By renting gear, you agree to abide by the COVID-19 policies as described under the "Current Policies and Operations Status" at Caltech Together. You are responsible for providing any consumables needed for the gear (batteries, wax, etc).
Gear rented via the Caltech Y (see here under "Rentals and Sales" )
Pickup/dropoff of the gear listed below is at the Caltech Y during their business hours. These items are generally $1/day unless otherwise noted on the Caltech Y's website. For all these items, see here under "Rentals and Sales."
General camping gear
For tents, sleeping bags, stoves, bear cans, etc. see here under "Rentals and Sales."
Garmin InReach (2)
- Please note that the rental devices include unlimited free SOS messages and preset messages (sent only to the club email). You will be charged for use of any additional features of the InReach including any backcountry rescue triggered from the device as well as custom messaging, waypoint tracking, weather reports, etc. - see here for more information.
General Climbing Gear
- Climbing helmets
- Crash pads (for bouldering)
- 2-way radios (4), make a separate request for each radio
- Rocky Talkies (includes USB-C cord and charger). User manual.
General Snow Gear
- Snowshoes
- Ice axes (e.g. Black Diamond Raven) - for ice climbing tools, see Specialty Gear below
- Crampons (strap - e.g. Black Diamond Contact) - for automatic crampons, see Specialty Gear below
- Avalanche beacons (require 4 AAA batteries), shovels, probes
- Snow pickets
- Snow saw
- Touring skis/boards (skis include poles, by request)
- Voile Supercharger 154 w/ skins SM binding (265-325 mm)
- BD Revert 164 w/ skins SM binding (260-315 mm)
- BD Link 166 w/ skins SM binding (260-315 mm)
- BD Link 166 w/ skins ML binding (285-340 mm)
- Jones Solution splitboard 161 cm w/ skins, Karakoram bindings
- Ski wax kits (2)
- Ski wax kit 1 includes a foldable table with vice grips, iron, edge tuner, scraper, and nylon brush
- Ski wax kit 2 includes vice grips, iron, edge tuner, scraper, and nylon brush
Miscellaneous
- Trunk-mounted bike rack
- 2-way radios (4), make a separate request for each radio
- Rocky Talkies (includes USB-C cord and charger). User manual.
All above items can be rented here under "Rentals and Sales."
Specialty Gear - rented via the gear officer
For rock climbing , ice climbing, packrafting and more, see our list of specialty gear.
Questions? Missing something you think the club should have? Please contact the gear officer at kthalham@caltech.edu.