Tso Morari and Lungser Kangri
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 mountain 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 notes
Snow gaiters
Socks
Underwear
Trekking trousers / pants
Windproof and waterproof overtrousers / rain-pants
Windproof and waterproof jacket with hood
Long johns (thermal underwear)
Fleece trousers
Shorts
Thermal baselayer shirts (2 short sleeve, 2 long sleeve)
T-shirts or similar
Fleece jacket or warm jumper/sweater
Sunhat
Warm hat and thermal balaclava
Eyewear - Sunglasses
Thermal gloves or mittens
Warm and waterproof over-gloves or mittens
Small padlock (to lock trek bag)
Daypack minimum 40 litres / 2500 cu in
Selection of dry bags (to keep trek bag contents dry)
Headtorch/Headlamp with spare batteries
Washbag and toiletries
Small towel
Antibacterial handwash
Sun protection (including total bloc for lips, nose etc.)
Water bottles 1 Litre (1 quart) x2
Warm jacket (down)*
5 season sleeping bag (rated to – 20ºC)*
Thermarest or similar sleeping mat*
Ice axe *
Crampons (preferably with ‘step-in’ bindings and ant-ball plates)*
Mountaineering or climbing harness with karabiner*
Basic First Aid Kit including: A broad spectrum antibiotic, antiseptic cream, throat lozenges, diarrhoea treatment (Imodium), altitude (Diamox), painkillers, plasters and blister treatment, and re-hydration salts (Dioralite)
The following items are optional:
Trainers / sneakers or similar for camp use
Spare laces
Sleeping bag liner
Swimwear (for the brave)
Trekking poles (recommended)
Camera, media, spare batteries
Pocket-knife (remember to pack sharp objects in hold baggage)
Pee bottle
Ski goggles
Travel clothes
Notes:
Equipment hire: Items marked * can be hired / rented through KE Adventure Travel. Please make all requests at least 6 weeks prior to the trip departure date. All equipment is issued in Leh. Please remember to allow room in your trek bag for these items (note that on trek your mountaineering equipment including mountain boots will be carried separately in communal equipment bags. These will be collected from you at the start of the trek).
Mountaineering boots: Well-insulated single boots designed for Alpine mountaineering (minimum B2 rating) are suitable for departures prior to September. For departures in September or October the low temperatures encountered combined with high altitude mean that double boots with insulated inners (eg. Scarpa Vega HA, Scarpa Omega IT, La Sportiva Spantik, Boreal G1 light) are the best to keep your feet warm. These boots are also designed to take step-in crampons, quickly and efficiently. You must make sure that you are suitably equipped for these extremely low temperatures
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/
