High Tatras Trekking - The Carpathian Mountains
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.
You must bring the following items:
Walking boots
Lightweight shoes or sandals (for hut use)
Socks
Spare laces
Trekking trousers / pants
Lightweight waterproof overtrousers / rainpants
Underwear
Shorts
Baselayer shirts (at least one long sleeve)
Shirt or mid-layer
Warm fleece jacket or jumper
Lightweight waterproof jacket
Sun hat or cap
Warm hat
Eyewear-Sunglasses
Lightweight thermal gloves
Daypack 35 to 40 litres
Headtorch / headlamp with spare batteries
Sun protection (including total bloc for lips, nose etc.)
Water bottles 1 litre (x2)
Minimal toiletries
Antibacterial hand wash
Small travel towel
Basic First Aid Kit including : Antiseptic cream, throat lozenges, diarrhoea treatment (Imodium) painkillers, plasters and blister treatment, Insect repellent (DEET), and re-hydration salts (Dioralite).
The following items are optional:
Wet wipes
Trekking poles
Camera, batteries
Penknife
Travel clothes
Small padlock (to lock trek bag)
Earplugs (Especially if you are not the one snoring)
You will need to carry all of your personal gear for the 5 or 6 days that are spent in the Tatras. On account of this, we advise that you take a rucksack of around 40 litres capacity. Note that bedding including sheets is provided in the refuges and, therefore, a sleeping bag is not needed. The refuges all have hot showers but towels are not provided.
