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This blog provides information on what to take for the Everest Base Camp trek and details of companies that provide travel insurance for high altitude treks.
Click here to read my other blogs about the Everest Base Camp and Everest 3 Passes treks.
Contents
Introduction
Clothes in Main Pack & to Wear
Miscellaneous Items
Medications
Toiletries etc
Sleeping
35 to 45 Litre Day Pack
Travel Insurance Policy
Links to my other Everest Base Camp Trek Blogs
1. Introduction
I am not a light packer and I use a porter or porter/guide to carry my pack.
However, this ultra light packing list is by someone who did the Everest Base Camp 3 passes trek in November and everything weighed 4.26 kilos including the pack! I usually have more than that in my day pack!
What I pack depends on the time of the year. I have only trekked in the Everest region in May when it is warmer and easier to wash clothes. See my blog My Daily Reports on the Everest 3 Passes Trek.
I have done the Everest Base Camp trek twice. The first time I was too hot in my Rab Ascent 900 sleeping bag so I bought a Rab Ascent 700 for my second EBC trek. It was perfect for the May temperatures, but during winter I would need something warmer or would have to use the lodges' blankets.
If you do forget to bring something for the Everest Base Camp trek you can very likely buy it in Kathmandu, Lukla or Namche Bazaar. I wouldn't want to buy boots or hiking shoes in Nepal. I met a trekker in Gokyo who had to abort his Everest 3 passes trek as the boots he bought in Kathmandu were falling apart.
2. Clothes in Main Pack & to Wear
2 light pairs of long trekking pants (they can convert to shorts)
2 trekking T shirts (one synthetic and the other heavier merino wool)
1 light long sleeve synthetic trekking top
1 warm merino long sleeve trekking shirt
1 Rab trekking sweater
3 merino hiking socks
3 liner socks
4 underpants
Scarpa boots
Scarpa shoes (not essential, but more comfortable, and a back up for the boots)
Long johns for trekking when it is cold and in the evenings
Primaloft pants for cold evenings (can be bought for about NPR 3,000 in Kathmandu)
3. Miscellaneous Items
Factor 50 sunblock
Trekking Map
Two pin double USB plug
Reading spectacles
Spare boot laces
4 Spare Energizer lithium AA batteries (for the Steripen)
Petzl rechargeable headlight
String (approx 6 metres for drying clothes in the bedroom)
12 Clothes pegs
Ear plugs (I don't like using them)
Kobo or Kindle
Photocopies of relevant pages from guide books
Water purification tablets (for emergencies)
Cellphone charger
Earphones for listening to music at night
Dried apricots to keep me regular!
4. Medications
Paracetamol
Azithromycin for bad stomach issues (don't use Ciprofloxacin due to side effects risks)
Rennies tablets for heartburn
Strepsils for coughs (can be bought at some lodges)
Plasters (lots)
Micropore tape
Thermometer
Covid test kit
Diamox (I have never used it but bring it in case I get altitude sickness)
5. Toiletries etc
Shaver
Toothpaste
Toothbrush
Small soap
Trekking towel
Flip flops for showering
Very small bottle of shampoo
Small mirror
Nail scissors
Hand cream
Small bottles of hand sanitizer
Comb
6. Sleeping
Sleeping bag
Silk liner bag
Pillow case (to go over the tea houses' dirty pillows)
7. 35 to 45 Litre Day Pack
The contents depend on the weather & temperature.
Lightweight waterproof jacket
Lightweight waterproof trousers
2 Trekking poles
Rab down jacket
Liner Gloves
Warmer Gloves
Buff
Wool hat or beanie
Microspikes for the Everest 3 passes trek
2 one litre water bottles
Tilley hat and baseball hat
Sunglasses (category 2 - 4)
Steripen
Plasters and micropore tape
Blister kit (never used it)
Toilet paper
Lip ice (factor 30)
Cellphone
Money and passport
Garmin Inreach Mini
Cover for day pack
8. Travel Insurance for the Everest Base Camp trek
Travel insurance for trekking in Nepal is expensive because of all the scams perpetuated by guides and trekkers themselves.
Do ensure that you obtain an insurance policy that will cover you up to 5,500 metres if you are trekking to Everest Base Camp.
Jamie McGuinness has climbed Everest 6 times and runs a trekking company called Project Himalaya. He has written a very good blog on travel insurance for Nepal and Ladakh. This blog provides details of companies providing the appropriate travel insurance in the UK, North America and Worldwide.
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