Equipment Packing items for Trekking in Nepal
Note: Items with * symbols are optional & number of items may vary according to person. And all of the equipment listed below, one can buy in Nepal (but Nepal has limited branded shops).
Head:
- warm woolen cap covering both your ears (recommended 2 pairs)*
- Buff (buff helps as a spare cap, neck cover or mask for cold breeze) – 2
- Sunglass (UV protective, preferred) – 2
- Hat to protect your forehead from sun – 1
Upper Body:
- Quick dry T-Shirts (2 long/2 short) – 4
- Sweater (Woolen preferred) – 1
- Warm Jumper – 1
- Fleece jacket or Vests – 1
- Dawn Jacket for -20 degree celcius – 1
- Warm gloves -1
- Inner for gloves or Thin gloves – 1
- Windstopper jackets (light weight)
Packlist items for Lower Body:
- Underwear – 4
- Inner Thermals – 2
- Quick dry Trekking Trousers – 2
- Normal Pant – 2
- Warm Shocks – 5
- Running Shoes – 1
- Waterproof Trekking Shoes – 1
Other Packlist items for trekking in Nepal:
- Sleeping bag for -30 degree Celsius – 1
- Sleeping bag liner* – 1
- Hand warmer packs* (but please do not throw them in the mountains after using)
- First aid kit and regular medicine
- Water bottle -2 (one liter each, make sure one of them is hard plastic bottle so you can use as bed warmer with hot water during the cold nights)
- Camel pack bladder (it makes easier to drink water while walking) – 1
- Ear phone* – 1
- Books – 3
- Daily note diary – 1
- Pen – 2
- Head light – 1
- Head light battery – 3
- Camera* – 1
- Camera Battery* – 5
- SD card* – 3
- Motion camera* – 1
- Snacks*
- Gaiters*
- Big Backpack or Duffel bag with water proof cover (50 – 70 ltrs.) – 1 BAGPACK UNDER $100
- Small Day backpack with water proof cover (enough to carry daily things for you like; sunscreen, camera, water, one jacket, sunglass etc.) – 1
- Sunscreen of high UV protection (50+ preferred) – 2
- Toiletries (you can buy toilet papers in the trail but price will be higher than in cities)
- All kinds of sanitary and regular stuff like; tooth brush, lip balm, hair oil etc.
- Water purification Kit – 1
- Small towel*
- Rain gear (Trouser and light weight jacket)* – 1
- Wet wipes – 2
- Walking Poles* – 1
- Hand sanitizer and skin moisturizer – 1
- Safety pin*
What to pack for Climbing in Nepal?
CLIMBING Gears (on top of all above):
Note: Bring them if you have, if not renting in Nepal is possible.
- Climbing helmet – 1
- Down pant – 1
- Crampon – 1
- Ice Axe – 1
- Harness – 1
- Ascender/Jumar – 1
- Carabineer (unlock and lock both) – 2
- Normal carabiner – 2
- Gaiters – 1
- Descender – 1
- Snow glass – 1
- Satellite phone
18 gears to Pack for Everest basecamp trekking expedition
- Warm hats – 2
- Sun cap – 1
- Sunglass – 1
- Gloves thick minus 20 deg Celsius – 1
- Gloves thin – 1
- Inner Thermal – 2 set
- T shirt – 2
- Thin jacket – wind stopper and water proof – 1
- Dawn jacket minus 10 – 1
- Dawn pant – 1
- Dual Trekking trouser – half + full – 1
- Rain Trouser -1
- Sports shoes – 1
- Trekking shoes – ankle lock – 1
- Shocks warm – 6
- Shocks normal – 4
- Buff – 1
- Mask – 2
- lip guard, Jhandu bam, ear plugs – 1/1/1

