Equipment’s & Medicine list

Sleeping –

Sleeping bag (–10 / 15° bag will suffice on most treks )

Hiking –

Backpack ( Rucksack )
Hiking boots* (break them in beforehand)
Camp shoes (your reward after a long day)
Wool socks (bring a few pairs of varying thickness)
Lightweight trekking pants
Trekking shorts
T-Shirts (lightweight wool is great)
Underwear
Wind proof jackets & Pants
Rain Coat
Sun hat
Towel

Cold Weather –

Long underwear/Wool thermals
Sweater
Fleece
Waterproof jacket and pants
Heavyweight pants for high elevations (also good for camp)
Heavy down jacket
Winter hat
Winter gloves

Accessories –

Water purification (pump, tablets, or SteriPen; bring from home)
Water bottles (at least 3 liters total capacity)
Baseball cap (the sun is strong at all elevations)
Hiking poles (lessen the impact on your joints)
Sunglasses (essential when you cross snow line)
Head lamp with extra batteries
Reading materials (Kindle may be best)
Journal and pens
Camera with extra batteries
Day-pack (for your rain jacket, snacks, camera, etc.)
Gators (many people wear them but they are not mandatory)

Personal Supplies –
Hiking pole
Sun glass
Sun screen
Hand sanitizer
Toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, floss, etc.)
Biodegradable bar soap
Face/body wipes
Biodegradable washing liquid
Throat lozenges, lip balm
Medications (Ibuprofen, others if necessary)

Extras –

Duct tape (fixes just about everything, at least temporarily. To avoid carrying an entire roll wrap the desired amount around a pencil)
First aid kit (with moleskin for blisters,Diam-ox/ Diamox )
Loperamide (Imodium) 4x2mg (2 to start, then 1 if loose)
Lomotil 8×2.5mg (2 to start, then 2 every 6h until fixed)
Claratyne antihistamine 3 x 10mg (1/d)
Caltrate 3 x 600mg
Paracetamol 10 x 500 mg
Antistine Privine
Codeine phosphate 7 x 30mg (4/d)
Gaviscon 16 x 250mg
Salt for leeches
Plasters / bandaids
10cm rolled bandage SEPARATE
Extra passport photos and photocopies of your passport