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from detailed guides on choosing the best outdoor gear to starter outdoor packing lists you can use to prepare for any adventure, here's all my gear knowledge & mountain-tested recommendations in one place

✨ outdoor gear guides ✨

These deep-dive guides are here to demystify the (often overwhelming!) process of building your outdoor gear closet— breaking down which features matter most, how to choose the right gear for your adventures, and what’s truly worth investing in for the long haul. You’ll also find real-world recommendations for gear we’ve personally tested across continents, seasons & trip styles, from solo hikes to full-scale alpine expeditions!

✨ outdoor packing lists ✨

Based on the standard lists I use to pack for every single trip, these general-purpose packing templates are designed to help you pack smarter, lighter & safer. Think of them as your ultimate starting point for any outdoor adventure— whether it’s a quick day-hike or a multi-day trek— with room to adapt based on weather, terrain & your personal goals.

✨ trip-specific packing lists ✨

Packing for a big adventure? These are the exact gear lists I used for some of the world’s most iconic trails, alpine summits, and backcountry mountaineering traverses— plus notes on what worked well, what I’d pack differently, and how to adapt for your own trip.

Complete Aconcagua expedition packing list: what I packed for a successful solo climb

Complete Inca Trail packing list: what to pack for hiking to Machu Picchu

Complete Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park packing list

Climbing Iztaccíhuatl at sunrise

Complete Iztaccíhuatl packing list: what to pack for climbing Mexico’s 3rd highest volcano

On the summit of Pico de Orizaba Mexico

Complete Pico de Orizaba packing list: what to pack for climbing Mexico’s highest volcano

Complete Fitz Roy Trek packing list: what to pack for hiking in El Chaltén, Patagonia

Complete W-Trek & O-Circuit packing list: what to pack for Patagonia’s best multi-day trek

Complete Teton Crest Trail packing list

Complete Ausangate Circuit & Rainbow Mountain packing list

Complete Salkantay Trek packing list: what to pack for hiking to Machu Picchu

Alta Via 4 Italian Dolomites hiking via ferrata guide

Complete Alta Via packing list: what to pack for hut-to-hut hikes in the Dolomites

Solo climbing Mont Blanc via the Goûter Route

Complete Mont Blanc summit packing list: what to pack for climbing Mont Blanc solo + unsupported

Climbing Mt Rainier Emmons Glacier Camp Schurman

Complete Mt Rainier summit packing list: essential gear + layers for climbing

Complete solo Huayhuash Circuit packing list: what to pack for 10 days without a guide

Complete solo Tour du Mont Blanc packing list: what to pack for solo camping the TMB

Complete Laugavegur packing list: what to pack for Iceland’s best multi-day trek

Complete Overland Track packing list: what to pack for Tasmania’s best multi-day hike

Climbing Mt Triglav

Complete Mt Triglav via ferrata packing list

Complete Mt Baker summit packing list: essential gear + layers for climbing

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  • Adventure-ready picks from the REI Co-op Holiday Sale 🏔️🎁

Good gear is an essential investment in outdoor safety. And during the REI Co-op Holiday Sale, you have the opportunity to score awesome deals on top-of-the-line gear that will take care of you in the backcountry for years to come, like👇🏻

✨25% off Black Diamond Trail Trekking Poles— collapsible yet sturdy, I use these on every single backpacking & mountaineering trip!

✨25% off Black Diamond Spot 400-R— lightweight rechargeable headlamp that’s lit my way up summits from Mt Rainier to Mont Blanc

✨25% off Smartwool Merino Wool Baselayer— versatile long-sleeve that I wear when conditions get a little chilly, windy, or even sunny!

✨20% off select Osprey backpacks, including women’s 24-58L Sirius & Eja packs and men’s Stratos & Exos packs

💸✨REI Co-op Members get an additional 20% off one full-priced item and 20% off one Outlet item with coupon code HOLIDAY2025 
—> use this to save on my FAVOURITE Osprey Aura 50 & Talon 33 packs

Comment GEAR below and I’ll send you all the product links AND my full blog post with more personal favourites form the REI Co-op Holiday Sale 🔥

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@REI #REIPartner
  • I climbed on Aconcagua on a 10-day solo expedition last year and it was absolutely one of the greatest things I’ve ever done in my life, but it requires A LOT of planning & preparation to pull off!! 😵‍💫

