1. Start with a good base layer - LL Bean midweight merino wool pants and top are super soft and do nice double duty as winter jammies when you are at home.
2. Then, if you are like me and afraid of freezing to death in a crevasse, a wool turtleneck, a sweater, a North Face fleece jacket and pants, and a Gortex North Face parka. You'll know you have enough on once you can't bring your arms down to your sides easily. Or when you fall over and bounce back up.
3. Now for some accessories - about twelve feet of woolen scarf (bought in Iceland, naturally) wrapped tightly around neck and face. Leave room for eyes. (Leaned through experience.) Thick hat and gloves, shearling boots with lug sole and two pairs of socks.
4. And now for the technical equipment: Crampons (strapped to boots), ice pick (held rakishly askew - not recommended); oh, yeah -- and a nice purse. In this case, my Chanel WOC because it's my lightest and sportiest. Ha. But it's pretty true actually, so there you have it. (Karl, if you are reading this, feel free to send me some more sample "gear" to test in other adventure-like settings. It's a hassle, but I'd do it for you.)
Because you can put a girl on a glacier, but you can't take the girl out of me!
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