An autumn Backpacking Gear List

An autumn Backpacking Gear List

When autumn settles in, bringing with it the first biting frosts and the unpredictable tempests, your backpacking equipment list becomes your lifeline. It is the boundary between a transformative experience and a struggle for survival.

Bivouac toundra

A challenge

For Charline and Lionel, during their "Whispers of the North" expedition in the Norwegian Toundra, the challenge was two-fold: maintaining total autonomy in temperatures reaching 0°C while carrying the heavy, delicate precision of professional photography gear. This is not just a backpacking gear list; it is a blueprint for engagement with the wild.

An adventure in the Toundra

Gearlist for trekking in autumn

Shelter & Sleep

• 2-person tunnel tent - MT900 Simond Our advice : Always pitch your tunnel tent with the rear facing the wind for aerodynamics. • Insulated Mattress - MT900 Simond • 0°C sleeping bag - MT900 Simond Keep your morning clothes inside the bag at night so they aren't frozen solid when you wake up.

Tent

Sleeping bag 0°C

Insulated Mattress

Gearlist for trekking in autumn

The Technical layers

• 100% Merino Base Layers - Simond • Merino wool hooded jumper - Simond • -20°C Down Jacket - MT900 Simond • Trekking pants - MT500 • Hardshell Jacket & Trousers Our advice: In autumn, wind is the real killer. Your hardshell isn't just for rain; it’s your primary windbreak. Keep the vents zipped tight in high winds to prevent "bellows action" from sucking out your warmth. • Beanie • Neckwarmer • Base layer gloves • Gloves • Waterproof overgloves

Merino base layer

Down Jacket

Waterproof jacket

Gearlist for trekking in autumn

The Essentials

• Gas Stove - MT500 Simond • Gas cartridge • Stainless steel trekking cookset - MT500 Simond • Freez-dried food • A cup • A knife • A lighter • A windscreen • Headlamp with high autonomy - HL500 Simond • A towel • Filtering water bottle • 1L Insulated Thermos • Cereal bar • Survival blanket • First Aid kit

Headlamp

Stove

Filter water bottle

Gearlist electronic

Photography & Tech

• Chest Camera Satchel • Solar Panel Our advice : Use the solar panel on your pack while walking, even on overcast days. • Powerbank Our advice: Cold kills batteries. Sleep with your batteries in your sleeping bag to preserve their charge. • Phone charger + cable • Notebook & Pencil (use them to record your emotions during the trek) • Binoculars

Solar panel

External battery

Binoculars

Building a backpacking gear list for autumn is an exercise in honesty. You must be honest about the conditions and humble about your own vulnerability. As Charline and Lionel proved, the right equipment doesn't make the adventure "easy", it makes the adventure possible. It allows the technicalities of survival to fade into the background so that the "whispers" of the wild can finally be heard.