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Sleeping Bags, High attitude 22-Jan-2013 At 5:32:17 PM lost tazmaniac

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I can reccommend - the Mont Spindrift -
I spent a year in the Indian Himalaya - temperatures dropped to round -16 and altitudes up to 5000 metres ...

http://www.mont.com.au/index/catalog/product/59

Your matt that you sleep on will play a big part.. I hard a 3/4 thermarest .. and when camping on snow (at alititude) I had to put my feet into my backpack and 'pad' them so my legs were nt touching the ground.. as soon as I came off my matt.. I woke up.. but I saved some wieght and space.. might go for those down filled matts when I win tatts..

Get a liner - cotton/silk or other .. this will extend the life of your bag.. as the frequency you have to wash it will (hopefully) reduce..

I have also tried a lighter sleeping bag (was a artificial down.. el cheapo).. and then just slept in all my thermals & down jacket.. mainly used it for Alpine ascent .. super lightweight... but found it was nt terribly successful.. waking up at 3 am (instead of 4 am) and being cold just to save 150 grams?