Clothing/Equipments

Many trekking gears can be purchased from trekking shops in kathmandu.Sometime the equipments is used or it may also be exported new from overseas countries.

Personal Equipment (for trekking) :

• A pair of light hiking boots.
• A pair of sandals.
• Five pairs of woolen socks.
• One light wool / fleece sweater.
• One down sweater / jacket.
• One light wind Gore-Tex jacket and one light wind Gore-Tex pant.
• A pair of Gore-Tex glove shells with liner or ski gloves.
• One sunscreen lotion SPF 10 to 30 and one sunscreen stick SPF 10 to 30.
• A one - litter water bottle and purifier.
• Two T - shirts and one long sleeve T - shirts.
• Rucksack
• Flashlight (extra batteries)
• Camera and photo films as per your interest.
• Sun hat.
• One trekking baggy pants.
• First aid kit
• Toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, soap, toilet rolls, bath towel etc)

Climbing Gear Checklist:

• Harness/ Jumper
• Ice Axe/ waterproof jacket (1 per person)
• Figure 8
• Carbines (2 per person)
• Crampons
• Gaiter, rope (minimum 50 m.)
• Mess kit/ down pants (waterproof)
• Thermal gloves/mittens
• Dome tents
• Extra food for 1 to 3 days
• Cooking gas,