	North Face	A5 Portaledge	2-Person Portaledge with expedition fly	0	1	0
	Moss	SuperFly	4-Person Floorless Tent	0	1	0
	Mountain Hard Wear	EV2	Lightweight 2-Person Expedition Tent	0	1*	0

* NOTE: Reserved For Expeditions. Board approval & $100 deposit is required.

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