🏔️comment SUMMIT + I’ll DM you links to my expedition guide + packing list 🏔️

I distilled everything that I learned about solo permits, logistics services, base camp facilities, reading the weather, what to pack, and more into a MASSIVE blog post— which I just updated with new 2025/2026 permit prices and changes to service plans!!— so I’d absolutely recommend anyone planning a solo expedition to check it out:

🔗brookebeyond.com/solo-climbing-aconcagua

Before my own expedition, I had the most questions about what gear to bring, so I’ve also written a super detailed packing list with every single item that I wore/used to get me safely to 6,962m without a guide or group (plus what I would add or subtract based on my experience):

🔗brookebeyond.com/aconcagua-expedition-packing-list

And finally, I built a GPS map of the exact route, showing all base + high camps and important landmarks— so you can navigate confidently and just focus on the climb!!

🔗shop.brookebeyond.com/b/aconcagua

👉🏼 comment SUMMIT + I’ll DM you links to my expedition guide + packing list!!

———

#aconcagua #7summits #expedition #soloclimbing
  • Oman is home to hundreds of forts and castles, built between the 16th & 18th centuries to defend trade routes, protect villages, and display regional power. Dotted across desert valleys and mountain passes, they’re some of the country’s most striking reminders of its long history as a crossroads of empire and trade!

Today, you can wander through maze-like corridors of the perfectly preserved forts, climb narrow staircases to sun-drenched rooftops, and imagine what life might have been like for the soldiers, scholars, and sultans who once lived within these walls.

Exploring them became one of the absolute highlights of our road trip, especially those we had entirely to ourselves— a photographer’s paradise of interesting angles and vantage points!

🏰 a few of our favourites:
* Nizwa Fort
* Samail Fort
* Bahla Fort
* Jabreen Castle

—

#oman #nizwa #nizwafort #jabreencastle
  • magical moments from our road trip around Oman ✨

places in this video:
* Yiti Round Point of View
* Wahiba Sands
* Ad Daymaniyat Islands
* Nizwa Fort
* Birkat Al Mouz Village Ruins
* Nizwa
* Samail Fort
* Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
* Jebel Shams
* Jabreen Castle

Is Oman on your bucket list yet?!

—

#oman #nizwafort #jebelshams #wahibasands
  • I climbed on Aconcagua on a 10-day solo expedition last year and it was absolutely one of the greatest things I’ve ever done in my life, but it requires A LOT of planning & preparation to pull off!! 😵‍💫

🚨comment SUMMIT + I’ll DM you links to my expedition guide + packing list 🚨

I distilled everything that I learned about solo permits, logistics services, base camp facilities, reading the weather, what to pack, and more into a MASSIVE blog post— which I just updated with new 2025/2026 permit prices and changes to service plans!!— so I’d absolutely recommend anyone planning a solo expedition to check it out:

🔗brookebeyond.com/solo-climbing-aconcagua

Before my own expedition, I had the most questions about what gear to bring, so I’ve also written a super detailed packing list with every single item that I wore or used to get me safely to 6,963m without a guide or group (plus what I would add or subtract based on my experience):

🔗brookebeyond.com/aconcagua-expedition-packing-list

And finally, I built a GPS map of the exact route, showing all base + high camps and important landmarks— so you can navigate confidently and just focus on the climb!!

🔗shop.brookebeyond.com/b/aconcagua

👉🏼 comment SUMMIT + I’ll DM you links to my expedition guide + packing list!!

