Pre-Trek Preparations Guide
Preparing well is an essential part of any successful trek. The experience becomes significantly more enjoyable, safe, and comfortable when your body, gear, and mindset are aligned with the expectations of the outdoors.
This section outlines the key essentials — what to carry and how to prepare physically — so you can approach your trek with confidence and readiness. Our team is always available to walk you through the gear list and fitness plan over a call, ensuring you feel fully prepared before stepping onto the trail.
THINGS TO CARRY
The right gear makes all the difference on the trail. Here’s a list of essentials to help you pack well and trek comfortably.
- Trekking shoes: A pair of Waterproof trekking shoes (not hiking shoes)
- Socks: cotton/performance socks for trekking and woollen socks for campsite.
- Trek pants (Ideally Water Resistant): Quick dry summer trek pants for lower altitudes and thicker / shell pants for higher altitude
- T shirt/Base layer: T shirts/trekking base layer to wear while trekking. Ideally, they should be full sleeves. Avoid cotton and prefer dry fit.
- Fleece / Sweater / Good quality Hoodie: Get 1 fleece jacket or sweater. Fleece is preferred over sweater or hoodie as it is lightweight and easy to carry. Sweaters and Hoodies can be heavier than Fleece for the warmth they offer.
- Down / Padded Jacket – Down/Padded jacket (Up to -10 degrees). If you don’t want to get a padded/Down jacket, get two fleece jackets.
- Rainwear:
- Option A – Rain set – One Waterproof jacket (3000 mm waterproofing), Rain proof pants and Bag cover
- Option B – Poncho that covers your body and bag completely.
We ideally recommend Option A as poncho makes trekking difficult.
- Pair of Thermals (top & bottom both): We wear thermals only upon reaching the campsite, not while trekking.
- Regular wear clothes: to wear upon reaching back to the campsite after the trek
- Footwear for campsites: floaters or comfortable footwear for campsites
- Woollen Cap / Balaclava / Neck warmer: To cover your ears, head and neck. Get one woollen cap and one neck warmer or balaclava.
- Gloves: 2 gloves out of which 1 can be water proof and one inner glove (fleece or woollen). The waterproof one has to ideally be padded and a size larger than you normally use. This is so that you can wear both your gloves together if required.
- Suncap
- Sunglasses
- Toiletries – Also include sunscreen, moisturizer, and lip-cream
- Medicines – antacid (digene), paracetamol, pain killers, diamox, mosquito repellent
- Personal medication
- Headlamp/Torch – Preferably headlamp.
- 2 water bottles (1 litre each) – One can be a thermos Flask. OR you can also get a hydration pack.
- Trail snacks like Energy bars, Dry fruits and nuts, Date rolls
- Day pack (15/20L capacity)
- Trekking bag pack (40/50L capacity)
- Trekking pole
- Plastic covers for inside the backpack to keep your things dry
- Documents: 2 passport sized photographs,
Address and Photo proof identification document (Passport, Aadhar card, driver’s license),
Doctor’s Medical certificate and Disclaimer form. (we will be sending you medical certificate and disclaimer documents to be duly filled and signed)
We reserve the right to not take you on the trek if you fail to produce the documents as required.
Quick-view things to carry
- Trekking shoes
- Socks
- Trek pants
- Trek t-shirts
- Fleece
- Down jacket
- Rainwear
- Pair of thermals
- Regular-wear clothes
- Campsite footwear
- Woollen cap / balaclava, Gloves
- Suncap & Sunglasses
- Toiletries & medicines
- Personal medication
- Headlamp
- Water bottles / hydration pack
- Trail snacks
- Day pack
- Trekking bag pack
- Trekking pole
- Plastic covers
- Documents
Fitness plan
Preparing your body is key to a safe and enjoyable trekking experience. This plan is designed to help you build the strength and endurance required for the outdoors.
We have broadly categorised the workouts as per the categories of treks – easy, moderate, difficult.
| Cardio / Endurance | Strengthening | Climb Stairs | Walk with bagpack | Hike around your city | |
| Easy | 4-6 kms slow jog OR 15 kms cycling Pace is not important, consistency is important (non-stop jogging/running/cycling) | Squats – 15-20 x 3 Lunges – 15-20 x 3 Calf raise – 15-20 x 3 | 10-15 floors with bagpack | 3 kms with bagpack | 2 hikes |
| Moderate | 6-8 kms slow jog OR 25 kms cycling Pace is not important, consistency is importan (non-stop jogging/running/cycling) | Squats – 30-35 x 3 Lunges – 30-35 x 3 Calf raise – 30-35 x 3 | 20-25 floors with bagpack | 5 kms with bagpack | 2 hikes |
| Difficult | 8-12 kms slow jog OR 35-40 kms cycling Pace is not important, consistency is important (non-stop jogging/running/cycling) | Squats – 50 x 3 Lunges – 50 x 3 Calf raises – 50 x 3 | 35 floors with bagpack | 8 kms with bagpack | 3 hikes |
| Thrice a week | Twice a week | Once a week | Once a week |
Please approach your training mindfully. The suggested counts should be comfortably achievable at least 15 days prior to the start of your trek. Start slow, listen to your body, and gradually build up your endurance and strength to avoid any risk of injury.