Trekking
Mountain Trekking Gear
Ram Mountaineering offers you the best trekking equipment available on the SA market. Our range covers you from the extremes of winter with items like Black Diamond gloves & Tecnica boots, & the rigors of a summer canyoneering trip (WXTex dry bags), to your after hours lighting needs with the biggest range of quality head lamps & waterproof torches torches available (Princeton Tec & Black Diamond), to the highest Rrrr-rated mattresses (Insulmat) to ensure quality rest in preparation for the next day’s exertions. Due to the fact that conditions in our mountains vary so dramatically from season to season, it is difficult to provide one list that will cover all situations. In addition Nikwax offers you a comprehensive care range to ensure that you get optimal performance from your gear - and when things go pear shaped we even have gear to help you cope – state-of-the-art emergency blankets from Blizzard, emergency lights from Princeton Tec & whistles from Gidgitz.
The list below has been complied for a longer multi-day trip in severe winter conditions at altitude (eg high Drakensberg in July). Items marked by ** can be obtained from most quality outdoor stores.
- sleeping bag (min. -10C) **
- Insulmat sleeping mat
- Insulmat DLX pillow
- 70L (men) or 60L (ladies) back pack **
- polartec jacket **
- water proof jacket **
- waterproof pants **
- beanie / balaclava **
- woollen socks
- thermal underwear **
- Costume **
- shorts & t-shirts **
- Black Diamond trekking poles
- Toiletaries
- cutlery, mug, bowl
- Blizzard survival bag
- water bottle (min. 1.5L) or Hydration System
- Princeton Tec torch or BD head torch
- Tecnica mountain boots
- Ram Mountaineering snow gaiters
- Gidgitz whistle
- RAM Mountaineering whistle
- pen knife
- sunglasses
- chamois
- map & WXTex waterproof map pouch
- compass
- camera & WXTex camera bag
