... 8x43 Pentax around my wife's neck with a 12-40 Leupold spotter in my pack or in truck w/window mount. 10x50 are to heavy for my wife...LOL
Hold up a minute. If we get to use our wives as sherpas, then that changes EVERYTHING!
I'd go 8x,
and 10x,
and a spotter + tripod,
and an espresso machine�
FC