| - Travel Journal |
| - Luggage Tags |
| - Plastic bag to cover your back in case of rain or during the
flight |
| -Books, guides, and maps |
| -Spare batteries |
| -Spare glasses |
| -Bug repellent |
| -Pictures of yourself |
| -Post cards (these can be given as gifts when hiking the trail) |
| -Spare shoelaces |
| -First aid kit |
| -4 copies of passport - leave one with someone in your home
country, and give the others to people that you are travelling with. If your passport is
lost or stolen it is much easier to start with a copy then to start with nothing. |
| -Money belt |
| -Cash and credit cards. Larger bills will be given a better
exchange rate. |
| -Medical insurance information |
| -Phone card |
| -Backpack |
| -Hiking Boots |
| -Sunglasses |
| -Water bottle |
| -Iodine tablets |
| -3 pairs of socks |
| -A few pairs of underwear |
| -Sweat pants |
| -Jeans |
| -Shell jacket (very important!) water proof or resistant is a must |
| -Shell pants (very important!) water proof or resistant is a must |
| -Hat |
| -Foam pad |
| -Gloves |
| -Sleeping Bag |
| -Granola, small snacks, freeze dried food |
| -Several T-shirts (they can also be used as gifts to your porter)
At certain times on the trail I thought I was hiking in the US because many of the Sherpas
were wearing American T-shirts given to them by the tourist trekkers. |
| -A medium to heavy shirt |
| -Flip flops - I found myself walking around in these after each
days hike |
| -Umbrella |
| -Ground cloth |
| -Sleeping bag - this is very important to bring even for Katmandu
If you hike in the Himalayas you will especially want a very warm bag, one that is rated
-5 or 5 degrees is ideal. The month that we were there is the coldest time of the year in
Nepal and we had people in +10 degree bags who became quite cold and ended up sleeping out
just one night. A bag rated below zero is definitely not necessary in Katmandu. The
temperature did not drop much below 40 degrees F in Katmandu. |
| -Cooking gear if you plan on cooking your own food. |
| -Toilet kit -This is very very important as there is little if no
toilet paper at the lodges along the trail. There may be toilet paper in Katmandu but it
is very poor quality and falls apart easily. The toilets on the trail are just smelly pits
in the ground. One toilet we saw along the trail had a sign inside that said "we aim
to please, you aim to please." |
| -Toothpaste and toothbrush |
| -Soap |
| -Wash towel |
| -Passport |
| -A watch |
| -Pocket knife, preferably one with scissors - borrow one if you
have to |
| -Flashlight |
| -Sewing kit |
| -Lip balm or chap stick |
| -A cord - you never know when one will come in handy |
| -A WORKING camera - I took over 700 pictures during my stay |
| -Film |
| -rubber bands, string, tape, pens, pencils |
| -A good book especially for the plane trip |
| -Binoculars were very handy on the trail |
| -Compass |
| -Altimeter |
| -Frisbee |
