Here is a general listing of the personal equipment needed to climb a mountain such as Everest. Much of the information here has been compiled from past climbs, but mostly with the insight and vast experience of guides like Jason Edwards. Through your own mountain experiences, you will learn what best brands and combinations of equipment work for you. However, when in the mountains, the same rules apply to everyone: Keep it LIGHT, keep it SIMPLE and bring only what’s NECESSARY!

Note: each climber will use three duffel bags to carry all his equipment. For efficiency, we will pack our gear in accordance to where we will use it during the expedition. One duffel bag will follow us during our 10 day trek from the Kathmandu to basecamp. The other two bags will go directly to basecamp. And then one of those bags will be carried straight to advance basecamp. It will only have the necessary gear for higher up the mountain.

   

Duffel #1

Duffel #2

  

Duffel #3

  
       

Advance

      

Equipment

City

Approach

Basecamp

Basecamp

Camp3

Camp4

Summit
       

(Numbers represent quantity)

FEET (see picture)

              

Hiking Shoes

1

1

1

        

Thorlo Sock

3

3

          

WOOL SOCKS THICK/THIN

    

6

6

6

6

6

DOUBLE PLASTIC BOOTS

    

1

1

1

1

1

REGULAR LINERS (BOOTS)

    

1

1

      

ALVEOLITE LINERS (BOOTS)

        

1

1

1

GAITORS REGULAR LENGTH

    

1

1

      

OVERBOOTS

        

1

1

1

TOE WARMERS

        

15

15

15
               

LOWER BODY (see picture)

              

JEANS

2

            

SHORTS

1

1

          

UNDERWEAR, COTTON

3

3

3

3

3

2

1

MID-WEIGHT CLIMBING PANTS

  

1

1

        

LONG JOHN BOTTOMS MID-WEIGHT

  

1

1

1

1

1

1

LONG JOHN BOTTOMS EXPED.-WEIGHT

    

1

1

1

1

1

GORE-TEX PANTS,FULL SIDE-ZIPS

  

1

1

1

1

    

FLEECE PANTS, FULL SIDE-ZIPS

    

1

        

PILE SLEEVLESS BIBS, FULL SIDE-ZIPS

    

1

1

      
               

UPPER BODY (see picture)

              

T-SHIRT

2

2

          

LONG JOHN TOPS THIN/MED

  

2

2

2

      

100 FLEECE PULL-OVER

  

1

          

300 FLEECE JACKET

  

1

1

1

      

DOWN SWEATER

    

1

1

1

1

1

200+ HOODED PILE JACKET

   

1

1

1

1

1

EXPEDITION DOWN PARKA (HOOD)

    

1

        
               
               

HANDS (see picture)

              

GLOVES, WOOL &/OR FLEECE

  

2

2

2

2

2

2

GORE-TEX OVERMITTS (PILE LINERS)

    

1

1

1

1

1

POLY-PRO GLOVES

      

1

1

1

1

GORE-TEX SKI GLOVES

      

1

1

1

  

MITTS, WOOL  XL

        

1

1

1

DOWN MITTENS XL

        

1

1

1

HAND WARMERS

    

40

20

20

10

6

LEATHER WORK GLOVES

    

1

1

1

    
               

HEAD (see picture)

              

BASEBALL OR CAP

1

1

1

1

1

1

  

BANDANNA

  

2

2

2

2

2

  

FLEECE OR WOOL HAT

  

2

2

2

2

2

1

NECK GAITER, SYNTHETIC

      

1

1

1

1

BALACLAVA FLEECE

        

1

1

1

GLACIERS GLASSES WITH RETAINERS

  

2

2

2

1

1

  

GOGGLES, DOUBLE LENZ

      

1

1

1

1

HEADLIGHT, 4.5v BATTERIES

  

2

3

2

2

2

2
               

BODY

             

ONE-PIECE DOWN SUIT (CUSTOM)

        

1

1

1

DOWN,GORE-TEX SLEEPING BAG,-30 F

  

1

1

1

1

1

  

THERMA-REST, FULL LENGTH

  

1

1

1

1

1

  

RIDGE REST, REG. LENGTH

  

1

1

        
               

HARDWARE (see picture)

              

PACK, INTERNAL FRAME, 6,000 cu. In.

  

1

1

1

1

1

1

ICE AXE  70mm

    

1

1

1

1

1

CRAMPONS, CLIP-ONS

    

1

1

      

CRAMPONS, STRAP-ONS

        

1

1

1

MECHANICAL ASCENDERS

    

2

2

2

2

2

SEAT HARNESS

    

1

1

1

1

1

DESCENDER, FIGURE EIGHT SQUARE

    

1

1

1

1

1

TREKING POLES, ADJUSTABLE

  

1

1

1

      

CARABINERS (2 LOCKING)

    

6

6

4

4

  
               

MISCELLANEOUS (see picture)

              

SHOE/BOOT STRING

              

LARGE GARBAGE BAGS (DRY…)

              

EXTRA LARGE COMPRESSOR BAGS, 3

              

DUFFEL BAGS, XL, 3

              

20' 1/2" MYLON WEBBING

              

40' 6mm PERLON ROPE

              

CAMELBACK

              

BOOKS, WALKMAN

              

HAMMER HOLSTER

              

TOILETRIES

              

LIP PROTECTION, SUNSCREEN

              

CAMERA

              

SWISS ARMY KNIFE

              

WATER BOTTLES, 2, WIDE MOUTH

              

FIRST AID KIT

              

THERMOS

              
MEDS (see picture)
 
 

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