Personal Equipment for Mountain Rescue

This is a minimum equipment list to have on hand for a call out. Add personal travel equipment based on the season (skis, snowshoes,crampons, etc)

+ a day and a half pack. (Carry a pack big enough to carry personal gear and team equipment)
+ personal sit harness
+ chest harness w/ connector cord to sit harness (either tied or commercial)
+ helmet
+ eye protection
+ headlamp
+ leather gloves
+ radio w/chest harness
+ storm gear appropriate for season
+ footwear appropriate for season
+ calories (food/fluid)
+ personal medical kit
+ GPS/Compass w/ maps
+ waterproof notebook and pen
Optional (nice to have on hand)
+ bivy sack or small sleeping bag
+ fire starter
+ stove
Seasonal
+ waterfall ice climbing kit (November-April)
+ basic mountaineering ice axe (April-July)
+ lightweight crampons (April-July)
+ Avy safety equipment: probe,shovel,beacon (Nov-May)

Cordage

Have this on your harness

+ Purcell Prussik System (Small, Long, Medium) 6 or 7 mm is the best size
+ Cord for Rappel back up. 1 m 6mm cord tied into a loop. Attached below the friction device @ sit harness leg loop with a prusik hitch (2-wraps for a double rope / 3 wraps for a single rope rappel) Or use an Autoblock friction hitch.
+ 13 meters of 8 mm cord for Tandem prussiks passing the "Pinch Test" (Short 135cm / Long 165cm)

Have this on hand

+(1) 10m of 8mm cord (anchoring,extension)
+(1) 6m of 7mm accessory cord (anchoring, jigger application, etc)
+(1-2) 6mm utility prusiks
+(1) 4 or 5m of 25mm webbing strand (anchoring, chest harness, rap extension)

Hardware

+ 4-5 "D" Locking Carabiners (25-28 kN)
+ 1-2 HMS Pear Style Locking biner (used to do a Munter Hitch)
+ Belay/Rappel device: Make sure it can do autoblocking. A good example is the BD ATC Guide
+ 2 small pulleys (CMC Protec)
+ small knife (no rambos!)

Optional Team Gear to Carry

+ Mini-brake rack
+ (1) small "ice cube tray" edge pro (CMC brand flexible edge protection)