———

#aconcagua #7summits #expedition #soloclimbing
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Adventure-ready picks from the REI Co-op Holiday Sale 🏔️🎁 Good gear is an essential investment in outdoor safety. And during the REI Co-op Holiday Sale, you have the opportunity to score awesome deals on top-of-the-line gear that will take care of you in the backcountry for years to come, like👇🏻 ✨25% off Black Diamond Trail Trekking Poles— collapsible yet sturdy, I use these on every single backpacking & mountaineering trip! ✨25% off Black Diamond Spot 400-R— lightweight rechargeable headlamp that’s lit my way up summits from Mt Rainier to Mont Blanc ✨25% off Smartwool Merino Wool Baselayer— versatile long-sleeve that I wear when conditions get a little chilly, windy, or even sunny! ✨20% off select Osprey backpacks, including women’s 24-58L Sirius & Eja packs and men’s Stratos & Exos packs 💸✨REI Co-op Members get an additional 20% off one full-priced item and 20% off one Outlet item with coupon code HOLIDAY2025 —> use this to save on my FAVOURITE Osprey Aura 50 & Talon 33 packs Comment GEAR below and I’ll send you all the product links AND my full blog post with more personal favourites form the REI Co-op Holiday Sale 🔥 — @REI #REIPartner
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I climbed on Aconcagua on a 10-day solo expedition last year and it was absolutely one of the greatest things I’ve ever done in my life, but it requires A LOT of planning & preparation to pull off!! 😵‍💫 🏔️comment SUMMIT + I’ll DM you links to my expedition guide + packing list 🏔️ I distilled everything that I learned about solo permits, logistics services, base camp facilities, reading the weather, what to pack, and more into a MASSIVE blog post— which I just updated with new 2025/2026 permit prices and changes to service plans!!— so I’d absolutely recommend anyone planning a solo expedition to check it out: 🔗brookebeyond.com/solo-climbing-aconcagua Before my own expedition, I had the most questions about what gear to bring, so I’ve also written a super detailed packing list with every single item that I wore/used to get me safely to 6,962m without a guide or group (plus what I would add or subtract based on my experience): 🔗brookebeyond.com/aconcagua-expedition-packing-list And finally, I built a GPS map of the exact route, showing all base + high camps and important landmarks— so you can navigate confidently and just focus on the climb!! 🔗shop.brookebeyond.com/b/aconcagua 👉🏼 comment SUMMIT + I’ll DM you links to my expedition guide + packing list!! ——— #aconcagua #7summits #expedition #soloclimbing
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Oman is home to hundreds of forts and castles, built between the 16th & 18th centuries to defend trade routes, protect villages, and display regional power. Dotted across desert valleys and mountain passes, they’re some of the country’s most striking reminders of its long history as a crossroads of empire and trade!

Today, you can wander through maze-like corridors of the perfectly preserved forts, climb narrow staircases to sun-drenched rooftops, and imagine what life might have been like for the soldiers, scholars, and sultans who once lived within these walls.

Exploring them became one of the absolute highlights of our road trip, especially those we had entirely to ourselves— a photographer’s paradise of interesting angles and vantage points!

🏰 a few of our favourites:
* Nizwa Fort
* Samail Fort
* Bahla Fort
* Jabreen Castle

—

#oman #nizwa #nizwafort #jabreencastle
Oman is home to hundreds of forts and castles, built between the 16th & 18th centuries to defend trade routes, protect villages, and display regional power. Dotted across desert valleys and mountain passes, they’re some of the country’s most striking reminders of its long history as a crossroads of empire and trade!

Today, you can wander through maze-like corridors of the perfectly preserved forts, climb narrow staircases to sun-drenched rooftops, and imagine what life might have been like for the soldiers, scholars, and sultans who once lived within these walls.

Exploring them became one of the absolute highlights of our road trip, especially those we had entirely to ourselves— a photographer’s paradise of interesting angles and vantage points!

🏰 a few of our favourites:
* Nizwa Fort
* Samail Fort
* Bahla Fort
* Jabreen Castle

—

#oman #nizwa #nizwafort #jabreencastle
Oman is home to hundreds of forts and castles, built between the 16th & 18th centuries to defend trade routes, protect villages, and display regional power. Dotted across desert valleys and mountain passes, they’re some of the country’s most striking reminders of its long history as a crossroads of empire and trade!

Today, you can wander through maze-like corridors of the perfectly preserved forts, climb narrow staircases to sun-drenched rooftops, and imagine what life might have been like for the soldiers, scholars, and sultans who once lived within these walls.

Exploring them became one of the absolute highlights of our road trip, especially those we had entirely to ourselves— a photographer’s paradise of interesting angles and vantage points!

🏰 a few of our favourites:
* Nizwa Fort
* Samail Fort
* Bahla Fort
* Jabreen Castle

—

#oman #nizwa #nizwafort #jabreencastle
Oman is home to hundreds of forts and castles, built between the 16th & 18th centuries to defend trade routes, protect villages, and display regional power. Dotted across desert valleys and mountain passes, they’re some of the country’s most striking reminders of its long history as a crossroads of empire and trade!

Today, you can wander through maze-like corridors of the perfectly preserved forts, climb narrow staircases to sun-drenched rooftops, and imagine what life might have been like for the soldiers, scholars, and sultans who once lived within these walls.

Exploring them became one of the absolute highlights of our road trip, especially those we had entirely to ourselves— a photographer’s paradise of interesting angles and vantage points!

