Trekking/hiking gears
- Lightweight hiking boots
- Sleeping bag
- Warm jacket or down jacket
- Lightweight rubber shoes/sandals
- Hiking socks: 3 thick pairs and 2 thin pairs
- Lightweight long sleeve trekking shirts 3 (Long sleeves are good for sun protection )
- Long sleeve cotton t-short- (1 good for sleeping in at night or as a base layer if it gets cold in the mornings/evenings.
- Long leg light weight trekking pants, zip off are good (1-2) A lot of these pants are windproof, avoid anything too heavy or completely water proof. Zip offs are good as they can double up as shorts during the day.
- Waterproof jacket/windbreaker (1): you will manly use this only in the morning, or when sitting around at night. But making sure it’s windproof is good in case the wind picks up.
- Lightweight rain jacket: small enough to pack up in a tiny pocket. Good for unexpected rain showers. Light weather protection and warmer weather.
- Underwear- 4-5. Comfortable underwear is essential. Pack both cotton and polyester in case of problems (Friction).
- Woolen or peaked hat 1. Depending on the weather take a hat for both sun and win protection.
- Sunglasses 2. Make sure you buy genuine UV protection sunglasses. The sun’s rays are particularly strong higher up you go. Use a hard case to keep them in to avoid easy breakage
- Gloves 1. Windproof gloves.
- Quick dry towel 1. Try a medium size rather than bath sized.
- Bungee cords- essential for hanging up your clothes to dry, or wrapping them around
- Couple karabiners (climbing clips) to help close things, and bind things together like you’re washing line.
- Water purification tablets or drops
- Washing items: soap, small facecloth, toothbrush, toothpaste, small water proof toiletry bag or dry bag to carry them in.
- Water bottles (1-2) use one for drinking, and the other for water preparation or backup.
- Dry bag (1) essential of keeping your valuables in
- Duct tape (1 small), just in case.
- Chopstick for dry lips due to climate and heavy breathing
- First Aid Kit containing minimum medicine such as pain killer anti-diarrheal , bites/burn cream, plasters, small bandage, antiseptic cream.
- Small head torch with batteries
- Wallet to carry your money
- Some ordinary plastic bags to keep things in, eg dirty laundry
- Tissue papers and toilet papers
- Watch
- Day Pack
- Camera batteries, charger and memory cards.
- Sunscreen, Swiss Army type knife, trekking bars/candy/ chewing gum good for dry conditions
- Trekking polls if you are used to using it while hiking
- Silk or cotton sleeping bag liner
- Saving soap
- Thermal underwear
PS. If you think you need more than this, you can add extra items on your own. Once again, there are several items can be rented from Kathmandu. Such as sleeping bags, down jacket or down parkas etc. Contact us for more information.