4=16x scope? Way too big & bulky for me but you gotta haul it so... Ditto on "borrowing" a packboard. When I assistant guided we "loaned" packboards out to the clients. They sure didn't like the Trapper Nelson's they had to use. Double check with your guide & seriously consider getting one of your own.
Your boots.. Make damn sure they're broken in beforehand and absolutely DO NOT forget to take moleskin with you & keep it in your pack. It's a very expensive lesson/trip to have to call off your sheep hunt because you got blisters & can't walk. Don't ask how I know.
Bear in Fairbanks

Last edited by Bear_in_Fairbanks; 05/24/13.
"Unless you're the lead dog, the scenery never changes."
Amazingly, I've lived long enough to see a President who is worse than Carter.
And finally,
Gun control means using two hands.