🏰 a few of our favourites:
* Nizwa Fort
* Samail Fort
* Bahla Fort
* Jabreen Castle

—

#oman #nizwa #nizwafort #jabreencastle
Oman is home to hundreds of forts and castles, built between the 16th & 18th centuries to defend trade routes, protect villages, and display regional power. Dotted across desert valleys and mountain passes, they’re some of the country’s most striking reminders of its long history as a crossroads of empire and trade!

Today, you can wander through maze-like corridors of the perfectly preserved forts, climb narrow staircases to sun-drenched rooftops, and imagine what life might have been like for the soldiers, scholars, and sultans who once lived within these walls.

Exploring them became one of the absolute highlights of our road trip, especially those we had entirely to ourselves— a photographer’s paradise of interesting angles and vantage points!

🏰 a few of our favourites:
* Nizwa Fort
* Samail Fort
* Bahla Fort
* Jabreen Castle

—

#oman #nizwa #nizwafort #jabreencastle
Oman is home to hundreds of forts and castles, built between the 16th & 18th centuries to defend trade routes, protect villages, and display regional power. Dotted across desert valleys and mountain passes, they’re some of the country’s most striking reminders of its long history as a crossroads of empire and trade!

Today, you can wander through maze-like corridors of the perfectly preserved forts, climb narrow staircases to sun-drenched rooftops, and imagine what life might have been like for the soldiers, scholars, and sultans who once lived within these walls.

Exploring them became one of the absolute highlights of our road trip, especially those we had entirely to ourselves— a photographer’s paradise of interesting angles and vantage points!

🏰 a few of our favourites:
* Nizwa Fort
* Samail Fort
* Bahla Fort
* Jabreen Castle

—

#oman #nizwa #nizwafort #jabreencastle
Oman is home to hundreds of forts and castles, built between the 16th & 18th centuries to defend trade routes, protect villages, and display regional power. Dotted across desert valleys and mountain passes, they’re some of the country’s most striking reminders of its long history as a crossroads of empire and trade!

Today, you can wander through maze-like corridors of the perfectly preserved forts, climb narrow staircases to sun-drenched rooftops, and imagine what life might have been like for the soldiers, scholars, and sultans who once lived within these walls.

Exploring them became one of the absolute highlights of our road trip, especially those we had entirely to ourselves— a photographer’s paradise of interesting angles and vantage points!

🏰 a few of our favourites:
* Nizwa Fort
* Samail Fort
* Bahla Fort
* Jabreen Castle

—

#oman #nizwa #nizwafort #jabreencastle
Oman is home to hundreds of forts and castles, built between the 16th & 18th centuries to defend trade routes, protect villages, and display regional power. Dotted across desert valleys and mountain passes, they’re some of the country’s most striking reminders of its long history as a crossroads of empire and trade!

Today, you can wander through maze-like corridors of the perfectly preserved forts, climb narrow staircases to sun-drenched rooftops, and imagine what life might have been like for the soldiers, scholars, and sultans who once lived within these walls.

Exploring them became one of the absolute highlights of our road trip, especially those we had entirely to ourselves— a photographer’s paradise of interesting angles and vantage points!

🏰 a few of our favourites:
* Nizwa Fort
* Samail Fort
* Bahla Fort
* Jabreen Castle

—

#oman #nizwa #nizwafort #jabreencastle
Oman is home to hundreds of forts and castles, built between the 16th & 18th centuries to defend trade routes, protect villages, and display regional power. Dotted across desert valleys and mountain passes, they’re some of the country’s most striking reminders of its long history as a crossroads of empire and trade!

Today, you can wander through maze-like corridors of the perfectly preserved forts, climb narrow staircases to sun-drenched rooftops, and imagine what life might have been like for the soldiers, scholars, and sultans who once lived within these walls.

Exploring them became one of the absolute highlights of our road trip, especially those we had entirely to ourselves— a photographer’s paradise of interesting angles and vantage points!

🏰 a few of our favourites:
* Nizwa Fort
* Samail Fort
* Bahla Fort
* Jabreen Castle

—

#oman #nizwa #nizwafort #jabreencastle
Oman is home to hundreds of forts and castles, built between the 16th & 18th centuries to defend trade routes, protect villages, and display regional power. Dotted across desert valleys and mountain passes, they’re some of the country’s most striking reminders of its long history as a crossroads of empire and trade!

