Equipment List

Equipment for climbing six thousand meters

Personal Wearing Gear List & Recommendations by Hill Sherpa Trekking

• The company provides a feather sleeping bag and a feather down Jacket, but you have to return after the trek. (if you don’t have)
• Hill Sherpa Trekking provides a duffel bag and trekking poles during the trek, but you have to return them after the trek.
• We mostly recommend a windproof and waterproof thin-layered jacket above 3,450 M.
• We mostly recommend a daypack bag of 35 – 45 L.
• Headlamp & extra batteries during the trek

Daily Use essentials

• A sun-block cap & fleece hat
• Sunglasses with 100% snow UV protection
• A muffle (full-cover mask)
• Sunscreen (30+ to 60 SPF, depending on age)
• A pair of thin & warm gloves
• A pair of Trekking poles
• Water bottle & filter
• Water purification tablets
• lips guard
• Towel

Upper Body essentials

• Warm hat
• A pair of T-shirts
• Thermal tops
• Sports bras for ladies
• Windproof & fleece jacket
• waterproof jacket

All Lower Body

• waterproof trouser
• Warmers & fleece trousers
• A pair of Comfortable trekking pants
• Extra casual sports pants
• A pair of sports shoes
• Thermal underwear
• A pair of comfortable waterproof trekking boots
• A pair of light sandals
• Some Thick (woolen) socks
• Sock liners
• Light shoes and sneakers

Especially Climbing Gears

• Helmet
• Harness
• Ascender
• Descender
• Carabiners 4 locks, 2 unlocks
• Tape ceiling 120 cm
• Alpine boots in good condition & fit the size
• Crampons in good condition for an alpine boot
• Ice-axe Normal

All the climbing equipment is available in Kathmandu; you can rent everything.

Personal First Aid Kits and Medicines

• Diamox (125mg to 250mg tablets for AMS)
• Ibuprofen & paracetamol tablets IP
• Some Assorted adhesive bandages
• Wraps, splints, wound coverings, butterfly bandages
• Blister treatment cream or similar
• Insect / anti-itch ointment
• Moves in case of sprain anybody
• pain-relief medication
• Sinex, Eye Drops, etc.

Important things

• Passport-size photos with the original passport scan copy
• Personal Insurance details for traveling
• International flight details

Extra essential things

• Quality energy dry foods (up to you)
• Ladies: important things, what’s necessary
• The power bank is most important (if you have one)
• Camera (memory card, chargers, and extra batteries)
• Important things for both males and females, like wipes, toilet paper, and towels