Himalayan Holidays Nepal

1 duffel bag
1 day pack
1 toilet paper (can buy in KTM & on trek)
1 sleeping bag (can be rented KTM)
1 sleeping pad (can be rented in KTM)
1 pair trekking boots (see comments)
1 pair camp shoes or thongs
1 pair short pants for hiking
1 pair long pants for camp & hiking
3 pairs socks for trekking boots
2 pairs socks for camp shoes
3 T-shirts or short sleeved shirts
1 pocket knife
1 long sleeved shirt
3 pairs underwear
1 sweater (available KTM for $15 up) or down vest
1 windproof parka or shell with hood
1 pair gloves or mittens (available KTM for $2 up)
1 warm hat (available KTM for $2 up)
1 hat with sun protection
1 towel
1 tube sun cream (High SPF value)
1 sunglasses
1 rain poncho or good rain gear
1 large plastic bag to line duffel
1 bar of soap or tube liquid soap
1 toothbrush & toothpaste
1 quart water bottle
4 plastic bags (organize clothes & pack lunches)
1 flashlight with extra batteries & bulb
1 piece Moleskin for blisters
8 Band-Aids
aspirin or Tylenol for headaches or other pain
antihistamine (Actifed or Sudafed)
Pepto Bismol (liquid or tablets)
Throat lozenges (available KTM)
1 Chapstick or Blistex or Labiosan
2 bras (for women)
Tampons or sanitary napkins (for women)
1 bathing suit (BKK hotel pool and spring treks)

extra underwear
extra socks
extra T-shirts or short sleeved shirt
camera equipment
binoculars
extra quart plastic bottle for booze
collapsible plastic bucket or bowl for laundry
CIPRO or Ampicillin or other antibiotic
Moist sealed mini paper towels
Powdered drink mix (Wylers etc)
Chocolate or candy bars
needle and thread
safety pins
rip-stop nylon tape and/or duct tape
Sierra Cup
dental floss
sleeping pills (not needed for most people)
Ace Bandage
reading material
collapsible walking stick
non-bifocal glasses if you wear bifocals
Icer's anti-skid detachable safety soles for slippery trails particularly ice patches on trail in late fall to early spring

• Duffel Bag: This can get rough treatment from both the airlines and the porters. Get a good one. Real Army Surplus ones (used) are about $15 and very good. The heavy gauge nylon ones like REI sells are also good. Make sure it is sturdy with a good zipper. Get a large size. For the trek your sleeping bag must fit in it with all your clothes. It would be nice if your sleeping pad also fit in the duffel, but we will carry it separately if need be. Tents are carried separately and need not go in your duffel.. Sleeping Bag and Sleeping Pad: You must provide these. Many people rent a foam ensolite type pads in Kathmandu for their treks at about $0.50 per day. Sleeping bags can also be rented in Kathmandu, but they are not cleaned between rentals and are often dirty. Also, the quality is hard to determine. Bring your own sleeping bag.


• Tents: These are provided for you and are Eureka Geodesic dome style 3-person tents when occupied by 2 people and Eureka Timberline 2-person tents when occupied by one person. Don't bring your own.


• Trekking Shoes or Boots:>More and more Nepal trekkers are wearing running shoes or new lightweight Gore Tex footwear. Your leader wears HI TEC Sierra Lights which are not waterproof. If you have worn these on previous hiking trips with no ill effects, feel free to do so on your Nepal trek. But still bring a pair of Vibram lugged hiking boots for possible snow and/or cold or wet weather. You can easily carry a second pair of footwear in your duffel and not exceed your weight limit. Your running shoes can double as camp shoes. Waterproof your boots before you leave home, and if your trek will possibly come across a lot of snow, bring some extra waterproofing on the trek.


• Everest Treks: People tolerate the cold less at high altitudes. Bring extra cold weather gear. Bring all the items listed under "if you susceptible to cold". It would be prudent to have a sleeping bag rated to 0 ?F even though temperatures below 20 ?F are unlikely. It gets very cold as soon as the sun goes down, and if you want to enjoy the "night life" comfortably without retreating to your warm sleeping bag, bring down booties and good mittens as well as a good padded parka.


• Rain Poncho: This is useful as a second tent floor in case you have a leaky tent floor. Bring one or a "space-blanket" even if you have Gore Tex rain gear.


• Musical Instruments: Recorders, harmonicas or guitars add to both our and the Staff's enjoyment of the trek. We will be happy to carry these separately and not as part of your weight limit


• Tape Recorder: Many trekkers like to bring a small cassette recorder to record sounds of the trek as well as local and porter dancing and singing. A slide show featuring audio will delight your friends when you return.


• Plastic Bags: It is good protection against possible rain showers to have everything in both your duffel and day pack inside plastic bags. Wrap your sleeping bag in one. Have one for your socks, one for underwear, one for shirts, one to carry snacks and/or for days you will be given a pack lunch etc.


• Porter Clothes: Our porters are always in need of warm clothes and old clothes you have been saving for a garage sale or Goodwill should be brought along. We will carry them separately and not as part of your weight limit. Most porters have waists between 26 and 30 inches and shirt sizes between Boys Large and Men's Small. Even if what you have has holes and needs mending it will more than likely be better than what they have. This also goes for any old sneakers or other shoes you may want to get rid of.


• Fun with the Staff: Frisbees are great. Soap bubbles? Sparklers? Super Balls? Volleyball? Picture book? Postcards of USA?