Things to carry for Short Winter Treks
- Good Sturdy Backpack: Prefer a trekking pack over a backpacking one. The size of the backpack depends upon the participant. Normally for a 5-6 day trek a 40-50 litre pack should suffice.
- Shoes: Any Waterproof trek (not hike) shoe would be ideal.
- Socks: 3 pair cottons and 3 pairs of woolens.
- Trek pants (Ideally Water Resistant): Get two trek pants on this trek, both should be slightly thick, winter trekking pants. If you don’t have a trek pants, you can replace it with Thick Gym Track pants too. Don’t trek in Jeans/Pants.
- T shirt/Base layer: Get 2 T shirts/trekking base layer on the trek, both of which should be thick and full sleeve. Avoid cotton and prefer dry fit.
- Fleece/ Sweater/Good quality Hoodie: Get 1 fleece jacket or sweater . Fleece is preferred over sweater as it is lightweight and easy to carry.Sweaters and Jackets can be heavier than Fleece for the warmth they offer.
- Down/ Padded Jacket: Down/Padded jacket (Upto -10 degrees capacity) is a must for winter treks. If you are not sure about the quality of your padded/Down jacket, get two fleece.
- Thick track pants for camp: These are specifically for cold evenings at the campsite.This can be ignored if you are comfortable wearing your thick trekking pants in the camp.
- Thick track pants for camp: These are specifically for cold evenings at the campsite.This can be ignored if you are comfortable wearing your thick trekking pants in the camp.
- Thermals: 1 pair. We wear thermals only upon reaching the campsite not while trekking. For treks in December, January and February, trekkers who are doubtful about their layers can get 2 lower thermals.
- Windproof Jacket: All rain proof can be used as Wind proofs. Required as an additional layer during trekking in windy conditions. Avoid if you have a rain proof jacket.
- Rainwear:
Option 1 – Rain set: One Waterproof jacket (3000 mm waterproofing), Rain proof pants and Bag cover
Option 2 – Poncho: Covers your body and bag completely. - We recommend Option 1 as poncho makes trekking difficult.
- Woolen Cap/ Balaclava: (1) To cover your ears and head. Get a thick fleece lining one for winter treks
- Neck Warmer/ Scarf (1): For evenings.
- Gloves: 2 gloves out of which 1 can be water proof and one woollen. The waterproof one has to ideally be padded and a size larger than you normally use so that you can wear both your gloves together if required.
- Suncap – 1
- Sunglasses – 1
- Toiletries – Also include sunscreen, moisturizer and lip-cream
- Headlamp/Torch (Prefer a head lamp) -1
- 2 water bottles (1 litre each) – One can be a thermos Flask.
- Camp shoes/Flip flops for camp
- Plastic covers for inside the backpack to keep your clothes dry
- Daypack – Required if you have a summit days climb.Preferably one that can be compressed.
- Documents: 2 passport sized photograph, Address and Photo proof (Driving License or Aadhaar card), Doctor’s Medical certificate saying that you are fit for the trek.We reserve the right to not take you on the trek, if you fail to produce this.
- Trekking pole
Things to carry for Short Summer Treks
- Good Sturdy Backpack: Prefer a trekking pack over a backpacking one. The size of the backpack depends upon the participant. Normally for a 5-6 day trek a 40-50 litre pack should suffice.
- Shoes: Any Waterproof trek (not hike) shoe would be ideal.
- Socks: 3 pair cottons and 2 pairs of woolens.
- Trek pants (Ideally Water Resistant): They are very important and help you a great deal on your trek. You can get two quick dry summer trek pants .If you don’t have a trek pants, you can replace it with Gym Track pants. Don’t trek in Jeans/Pants.
- T shirt/Base layer: One can get 2 T shirts/trekking base layer on the trek, one of which can be full sleeved. Avoid cotton and prefer dry fit.
- Fleece/ Sweater/Good quality Hoodie: 1 fleece jacket or sweater. Fleece is preferred over sweater (or hoodie) as it is lightweight and easy to carry. Sweaters and Jackets can be heavier than Fleece for the warmth they offer.
- Down/ Padded Jacket – Down/Padded jacket (Upto -5 degrees). If you don’t want to get a padded/Down jacket, get two fleece.
- Cotton track pants for camp – These are specifically for cold evenings at the campsite.This can be ignored if you are comfortable wearing your trekking pants in the camp.
- Thermals: 1 pair. We wear thermals only upon reaching the campsite not while trekking.
- Windproof Jacket: All rain proof can be used as Wind proofs. Required as an additional layer during trekking in windy conditions. Avoid if you have a rain proof jacket.
- Rainwear:
- Option A – Rain set –
- One Waterproof jacket (3000 mm waterproofing), Rain proof pants and Bag cover
- Option two – Poncho
- Covers your body and bag completely.
