Real world weight comparisons?

I wanted to make an actual comparison of gear weights and see what the real world differences are on a team with very similar gear set ups and how small choices might or might not effect us.



We are suited up for a long one day of climb that is realistically rated a Grade V but generally done in a day. Although with perfect conditions I have donethe climb in 5 hrs while roped to a partner. Iin early January's short days, in fairly cold conditions it easily lives up to the overall Grade V label.



The brothers Grimmmasquerading as "Team Arcteryx LT" for this discussion.... ;-)







This is the list of weights I keep on the blog:



http://coldthistle.blogspot.com//04/weights.html





What we used that was the same with slight weight differences noted below



Spantiks

Vertical front pointcrampons

Atom Lt Hoody

Arcteryx pants

Hoody pile pull over shirts

under shirt

long johns

CCW packs

EB down jackets



What we used that was different:



inner boot 5 oz / 9 oz.

harnesses 10 oz / 12.2 oz.

carabiners 10 @ 10 oz / 10 @ 25 oz

crampons 39 oz / 45 oz

packs 25oz / 38 oz

helmet 8oz / 16oz

water bottles/water 34 oz/ 68 oz

hooded/unhooded down 13.8 oz/ 13.2 oz

gloves 7oz gauntlet/ 6.5 oz x 2 with short cuff (13 oz)

pants 19 oz / 17 oz

long johns 6 oz / 6 ox x 2 (13 oz)

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177 oz verses 265.8 oz = 88.8 oz or a............ 5.5 lbs difference.



What does 5.5# mean to you?



Most of that weight difference is in the actual packs weight we used (same Cold Cold Worldbasic designs, different material, one stripped, one not) and the decision on the amount ofextra water carried. The helmets stand out as well. Interesting withthat the same manufactures helmets, that theheavier hard shell helmet broke when hit by a dinner plate and the lighter, foam coreone did not with a similar hit.We were out 10 hrs total and both of us brought water back to the car.



Low temps were -30C or -22 F at the beginning and end of the climb.