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Expedition Equipment List

Expedition equipment list:

Personal 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 Carabineers, 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;

Upper Body-

  • 2/3cotton 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 base camp
  • For high altitude use, 1 very warm goose-down (duvet) jacket with hood, you may prefer a down/duvet suit

Lower Body Gear-

  • Cotton underwear briefs
  • walking shorts
  • 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

Hands-

  • Pare of 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

For  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
  • Bandana or head scarf, also useful for dusty conditions.
  • 1 pair goggles with light and dark lens

For 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 base camp
  • 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.
  • A good quality Sleeping-
  • For high altitude, 1 down Sleeping bag (40 degree centigrade).
  • 1 additional sleeping bag for base camp (-20 to -30 degrees C)
  • Good Quality Mat for Camps

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.Â

Personal Hygiene-

  • lips and sun cream, 1 large tube skin sun cream(SPF 35)
  • anti-mosquito cream
  • toothpaste/brush
  • Soap or hand sanitizer gel
  • small towel & wipes

Essential Personal Climbing Gear:

  • Alpine Climbing Harness
  • Crampons: Crampons must fit boots perfectly;
  • Ice axe:.
  • Ascender:
  • Multi-LED Head Lamp: Multi-LED Head Lamp and spare batteries are essential items,
  • Karabiners: Minimum 2 locking carabineers, 1 large and 1 small.
  • Rappel device: Figure 8, ACT or similar,
  • Ski poles
  • Slings: One 3m (10ft) and three 2m (6ft).
  • Masks, hoses, and regulators
  • Altimeter :
  • Climbing helmet