How much weight are you suppose to be able to carry while climbing a mountain?

-- Michael B (lazloi7@aol.com), January 31, 2001

Answers

On alpine day climbs, I very seldom carried more than 10 kgs (22 lbs) during the climb itself. This weight can easily double during the approach, particularly when camping. 25kgs (55 lbs) seems the upper limit for climbing, but one could think of ferrying larger loads.

-- Q.-Tuan Luong (luong@ai.sri.com), February 15, 2001.