Expedition Equipment List
Personal Climbing Gear
- Climbing harness
- 5 meter / 15 feet of 6mm climber’s accessory cord.
- Figure 8/Abseil belay device
- 1 large mitten sized ascender and arm length leash
- 2 lock Carabiners, 1 large and 1 small
- 4 regular Carabiners
- Ice axe w/leash
- Crampons – must fit boots perfectly. Steel crampons with anti-balling (anti-bot) plates are the best;
- Optional; Adjustable trekking poles
Upper Body-
- 2 cotton t-shirts
- 1 polypropylene t-shirt
- 2 long sleeve polypropylene shirts, lightweight
- 1 polar fleece pullovers, medium weight
- 1 polar fleece jacket.
- Gore-Tex jacket with hood, waterproof and breathable
- Lightweight down jacket for those chilly days in basecamp
- For high altitude use, 1 very warm goose-down (duvet) jacket with hood, you may prefer a down/duvet suit
- Umbrella (optional)
Hands-
- 1 pr. lightweight poly-liner gloves; This will be worn when tying knots, but not inside your mitts
- 1 pair mittens, consists of 1 Gore-tex over mitt matched with the very warm polar fleece mitt liner
Head-
- Helmet
- Torch which can work in High altitude with spare Batteries
- Warm hat wool or synthetic that covers your ears
- Balaclava
- Ballcap or brimmed sun cap
- Glacier sunglasses with side shields
- 1 pair goggles with light and dark lens
- Bandana or head scarf, also useful for dusty conditions.
Lower Body-
- Cotton underwear briefs
- 1 pair walking shorts
- 1 pair walking trousers for trekking and around camp
- 2 pair lightweight thermal bottoms
- 1 pair medium or expedition weight thermal bottoms
- 1 pair polar fleece trousers
- 1 pair Gore-Tex trousers [Waterproof/breathable]
- 1 pr. Goose-down (duvet) trousers .
Your clothing should be kept dry using waterproof stuff sacks, bin-liners, or large plastic bags. back to top
Feet-
- 1 pair One-Sport boots above 8000 m peaks
- 1pair High Boots for C1-C2-C3
- 1 pair Trekking boots with good ankle support (we mean leather trekking, not climbing boots) for the walk to advanced basecamp
- 1 pair trainers, running shoes and/or sandals for Kathmandu
- 1 pair down booties (optional)
- 1 pair of Marino socks for Summit
- 4- pair of Trekking socks. Polypropylene or wool
- 2 pair lightweight trekking socks, poly or wool
- Air barrier liner socks or plastic bread-bags
- Cotton socks for in town.
Sleeping-
- For high altitude, 1 down Sleeping bag ( – 40 degree centigrade). In the high camp, you can sleep in your down clothing inside your sleeping bag
- 1 additional sleeping bag for basecamp (-20 to -30 degrees C)
- Good Quality Mat for Camps
Your sleeping bags should be kept dry using waterproof stuff sacks, bin-liners, or large plastic bags. back to top
Rucksack and Travel Bags-
- 1 medium rucksack (50-70 liters &can be used for airplane carry);
- Waterproof rucksack cover
- 2 large Water Proof duffle kit bags for clothing and equipment.
- Small padlocks for duffel kit bags.
Personal Hygiene-
- 2 tubes lip sun cream, 1 large tube skin sun cream(SPF 35)
- anti-mosquito cream
- 1 toothpaste/brush
- 1 bar soap or hand sanitizer gel
- 1 small towel & wipes