Peak Lenin Expedition
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 maximum weight allowed on the internal flight from Osh to Bishkek is 20kg
You must bring the following items:
Hiking boots
Mountaineering boots - see ‘Mountaineering Equipment’
Snow gaiters
Socks
Underwear
Trekking trousers / pants
Windproof and waterproof overtrousers / rain-pants
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
Windproof and waterproof jacket with hood
Warm jacket (down)
Sunhat
Warm hat and thermal balaclava
Eyewear – Sunglasses Cat 4
Snow goggles
Thermal gloves or mittens
Warm and waterproof over-gloves or mittens
Daypack minimum 60 litres / 2500 cu in
Headtorch/Headlamp with spare batteries
Trekking poles
Basic First Aid Kit - refer to trip dossier for details
Sun protection (including total bloc for lips, nose etc.)
Water bottles 1 Litre (1 quart) x2
Selection of dry bags (to keep trek bag contents dry)
5 season sleeping bag (rated to –25ºC)
Sleeping bag liner
Closed-cell foam camping mat (for high camps)
Thermarest or similar inflatable sleeping mat (recommended for base camps)
Washbag and toiletries
Towel
Antibacterial handwash
These following items are optional:
Travel clothes
Swimwear (for sauna)
Camera, media and spare batteries
Penknife (remember to pack all sharp objects in hold baggage)
Small padlock (to lock trek bag)
Pee bottle
Trainers / sneakers or similar for camp use
Spare laces
Mountaineering Equipment
Mountaineering double boots - see below
Ice axe
Crampons (with ‘step-in’ bindings and anti-balling plates)
Mountaineering or climbing harness
Karabiners (2 x screwgate)
Climbing helmet
Sling (120cm. / 3ft.)
Prussik loops X 2 (5m. / 16ft. of 6mm cord makes 2)
Notes
Mountaineering boots required for this tripClimbing at altitudes of up to 7000 metres, the temperatures can be very cold (as low as minus 30 degrees centigrade). Standard leather mountaineering boots are really not suitable for these cold, high altitude conditions. Plastic boots with insulated inners (eg. Scarpa Vega HA) and also the new generation of synthetic double boots (eg. La Sportiva Spantik, Boreal G1 light, La Sportiva Olympus Mons, Scarpa Phantom 8000), are the best to keep your feet warm at altitude in these extremely low temperatures. 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 plastic or double synthetic boots and step-in crampons is by far the most sensible option when considering a trekking peak climb. 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 Peak Lenin Expedition
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/
