Impedimenta (noun)

1. Items that impede or hinder movement; baggage or equipment that makes travel difficult.
2. Any obstacle or hindrance to progress or success.

Origin:

Late middle english: from latin, literally "hindrances", from impedire "to hinder", from in- "not" + pes, ped- "foot".

Examples:

1. The soldier's heavy impedimenta slowed him down during the march.
2. The company's outdated technology was an impedimenta to growth.
3. The writer's self-doubt was an impedimenta to her creativity.
4. The team's lack of communication was an impedimenta to their success.
5. The hiker's heavy impedimenta made it hard for him to climb the mountain.