Yes, I took everything with me. Last time I took a Lichfield (Vango) Explorer 70+10 rucksack and whilst it was comfortable it was very heavy.
This time I used my Osprey Mutant 38 rucksack, which is my winter pack. The good thing is that it has a floating lid so it turns into something more like a 50-60l backpack if needed. I wasn’t keen on using wild water sources, so I took my water with me, which added another 4kg at the start, I had just enough. Wild water was there as a back up if needed - I could have boiled it.
It’s definitely hard work carrying everything with you, especially on the descent. The article in the magazine reckoned a Wainright count of 6, but just doing the SOTA was enough to think about.
73, Colin