Equipment Checklist
Clothing
- jacket – down or fiber filled
- jumper
- hiking shorts (male)
- long shorts or skirt (female)
- waterproof jacket
- hiking trousers (both male & female)
- T- shirts or blouses
- underwear
- sun hat
Higher Altitude/Winter Trekking
- woolen hat
- nylon windbreaker
- nylon wind pants
- thermal underwear
- heavy woolen socks
Footwear
- comfortable trekking or walking shoes
- camp shoes
- socks
- gaiters
Optional
- extra sleeping mat – Thermarest self inflatable
- (if bringing airbed also bring inflation device)
Other Essential Items
- backpack
- sleeping bag
- torch, batteries & torch headlamp
- camera & batteries
- binoculars
- sunglasses
- sunscreen/moisturizer
- towel
- soap
- toiletries eg. toothbrush
- mosquito repellent
- first aid kit
- any required medications, aspirin etc
- toilet paper
- iodine tablets (water purifying device)
- sewing kit
- premoistened towelettes
- Antiseptic hand gel for use without water
- cigarette lighter
- plastic bags for dirty clothes
- bag to leave behind non trekking clothes
