I have just returned from a successful trip to Patagonia. We reached the summit of Fitz Roy on November 4th. We climbed the route we were planning in a 36 hour round trip from base camp… It was an amazing mountain and that Jetboil was our key to traveling light. Thanks! [Photo: Gabriel Rochmora and the trusty Jetboil at the open bivy with no sleeping bags 3,700 feet off the deck. Room with a view.]
Jim Ryan, August 2006
Eight of us climbed Mount Logan in the Northern Cascades in July 2006. It was a four day climb on a rarely used route up the Douglas Glacier. With a difficult approach and exit we were happy to have our Jetboils knowing that they could get us out of any jam (or make us hot tea fast from our bivys). We have been climbing together for the last seven years, three years ago a Jetboil showed up in camp, the following year there were eight. This year we decided to make it official and name our team, after one look at the group shot the choice was between “Climbing Idiots” or “Team Jetboil”, we went with the latter.
J.J. Justman, Senior Guide, Mountain Link, July 2006
The Jetboils worked perfectly all the way up to [Everest] Camp Four at 26,000 feet! I personally was so impressed that I took a Jetboil to Pakistan on my climb of Broad Peak (K3).
Dan Carey, June 2006
I routinely take my Jetboil to the summit when I climb on snow or glaciers. Since it weighs less than the second liter of water I would usually bring, I save weight in addition to having warm drinks or soup at the top. Last weekend, I stood on the summit of Mt. Baker (10,781 feet) in Washington and enjoyed hot tea as we checked out routes on neighboring Mt. Shuksan.
J.J. Justman, Senior Guide, Mountain Link, March 2006
I was amazed at how well Jetboil performed while guiding on Aconcagua. At 19,000 feet using the Jetboil made things so much easier. I was amazed so much that I am having all my future clients buy one for my up-coming Aconcagua adventures.
Dave Lister, March 2005
Just wanted to drop a note on the French Press accessory—a stroke of genius! Nothing like coffee and donuts on top of a peak. I’m a big fan of the Jetboil. Thanks for such an innovative product!
Bear Grylls, March 2005
This is what climbers have been waiting for for years! At last, a lightweight kettle that can boil in a fraction of the time it normally takes. Hurray!
Steve Tickle, January 2005
We truly appreciate you, your company and your amazing stoves. We were all very happy to use Jetboil on our climb of Ama Dablam, and a little anxious to see how they would do at 20,000’ and above. I always knew that we would be able to count on the stoves working; what I was really concerned about was the fuel. Well, everything worked as if we were using it at sea level. Never a problem—the Sherpas needed no instruction on how to get the stoves together and started. I will spread the gospel to all I come across that are in need of a reliable cook system. Even my father uses one now in his new fishing boat!
Nick Aiello, December 2004
We used your Jetboil stoves while training over the weekend for Operation Glacial Conquest. The general consensus on their performance while making hot chocolate and freeze-dried meals is, ‘Wow, that’s wicked awesome’ and stunned amazement; the envy of all non team members.
Peter Roos, November 2004
We used the Jetboil in Camp 2 of Baruntse (21,500’). The small size, light weight, relatively stable setup and ease of use make it very suitable for high altitude mountaineering, especially in high camps above base camp. And gas canisters are widely available in Nepal—there’s no problem getting compatible types. On the night before my summit attempt, I cooked several liters for me & my tent buddy, filling our thermos flasks and drinking bottles, preparing dinner. It does make a difference if you can save time, especially since we had to get up at midnight.
Tom & Gretchen, July 2004
We were with a group of nine at Mt. Curtis Gilbert, WA, and used the Jetboil at our 6500’ base camp. Worked great! All were impressed and will be purchasing their own. We are all instructors with the Tacoma Mountaineers and will recommend your product.
Wolfgang Stiller, June 2004
My friend and climbing companion, Gary Scott and myself just returned from attempting Rainier’s Liberty Ridge. We had two Jetboil stoves with the 100g cartridges and the stoves performed flawlessly, melting snow more rapidly that an equivalent MSR white gas stove would. On one cartridge, we melted about 10 liters of snow and still had about 1/3 left (guessing by weight).
Dani Evenson, June 2004
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to try out Jetboil on Mt. Adams (12,276’) in Washington. We camped at the ‘Lunch Counter’ at 9000’, so we needed to melt snow for water. The Jetboil out-performed all the other stoves I have used. I was very impressed! It made light work of melting snow and boiling water for dinners.
Jack Roberts, May 2004
I’m back from Alaska early and thought I would drop you a line. Our arrival in the Ruth Gorge was a bit too early. Too much snow everywhere and no ice at all . . .We used the Jetboil quite a bit in confined bivouac spots. We were never disappointed, left high and dry without a drink or had to go hungry because we didn’t have hot water for our food packages. The Jetboil’s performance was exceptional and consistently reliable. I’ve been using the Stormy hanging stove set-up for thirteen years now and brought it along on this trip also, just to compare its performance with that of the Jetboil and here is what I discovered: The Jetboil is far more compact, efficient, easier to use and lighter than the Stormy or any other stove I have used. For the amount of time it took us to melt snow and get two liters of water to the boiling point using the Stormy, we got 3.5 liters of water using less fuel with the Jetboil. It seems about 40% more efficient than any other cartridge stove I have used. Pretty impressive.
Chris Warner, alpine guide, founder of Earth Treks,
On a mountain where one in seven summiters die, every piece of gear has to be fool-proof. After using Jetboils on other expeditions, it was the only stove we trusted on our successful ascent of K2.
Steph Abegg, Picket Range of the North Cascades, WA,
For 3 days we were caught in a snow storm on the summit of Mt. Fury, where our only source of water was melting snow. The stove we had with us was a Jetboil. I had never used one before (it was my climbing partner’s stove), but I was pleasantly surprised at how well it handled our desperate situation on the mountain top. It’s fuel and
heating efficiency as well as simple design made it the ideal stove. Thanks to the Jetboil, we were able to keep hydrated as well as keep ourselves warm with hot meals and drinks. It really was essential to our survival in this unexpected situation. Jetboil will be my next backcountry gear purchase!
