Nice game, but ther is no point on keeping any of your gear. For exmple the first time I played I thrown the gear at the begining to see if this is possible and I just climbed easily to the top.
Then I played again to see if I get any points by keeping one gear. But nothing changes. There was not throw less to gain more.
If you had some bonus for keeping the gear and be able to score higher from the players who thrown the gear then tho whole point of throwing your gear will had been more meaningful.