Top 3 Climbing Food Items

[Brian M]

What are your top 3 go-to climbing food items and why?

 

Oatmeal, because it's cheap and versatile.

Beef Jerky, for something to chew on.

Apple, for day trips.

[telemarker]

Smoked salmon;

 

Wasabi almonds;

 

Sencha Shot or Goalazo.

[genepires]

talking alpine or craggin? your choices of oatmeal and apples don't point to any particular sport. who eats oatmeal while craggin? and apples in alpine?

 

alpine breakfast - fried bagels w oil and cheese and precooked bacon

alpine during day - lots of those cheap little granola bars, cheese, snickers, more bagels w salami

alpine dinner - lipton rice meals w chicken bag. more oil and cheese.

mentality of alpine - fat and carbs

[montypiton]

jelly beans aka "redneck energy gels"

 

bodybuilders weightgainer powder - a 1000 calorie serving of hot chocolate, with abundant electrolyte profile -- I've done entire weekend alpine trips on this and nothing else

 

stovetop dressing -- just add hot water & jerky, tuna, or whatever -- cheap no-cook meal

[montypiton]

jelly beans aka "redneck energy gels"

 

bodybuilders weightgainer powder - a 1000 calorie serving of hot chocolate, with abundant electrolyte profile -- I've done entire weekend alpine trips on this and nothing else

 

stovetop dressing -- just add hot water & jerky, tuna, or whatever -- cheap no-cook meal

[KaskadskyjKozak]

 

Quesadillas and bratwurst

[JasonG]

This is the stuff I almost never bring back out of the hills (i.e. I eat it first):

 

Landjaeger

Cheese

Dark Chocolate (w/ nuts, caramel, sea salt, or whatever)

Ramen noodles (don't judge)

dried fruit

Whiskey/Scotch of any type

 

I always bring way too many bars, especially on long trips. Real food is where it is at.

 

[PuckerJunkie]

Haribo gummy bears, booyah!

[bedellympian]

almonds and chocolate chips or any similar trail mix type of thing, pb and honey sandos, whatever snack bars are cheap... clif, odwalla, fig bars... if they taste good, wont freeze solid, and have plenty of calories I'll use it

[layton]

horsecock x 3

[G-spotter]

Marmot bodog

 

[EddieE]

[moosix]

bodybuilders weightgainer powder - a 1000 calorie serving of hot chocolate, with abundant electrolyte profile -- I've done entire weekend alpine trips on this and nothing else

[cowolter]

My favorite meal during the day
A sandwich or wrap with lots of meats and cheese
Honey Stinger Gummies
An almond butter and banana sandwich ( 2 slices of toast, sliced bananas and a generous amount of almond butter ). 

planners

Edited December 4, 2021 by cowolter

[bedellympian]

On 6/7/2016 at 10:02 PM, PuckerJunkie said:

Haribo gummy bears, booyah!

You are aware of the problems with this strategy, yes? https://www.amazon.com/review/R2JGNJ5ZPJT4YC

[Slab Mistress]

Only real foods I always eat are 95% chocolate, sugar peas, and soyjerky: pretty self explanatory chewy good, chocolate good, fiber good. Everything else is what's tolerable on this list  of lightest foods. 

[vegangeordie]

On 6/8/2016 at 5:30 AM, JasonG said:

This is the stuff I almost never bring back out of the hills (i.e. I eat it first):

 

Landjaeger

Cheese

Dark Chocolate (w/ nuts, caramel, sea salt, or whatever)

Ramen noodles (don't judge)

dried fruit

Whiskey/Scotch of any type

 

I always bring way too many bars, especially on long trips. Real food is where it is at.

 

dark choc, dried fruit and nuts are a lot of things I take. The scotch I do not take but might have to take a cheeky bit next time I walk now lol

[EternalBlue]

Big car to car alpine missions I'll double-scoop tailwind powder into 2x500ml soft flasks of water and ziplock bag a bunch of extra. If the USFS ever stopped and frisked me down it'd look like I'm muling bricks of Colombian energy powder. 

Couple of handfuls of various energy gel shots, with a caffeinated one thrown in as well.

Slices of leftover pizza; load up the toppings.