The Mountaineers "Ten Essentials System" is virtually identical to the Sierra Club's "Ten Essentials" we learned in their Basic Mountaineering Course. It pretty much covers all the bases. We always added the Eleventh Essential - Toilet Paper. Not truly essential, but very handy.
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