Bolivia Climber
Bolivia, Climbing, 20 days - from $2,795 (land only)
The following checklist should help you with your packing. As a general rule, you should always try to keep the weight of your equipment to a minimum.
The packed weight of your trek bag while trekking should be no more than 15 kgs./33 lbs. Once on trek, your mountaineering equipment including your plastic boots will be carried separately in a group equipment bag and will not form part of this weight limit.
You must bring the following items:
Hiking boots
Mountaineering boots - see below
Ice axe *
Crampons (preferably with ‘step-in’ bindings)*
Mountaineering or climbing harness*
Screwgate karabiners x 2
Snapgate karabiner x 1
Belay device to use for abseiling/rappelling
Climbing helmet*
Sling (120cm)
Prussik loops X 2 (5m of 6mm cord makes 2)
Snow gaiters
Socks
Trekking trousers / pants
Windproof and waterproof overtrousers
Underwear
Long johns (thermal underwear)
Thermal baselayer shirts (2 short sleeve, 2 long sleeve)
T-shirts or similar
Fleece jacket or warm jumper/sweater
Windproof and waterproof jacket with hood
Warm jacket (down)
Sunhat
Warm hat and balaclava
Eyewear - Sunglasses
Thermal gloves or mittens
Warm and waterproof over-gloves or mittens
Daypack minimum 40 litres
Headtorch with spare batteries
Sun protection (including total bloc for lips, nose etc.)
Water bottles 1 Litre (1 quart) x2
5 season sleeping bag*
Thermarest/Camping mat*
Washbag and toiletries
Antibacterial handwash
Travel Towel
Selection of dry bags (to keep trek bag contents dry)
Small padlock (to lock trek bag)
Basic First Aid Kit including: painkillers, altitude (Diamox), plasters, blister treatment, diarrhoea treatment and rehydration salts.
The following items are optional:
Trainers or similar for camp use
Spare laces
Fleece trousers
Shorts
Sleeping bag liner
Thermarest* - recommended (a foam camping mat is provided)
Trekking poles
Swimwear
Travel clothes
Nailbrush
Pee bottle
Camera, film, batteries
Notes
*Available for hire through KE Adventure Travel
Please make all requests at least 6 weeks prior to the trip departure date. Please note hire / rental equipment is normally issued in La Paz. Please remember to allow room in your trek bag for these items. (note that on trek your mountaineering equipment and plastic boots will be carried separately in communal equipment bags).
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Mountaineering boots required for this trip
Alpine mountaineering boots are not suitable for high altitude conditions. Plastic boots with insulated inners (eg. Scarpa Vega HA, Scarpa Omega IT) and also the new generation of synthetic double boots (eg. La Sportiva Spantik, Boreal G1 light), are the best to keep your feet warm at altitude where you can encounter temperatures below minus 25ºC. Also, you can sleep in the removable inner boots to ensure warm toes in the morning! These boots are also designed to take step-in crampons, quickly and efficiently. This combination of double boots and step-in crampons is by far the most sensible option when considering a climb at altitude. You must make sure that you are suitably equipped for these extremely low temperatures.
PHD Gear Advisor
PHD specialise in cold weather equipment, from the world’s lightest right up to the most protective for Everest or the Poles. It’s a large range. So to help you choose what you need to keep you warm, PHD have listed the gear that is appropriate for this expedition.
>> Click here to view the PHD Gear Advisor for Bolivia Climber
Needle Sports (specialist mountaineering equipment shop)
Needle Sports is the English Lake District's foremost specialist climbing shop supplying mountaineering, rock, ice, alpine and expedition equipment worldwide. Internationally recognised as among the very best of the UK's top technical climbing gear retailers. They have a good range of equipment appropriate for this trip and offer knowledgeable advice both on their website and in store.
View >>http://www.needlesports.com/
