Accordingly, I come to a base weight of about 9 kg without food. Of these, 800 g are luxury items, such as the relatively heavy rain jacket, the camp shoes and the seat pad. Depending on the region, things are dropped or things from the “shed” are added, like the ice axe and microspikes in the Sierra Nevada. With food for several days and at least 4 liters of water, the backpack should then clearly be too heavy and I fall over backwards like Reese. Well, Hallelujah!