Today, you can wander through maze-like corridors of the perfectly preserved forts, climb narrow staircases to sun-drenched rooftops, and imagine what life might have been like for the soldiers, scholars, and sultans who once lived within these walls.

Exploring them became one of the absolute highlights of our road trip, especially those we had entirely to ourselves— a photographer’s paradise of interesting angles and vantage points!

🏰 a few of our favourites:
* Nizwa Fort
* Samail Fort
* Bahla Fort
* Jabreen Castle

—

#oman #nizwa #nizwafort #jabreencastle
Oman is home to hundreds of forts and castles, built between the 16th & 18th centuries to defend trade routes, protect villages, and display regional power. Dotted across desert valleys and mountain passes, they’re some of the country’s most striking reminders of its long history as a crossroads of empire and trade!

Today, you can wander through maze-like corridors of the perfectly preserved forts, climb narrow staircases to sun-drenched rooftops, and imagine what life might have been like for the soldiers, scholars, and sultans who once lived within these walls.

Exploring them became one of the absolute highlights of our road trip, especially those we had entirely to ourselves— a photographer’s paradise of interesting angles and vantage points!

🏰 a few of our favourites:
* Nizwa Fort
* Samail Fort
* Bahla Fort
* Jabreen Castle

—

#oman #nizwa #nizwafort #jabreencastle
Oman is home to hundreds of forts and castles, built between the 16th & 18th centuries to defend trade routes, protect villages, and display regional power. Dotted across desert valleys and mountain passes, they’re some of the country’s most striking reminders of its long history as a crossroads of empire and trade!

Today, you can wander through maze-like corridors of the perfectly preserved forts, climb narrow staircases to sun-drenched rooftops, and imagine what life might have been like for the soldiers, scholars, and sultans who once lived within these walls.

Exploring them became one of the absolute highlights of our road trip, especially those we had entirely to ourselves— a photographer’s paradise of interesting angles and vantage points!

🏰 a few of our favourites:
* Nizwa Fort
* Samail Fort
* Bahla Fort
* Jabreen Castle

—

#oman #nizwa #nizwafort #jabreencastle
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Oman is home to hundreds of forts and castles, built between the 16th & 18th centuries to defend trade routes, protect villages, and display regional power. Dotted across desert valleys and mountain passes, they’re some of the country’s most striking reminders of its long history as a crossroads of empire and trade! Today, you can wander through maze-like corridors of the perfectly preserved forts, climb narrow staircases to sun-drenched rooftops, and imagine what life might have been like for the soldiers, scholars, and sultans who once lived within these walls. Exploring them became one of the absolute highlights of our road trip, especially those we had entirely to ourselves— a photographer’s paradise of interesting angles and vantage points! 🏰 a few of our favourites: * Nizwa Fort * Samail Fort * Bahla Fort * Jabreen Castle — #oman #nizwa #nizwafort #jabreencastle
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magical moments from our road trip around Oman ✨ places in this video: * Yiti Round Point of View * Wahiba Sands * Ad Daymaniyat Islands * Nizwa Fort * Birkat Al Mouz Village Ruins * Nizwa * Samail Fort * Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque * Jebel Shams * Jabreen Castle Is Oman on your bucket list yet?! — #oman #nizwafort #jebelshams #wahibasands
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I climbed on Aconcagua on a 10-day solo expedition last year and it was absolutely one of the greatest things I’ve ever done in my life, but it requires A LOT of planning & preparation to pull off!! 😵‍💫 🚨comment SUMMIT + I’ll DM you links to my expedition guide + packing list 🚨 I distilled everything that I learned about solo permits, logistics services, base camp facilities, reading the weather, what to pack, and more into a MASSIVE blog post— which I just updated with new 2025/2026 permit prices and changes to service plans!!— so I’d absolutely recommend anyone planning a solo expedition to check it out: 🔗brookebeyond.com/solo-climbing-aconcagua Before my own expedition, I had the most questions about what gear to bring, so I’ve also written a super detailed packing list with every single item that I wore or used to get me safely to 6,963m without a guide or group (plus what I would add or subtract based on my experience): 🔗brookebeyond.com/aconcagua-expedition-packing-list And finally, I built a GPS map of the exact route, showing all base + high camps and important landmarks— so you can navigate confidently and just focus on the climb!! 🔗shop.brookebeyond.com/b/aconcagua 👉🏼 comment SUMMIT + I’ll DM you links to my expedition guide + packing list!! ——— #aconcagua #7summits #expedition #soloclimbing
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