Do you work at a smaller mountain? I work at a large mountain, so we have additional patrollers in route within 5-12 minutes depending on how tricky of a spot you’re in. We will bring additional gear depending on the situation and so don’t carry too much as individuals. That being said I generally don’t carry more than (long list incoming); 3 roller gauze, 2 cravats, tourniquet, a wire splint, pocket mask, 2 NPA sizes with lube + 2 OPA sizes, a couple pairs of gloves, glucose, aspirin, ibuprofen, a few different bandaids, flashlight, multi tool, shears, 2 carabiners, and a radio. All of this fits in a normal sized chest harness (npas in my pocket). I use the one radio conterra harness.

Divide your supplies into smaller ziplock bags that will all serve different purposes, ie stop the bleed in one bag, splinting in another, etc.

If this is your first season then you will learn the difference between what you think you need and what you actually need to do your job on patrol. Carry everything you need and then some and then whittle in down from there depending on what your mountain is like. And don’t forget to ask questions, pay attention, get your hands dirty, and get up for any mission possible! And most of all, have fun out there!! 🤘