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