Wow! That's a pretty comprehensive kit. That climbing gear has to be a big chunk of the weight.

I agree that 50 pounds is pretty heavy, but what would you take out? Whenever we hear someone ay "I counted on my partner for that" we ETSers shake our heads and tsk tsk someone for not being prepared. Wouldn't it be even worse if it was a SAR guy? Am I wrong to think that there's a chance a SAR guy could get caight out during a rescue, and need to take care of themseleves and perhaps a victim or two?

I can see ditching one of the insulated parkas, the plastic containers for the food stuffs and maybe one of the nalgenes. What else would you eliminate?