Killer foods to bring in the alpine

I'm hoping to find more amazing food that is worth its weight. Last weekend i brought up Thai curry takeout to surprise a partner who had been up in the business for 3 days. For dinner I had precooked quinoa, sweet potato, onion, and some raw peppers to throw on the jet boil. For snacks, nothing beats potato chips, and I made some dank guacamole that we just ate with a spoon. On climbs I carry lots of almond butter and some kind of energy chew(usually honey stinger or shot block).

What else can you add as some epic fuel sources? The Thai thing was way heavy per calorie, but really good. I wouldn't bring it on an el cap in a day ascent.

Someone mentioned French toast plus peanut butter plus Nutella in an older thread. Great idea and I look forward to more. I don't eat meat, but feel free to mention those sources of calories as well.

For a carb energy kick try dried Philippine mango as an alternative to Gu or honey stinger.

A buddy of mine made mac and cheese (velveeta with the cheese/sauce packet that doesn't need milk or butter) and added canned chicken. It was pretty good - protein and carbs.

Fruitcake. Find a really dense one, and it should be stale and rock-hard by this time of year. Wait until you're pretty high up to throw it, and try not to yell "rock".

Peanut butter balls. Simply mix PB with honey and milk powder. Can also mix in oats. Or roll in corn flakes, chopped nuts, or powdered sugar.

I make sushi rice then mix it with egg, seasonings and whatever meat or veggie I have laying around and bake. Goes well in a cooler for day climbing but can last a few hours outside of a cooler. Great lasting energy source

Flavored cous cous, salmon pouch, and olive oil is super simple and fast with lots of calories. Adding olive oil to every meal within reason is a great way to pack in calories.

Blue cheese and Brie have super high fat content and salt. Mush inside dates ( sugar and potassium ) or spread on your favorite carb.

My friend Matt makes Backpacker Pucks from the best raw and organic ingredients. They have more calories than Cliff bars and are extremely energy dense, but they don't freeze and become a solid brick in the cold. Take some instant coffee and have two pucks that have chocolate in them for the AM alpine start. 100% of people prefer them over all other trail bars, no joke.

Order here:
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Disclosure he gives me free pucks to take around on my adventures and share with people.

I take the high quality Ramen packs. Light and tasty, plus just pour boiling water over them in a cup and wait few minutes.

I've found the Justin's nut butter squeeze packs are awesome! At 200 calories a piece, and only about an oz worth of weight. The chocolate Hazelnut is amazing when at altitude and cold

Can't speak much on health content but a couple Snicker bars are go to snacks for me. A good balance of sweat and salty, a boost of energy, and heck, who doesn't love a good frozen Snickers.

Check out Good-to-Go dehydrated meals.

They're pretty damn good. A huge step up from Backpacker's pantry type stuff. They taste better than anything that I can cook at home.

JeffL wrote:Someone mentioned French toast plus peanut butter plus Nutella in an older thread. Great idea and I look forward to more. I don't eat meat, but feel free to mention those sources of calories as well.

Pumpkin seeds - protein and fat

Coconut cream - high fat

Dried peas - high protein

Yukon Jack

Great Harvest Power Bars: fatsecret.com/Diary.aspx?pa…

2 words: Macadamia Nuts

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Peanut butter bagels and a couple of those blueberry muffins at the gas station. You know the one's that shock you when you read they 375 calories and 22 grams of fat.. Per serving... There's two servings!! Gu gels or shot blocks and Stinger waffles.

If we bring a stove I like ramen noodles, tuna fish with some old bay. Just like jail

A couple of double cheeseburgers and pomme frites with a parmesan truffle drizzle.

Dates and chocolate.

I started looking into this for a recent backpacking/climbing trip to the San Juans. This was what I came up with for a 3 night stay to maximize calorie/weight: