Packing for Nepal was a bit of a challenge. We came from Thailand where people love aerobics but they don’t hike much so we had to make due with what we could find. There were many changes I would have made if I had come from America and had the opportunity to buy the real deal. These differences were mainly in clothing and equipment (the big things on a trek right?)
My Packing List
- Sweatpants (1)
- Sweatshirt (2)
- Columbia fleece (this was amazing)
- Long sleeve shirt (I would have liked to have one more, maybe underarmor)
- t-shirts (workout style) (5)
- nicer t-shirts (2) (I wore these in kathmandu)
- tanktop (1) (I don’t know why I brought this)
- jeans (1)
- shorts (1) ( I never wore these)
- Khaki pants (1) ( I wore these in Katmandu)
- North Face Zipper Pants (1) (I bought these in the Tamel district the night before our trek and I wore them almost everyday)
- gloves
- bandanas (2)
- SIGG waterbottle ( I frequently ran out of water and really wished I had my camelpack)
- Trekking poles ( I only had one and it worked well but 2 is better)
- Heavy socks (4 pair)
- Light socks (4 pair)
- Tennis shoes
- Flip flops (for in Kathmandu)
- Hiking boots
- Sunglasses (2 pair)
- Small bottles of Shampoo, Conditioner and Body Wash ( I only took 2 showers when hiking on the trail)
- Sarong ( I used it as a towel but I recommend a trekking towel instead)
- Canon Rebel XTI
- 2GB Memory cards (3)
- extra Battery ( I wish I had brought my battery charger as well)
- 70-300 Telephoto lens
- Fisheye lens extention
- Cleaning cloth and UV filter
- Point and Shoot Camera and Extra Bettery
- Book ( I took one on the trail with me and left the other in Katmandu. I finished that first book in 3 days and desperately wished I’d brought the other with me)
- Credit Card
- US debit
- Thai debit card
- Watch
- Wet wipes
- Hand sanitizer
- Legginings (to use in place of long underwear, I don’t recommend this but I had no choice)
- Sleeping Bag (rented in Thamel)
- Down Jacket (rented in Thamel, came in very handy in Tengboche where it was FREEZING!)
- 1 roll of toilet paper ( I could have used 1 more)
- hairbrush
- hairties (10)
- small notebook to take notes in
- Baseball hat ( I never wore)
- Warm winter hat (I didn’t need, they sell much cuter ones in Nepal)
- Journal
- Pens
- regular bras (2)
- sports bras (2)
- 15 underwear
- IPOD with arm strap
- Flashlight ( a headlamp would have been awesome)
- Sunscreen (small bottle)
- Playing cards (used these everyday playing games with our guide and porters)
- Travel insurance ( didn’t end up needing but it was comforting to have)
- Moelskin
- Headbands (3)
- Minimal makeup (foundation)
- Candy for kids (They loved it but I wish I had brought pipecleaners instead. We could make them into shapes and the kids liked them. Bonus, it didn’t rot their teeth)
- Ibuprophin
- Chewable peptobismal
- Bandaids
- Athletic tape
- Scissors
- Nailfile with knife (was awesome but in the future I’ll get a swiss army knife)
- Naturevalley bars (10) (Luna Bars would have been awesome)
- Bag of trailmix
- Travel sized facewash
- 20 qtips
- 100 Liter Deuter Backpack with detachable small pack (The porters carried this and used ropes so I could have just brought a duffel)
- Smaller daypack (wish I had one with straps with better support)