Two days to go....

Amount of stuff you need for a multi-week climbing trip: a lot.

Amount of stuff you need while camping during said climbing trip: a fair bit.

Amount of stuff you need to keep a 2 year old alive and happy during a multi-week climbing/camping trip: INCONCEIVABLE!

We're 2 days away from flying out to Denver to start this adventure and we've finally started putting things in bags and finalizing our packing lists. Packing for climbing/camping trips is second nature and we've got it pretty well dialed - and we've done enough traveling with Odub that we know what he needs/wants - but this is the first time we're flying with all our gear. We have the additional minor complication that it was a bumper snow year out West and some of our higher-elevation objectives in the Tetons still have a significant snow snow pack. Crampons and ice axes are making the packing list...

Ready or not, Colorado here we come!

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