Climbing Gears
- Helmet ( Black diamond, Petzel or similar brands)
- Alpine Ice Axe (65-70cm)
- A mountaineering harness, with adjustable leg loops.
- Carabineers: 3 lockings and 6 regular
- Rappel device: ATC or figure 8
- Trekking Poles
Mountaineering Boots for Peak Climbing
- Mountaineering boots suitable for above 6000m; La Sportiva GSM2 or equivalent
- Hiking shoes for the trek to base camp with ankle protection (North face, Salomon, La Sportiva, or similar mountain brands )
- Gaiters
- Thermal mountaineering socks or equivalent: 6 pairs
- Liner socks or equivalent: 3 pairs
- Flip flops / Slippers
Body Layers for Peak Climbing
- 2 merino base layers: top/bottom set
- 1 mid-layer top: breathable Underwear
- Lightweight Nylon Pants: 1 pair
- Hooded Soft Shell jacket To be worn over other layers
- Soft Shell Guide Pants: Gore-tex and breathable
- Hooded Hard Shell: Gore-tex and breathable
- Hard Shell Pants: Gore-tex and breathable, big enough to wear over your guide trousers
- Insulated Down Jacket with hood: North face Himalayan parka or equivalent with 600-800 down fills
- Insulated synthetic Pants: Worn primarily when climbing below Camp 2
- Long jones equivalent to Rab’s Polartec or equivalent: 2 pairs
- Hiking Shorts
Headgear and Handwear
- Wool hat (ski hat)
- Sunhat: To shade your face/neck from the sun on a hot day
- Buff: To protect your neck/face from the sun
- Under helmet Balaclava
- Glacier glasses: Full protection with side covers or wrap around
- Ski goggles: To be worn on summit day in the event of high winds
- Lightweight synthetic liner gloves: For wearing on a hot day; 2 pairs
- Softshell gloves: To wear for moderate cold/wind
- Shell glove with insulated liner: To wear for severe cold / strong wind
- Expedition Mitts for bad weather
Equipment and Personal Gears for Peak Climbing
- Expedition Backpack: 65L pack should be large enough.
- 25L – 35LTrekking Backpack: To carry on the trek to base camp. Simple and light.
- Sleeping Bag: Rated to at least -20 to – 40°F. Goose down or synthetic
- Compression stuff sacks: 3 large ones; for reducing the volume of the sleeping bag, down parka, etc., in your pack.
- High-Quality sleeping pad (1 for base camp and 1 for high camps): Full length is preferred.
- Closed-cell foam pad: To be used in conjunction with the inflating pad for warmth and comfort when sleeping.
- Trekking poles with snow baskets: Adjustable poles
- Cup: Plastic insulated cup for drinking
- Bowl: A plastic bowl for eating dinner or breakfast
- Spoon: Plastic spoon
- Head torch: 1 normal for base camp and 1 with remote battery systems for climbing at night. This will be used whilst climbing at night
- Multisport watch with Altimeter & GPS navigation
- Sunscreen: SPF 50 or above
- Lip balm with sunblock
- Water bottles: 2 wide mouth bottles with 1-liter capacity
- Water bottle parkas (2): fully insulated with zip opening
- Thermos: 1 liter (buy good ones to keep your water warm for longer hours)
- Pee bottle: 1-liter minimum bottle for convenience at night in the tent
- Toiletry bag: Include toilet paper and hand sanitizer and a small towel
- Hand warmers & toe warmers
- Penknife or multi-tool (optional)
- Camera: bring extra batteries and memory cards
- Personal solar charging system (optional but recommended)
- Travel Clothes
- Duffel bags (2) with locks: To transport equipment
- Base Camp extra Items: Kindle, I pad, smartphone, etc
- Snack food: Please bring a few days of your favorite climbing snack food such as bars, energy gels, nuts, beef jerky, etc. A variety of salty and sweet is recommended to give you extra energy.
- Small personal first aid kit: Include athletic tape, Band-Aid’s, Ibuprofen, blister care, personal medications, etc
- Medications and Prescriptions: Bring antibiotics (Azithromycin, etc.), and altitude medicine such as Diamox and dexamethasone*
Our Recommendations
- Climbing Gears – Black diamond, Petzl, Grivel
- Mountaineering boots – La Sportiva, Kailas, Mammut, Scarpa
- Trekking Boots – La Sportiva, Northface, Patagonia, Mammut
- Body Layers – Northface, Mountain hardware, Mammut, Patagonia, Arctyrex, Marmot, Rab
- Headgear and hand wear – Northface, Mountain hardware, Patagonia, Mammut
- Glasses – Julbo
- Other gear companies: Exped, Garmin, Goal zero, Bio lite, MSR Gears
