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

My complete Everest base camp equipment record contains all the things 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 will be helpful to share my total Everest base camp equipment record as a degree 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 outside store to seize some last-minute items. I handled myself to a few new gadgets – a brand new hydration pack and a few dry sacks – however almost all of what I already owned was enough for a high-altitude multi-day trek.

Shopping for and hiring domestically

It’s doable to purchase (or rent) most gadgets on my Everest base camp equipment record on arrival in Nepal. Nevertheless, I wouldn’t advise leaving it that late and high quality can’t all the time 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 procuring, packing and weighing earlier than you allow residence. Baggage might be saved securely at your resort in Kathmandu, however you’ll need to take all of your trekking gear with you. In our Kathmandu resort, Fuji Lodge, there have been some baggage scales accessible for company to make use of.

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

Moreover, Kathmandu has a variety of domestically made and cheap outside gear outlets, though numerous it may be bootleg. Most imitations are fairly nicely made or a minimum of adequate to final the journey. Regionally made down jackets and fleece jackets might be simply pretty much as good as their far costlier Western equivalents.

On the path, Namche Bazaar has some glorious tools outlets together with some real (Sherpa, The North Face) and domestically made outside gear outlets in addition to numerous memento outlets. 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 gadgets reminiscent of sleeping baggage and down jackets. It’s additionally doable to rent sleeping baggage from G Adventures for $15 USD for the whole journey. Trekkers ought to all the time carry their very own strolling boots and footwear, which must be completely worn-in beforehand.

Everest base camp equipment record

The Everest base camp equipment record beneath includes all the things I took with me together with clothes, trekking gear, toiletries, remedy, electronics and documentation. Among the electronics and toiletries are non-compulsory, however the clothes, trekking gear and drugs are important until in any other case acknowledged.

This record 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 non-compulsory, however trekkers ought to ensure they’ve one thing that can be utilized as an alarm clock. That stated, lately most individuals are inclined to journey with a minimum of 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) larger up the path.

• Smartphone and charger (doubled as an alarm clock)
• Powerbank
• DSLR digicam with 3 x spare batteries (non-compulsory)
• 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 record together with a number of data on the itinerary, becoming a member of directions, visas and rather 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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