Trek Equipment Checklist

It is your personal responsibility to be exceptionally well-prepared for your trek in a high-altitude alpine environment. You must understand that training at low altitude will not guarantee preparedness for higher altitudes, and that your level of both physical & mental fitness, plus your attention to detail for your trekking equipment are essential.

Clothing

• Waterproof jacket – down or fibre filled; preferably Gore-Tex.
• Jumper – wool pile
• Hiking shorts (male)
• Long shorts or skirt (female)
• Waterproof raincoat (big enough to cover your day pack).
• Hiking trousers (wool pile or down filled).
• Hiking top (pile or down filled).
• T- shirts or blouses.
• Underwear/thermal underwear.
• Sun hat and warm winter hat.
• Heavy woolen socks; pref Gore-Tex.
• Nylon wind pants.

Footwear

• Comfortable trekking boots; pref Gore-Tex or similar.
• Camp shoes; must be warm – Ugg boots or similar.
• Waterproof gaiters.

Other Essential Items

• A quality sleeping bag (ideally down filled) rated minus -25C up to -45C depending on the trek you are undertaking & the time of the year you are trekking.
• Backpack (day pack big enough to carry change of clothes)
• Thermarest or similar sleeping mat. (basic sleeping mat provided)
• Professional hiking pole/s (these are not available in Bhutan)
• Lots of snack food for between meals!
• Water bottle and purification tablets.
• Torch, batteries & torch headlamp
• Camera & batteries & solar battery charger
• Binoculars
• Sunglasses, sunscreen/moisturizer
• Towel & soap
• Toiletries eg. toothbrush & toilet paper
• Mosquito repellent
• First aid kit incl blister medication
• Athletic tape and a knife
• Any required medications, aspirin, diamox for altitude sickness etc
• Iodine tablets (water purifying device as back up)
• Sewing kit
• Pre-moistened towelettes
• Antiseptic hand gel for use without water
• Cigarette lighter
• Plastic bags for dirty clothes & waterproofing
• Bag to leave behind non trekking clothes/gear