Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Final trip prep - water and down jacket?

If you have, or have access to, a light weight down vest is very versatile. I wear a syn top, and carry the vest, poly jacket, and wind jacket. It covers most conditions, I use a shorter/lighter weight wind/rain jacket in the summer and a full on mountaineering rain/wind jacket in winter/marginal conditions. Both of those have hoods and pit zips. The vest comes in very handy for early morning/alpine starts as you can unzip to help regulate core heat along with gloves to keep hands warm. It is also extremely light weight.