Everest base camp equipment listing: all you want for this traditional trek

My complete Everest base camp equipment listing contains the whole lot you’ll want to succeed in the foot of the best mountain on this planet

Having simply returned from my Everest base camp trek in Nepal, I assumed it could be helpful to share my total Everest base camp equipment listing as some extent of reference for future trekkers.

I joined a G Adventures 15-day trek to base camp, which incorporates 12 days of trekking: eight to ascend to base camp and 4 to descend again to Lukla.

I had a lot of the gear beforehand but additionally made a visit or two to an out of doors store to seize some last-minute items. I handled myself to a few new objects – a brand new hydration pack and a few dry sacks – however practically all of what I already owned was ample for a high-altitude multi-day trek.

Shopping for and hiring regionally

It’s doable to purchase (or rent) most objects on my Everest base camp equipment listing on arrival in Nepal. Nonetheless, I wouldn’t advise leaving it that late and high quality can’t at all times be assured.

There are additionally strict weight limits on the home flight from Kathmandu to Lukla. The flight solely permits for a weight restrict of 10kg for checked baggage and 5kg for hand baggage. This coincides with the utmost weight porters are allowed to hold: 10kg per trekker with a most of two trekkers per porter.

As such, I might advise doing most – if not all – of your buying, packing and weighing earlier than you permit residence. Baggage may be saved securely at your lodge in Kathmandu, however you will have to take all of your trekking gear with you. In our Kathmandu lodge, Fuji Lodge, there have been some baggage scales obtainable for visitors to make use of.

Kathmandu does have a number of outside retailers promoting a lot of what you’re prone to want. There’s a assortment of imported gear retailers – with comparable costs to these within the west – unfold alongside Tridevi Marg close to Thamel.

Moreover, Kathmandu has a variety of regionally made and cheap out of doors gear retailers, though a variety of it may be bootleg. Most imitations are moderately nicely made or at the least ok to final the journey. Regionally made down jackets and fleece jackets may be simply nearly as good as their far costlier Western equivalents.

On the path, Namche Bazaar has some wonderful tools retailers together with some real (Sherpa, The North Face) and regionally made out of doors gear retailers in addition to numerous memento retailers. There may be additionally a restricted assortment of retailers and pharmacies in Lukla and different trailside villages en route.

Once more in Kathmandu, it’s doable to rent many objects corresponding to sleeping luggage and down jackets. It’s additionally doable to rent sleeping luggage from G Adventures for $15 USD for your complete journey. Trekkers ought to at all times carry their very own strolling boots and footwear, which must be totally worn-in beforehand.

Everest base camp equipment listing

The Everest base camp equipment listing beneath contains the whole lot I took with me together with clothes, trekking gear, toiletries, remedy, electronics and documentation. A few of the electronics and toiletries are optionally available, however the clothes, trekking gear and drugs are important except in any other case said.

This listing relies on becoming a member of an organised trek and staying at teahouses. Trekkers planning to camp or trek independently would want to contemplate tenting and cooking tools.

Trekking tools

Electronics

These are all optionally available, however trekkers ought to be sure that they’ve one thing that can be utilized as an alarm clock. That mentioned, lately most individuals are inclined to journey with at the least a smartphone. It’s doable to cost home equipment at teahouses, however this often incurs a cost ranging from 100 NPR ($1 USD) at decrease altitudes and rising to 500 NPR ($5 USD) increased up the path.

• Smartphone and charger (doubled as an alarm clock)
• Powerbank
• DSLR digicam with 3 x spare batteries (optionally available)
• USB and energy cables
• Journey outlet adapter

Documentation

• Passport + photocopies
• Insurance coverage certificates and particulars
• Flight data
• Visa data
• Spending cash (enable $400-500 USD for meals)
• $700 USD money emergency fund (contains $500 emergency helicopter fund)

Becoming a member of an organised trek

I joined a G Adventures 15-day trek to Everest base camp which comes with an in depth packing listing together with numerous data on the itinerary, becoming a member of directions, visas and far more. Costs begin from round $1,000 USD, relying on dates, for a spherical journey from Kathmandu.

G Adventures give attention to small group adventures so the utmost group measurement is 15 with their common for an Everest base camp trek being 10. We’ve used G Adventures a number of occasions earlier than (Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, New Zealand and Costa Rica) and proceed to suggest them.

For extra data or to ebook, name 0344 272 2030 or ebook on-line.

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