What to Pack
- Good quality Sleeping bag
- Soft Bag / Hold all or Rucksack (framed or unframed) – large enough to hold your personal gear (limit 25Kg) on the mountain; this will be carried by a porter.
- Daysac – minimum capacity 20kg – that you will carry. Big enough for you to carry your daily water (3litres), lunch box, camera, wet weather clothing and fleece jacket.
- External protective cover for rucksack & daysac (or pack all contents in plastic bags for water-proofing)
- Polarized snow glasses or goggles – to protect your eyes from sun glare and snow. At the very least good quality sunglasses (models with side-shields are preferable).
- High factor sun block (minimum factor + 15)
- Lip salve
- Head Torch and a set of spare batteries (special batteries are not always available locally)
- 2nd / Back up torch and spare batteries
- Water bottle(s) (strong) to hold 3 liters – which you will carry with you, daily)
- Water treatment tablets / iodine or quality filter (although water gets boiled for you by our staff and served as tea or coffee)
- Spare plastic bags (to keep things as dry as possible)
- Wash kit plus a small towel
- Basic First Aid kit (for personal use) including paracetamol & dehydration sachets
- A few of your favorite sweets/’chewies’/dried fruit
- We provide: harnesses, crampons, ropes, caribinas, helmets and ice axes
Clothing (essential)
- Summer shirt/s and shorts – for walking in the heat at the start of the trek
- Warm long-sleeved shirt – for when it gets cold
- Warm long walking trousers (not jeans!)
- Fleece jacket (one or more, and/or a down jacket) – for additional warmth; or a warm anorak/jacket which should not be too heavy
- Thermal underwear
- Good quality waterproof and windproof outer shell (Jacket & trousers)
- Cheap plastic poncho
- Hat – a warm hat and a sun hat (that has both a peak and shades the back of your neck)
- Wool Hat/Balaclava
- Gloves – 2 pairs; one pair of thin liners and another of warmer, waterproof outer gloves are more practical than mittens.
Footwear - Mountain boots – essential (good quality well- worn in)
- walking Shoes (another pair of lighter weight walking shoes / trainers for the start of the climb)
- Several pairs of warm, cushioned socks (so you always have a dry pair to change into)
- have a limited but useful role in preventing scree, snow and mud (at the start of the climb) from getting into your boots. Rubber boots can work out more.