We recommend Option 1 as poncho makes trekking difficult.
- Woolen Cap/ Balaclava: (1) To cover your ears, head and neck.Get one woolen cap and one neck warmer or balaclava.
- Neck Warmer/ Scarf (1): For evenings. Avoid if you are comfortable using a Balaclava.
- Gloves: 2 gloves out of which 1 can be waterproof and one woollen. The waterproof one has to ideally be larger than you normally use so that you can wear both your gloves together if required.
- Suncap – 1
- Sunglasses – 1
- Toiletries – Also include sunscreen, moisturizer and lip-cream
- Headlamp/Torch -1. Preferably head lamp.
- Trekking pole
- 2 water bottles (1 litre each) – One can also get a hydration pack.
- Camp shoes/Flip flops for camp
- Plastic covers for inside the backpack to keep your clothes dry
- Daypack – Required if you have a summit days climb.Preferably one that can be compressed.
- Documents: 2 passport sized photograph, Address and Photo proof (Driving License or Aadhaar card), Doctor’s Medical certificate saying that you are fit for the trek. We reserve the right to not take you on the trek if you fail to produce this.
- Trekking pole
Things to carry for Long Summer Treks
- Good Sturdy Backpack: Prefer a trekking pack over a backpacking one. The size of the backpack depends upon the participant. Normally for a 7-9 day trek a 50-60 litre pack should suffice.
- Shoes: Any Waterproof trek (not hike) shoe would be ideal.
- Socks: 3 pair cottons and 3 pairs of woolens.
- Trek pants (Ideally Water Resistant): Get two quick dry summer trek pants .On summit climb or a major altitude gain day for Goechala, Rupin and Stok), you can replace one dry fit trek pant with Shell trekking pants. If you don’t have a trek pants you can replace it with Gym Track pants.
- T shirt/Base layer: Get 3 T shirts/trekking base layer on the trek, one of which should be thick and full sleeve. 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 Jackets can be heavier than Fleece for the warmth they offer.
- Down/ Padded Jacket – Down/Padded jacket (Upto -5 degrees ). If you don’t want to get a padded/Down jacket, get two fleece.
- Cotton track pants for camp – These are specifically for cold evenings at the campsite.This can be ignored if you are comfortable wearing your trekking pants in the camp.
- Thermals : 1 pair. We wear thermals only upon reaching the campsite not while trekking.
- Windproof Jacket: All rain proof can be used as Wind proofs. Required as an additional layer during trekking in windy conditions. Avoid if you have a rain proof jacket.
- Rainwear:
- Option A – Rain set – One Waterproof jacket (3000 mm waterproofing), Rain proof pants and Bag cover
- Option two – Poncho that covers your body and bag completely.
We ideally recommend Option 1 as poncho makes trekking difficult.
- Woolen Cap/ Balaclava: (1) To cover your ears, head and neck.Get one woolen cap and one neck warmer or balaclava.
- Neck Warmer/ Scarf (1): For evenings. Avoid if you are comfortable using a Balaclava.
- Gloves: 2 gloves out of which 1 can be water proof and one 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 – 1
- Sunglasses – 1
- Toiletries – Also include sunscreen, moisturizer and lip-cream
- Headlamp/Torch -1. Preferably headlamp.
- 2 water bottles (1 litre each) – One can be a thermos Flask. One can also get a hydration pack.
- Camp shoes/Flip flops for camp
- Plastic covers for inside the backpack to keep your clothes dry
- Daypack – Required if you have a summit days climb. Preferably one that can be compressed.
- Documents: 2 passport sized photograph, Address and Photo proof (Driving License or Aadhaar card), Doctor’s Medical certificate saying that you are fit for the trek. We reserve the right to not take you on the trek if you fail to produce this.
- Trekking pole
Things to carry for Long Autumn Treks
- Good Sturdy Backpack: Prefer a trekking pack over a backpacking one. The size of the backpack depends upon the participant. Normally for a 7-9 day trek a 50-60 litre pack should suffice.
- Shoes: Any Waterproof trek (not hike) shoes would be ideal.
- Socks: 3 pair cottons/performance and 3 pairs of woolens.
- Trek pants (Ideally Water Resistant): Get one quick dry summer trek pants and one thicker/shell pants. If you don’t have a trek pants you can replace it with Gym Track pants.
- T shirt/Base layer: Get 3 T shirts/trekking base layer on the trek, two of which should be thick and full sleeve. 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 Jackets can be heavier than Fleece for the warmth they offer.
- Down/ Padded Jacket – Down/Padded jacket (Upto -10 degrees ). If you don’t want to get a padded/Down jacket, get two fleece.
- Cotton track pants for camp – These are specifically for cold evenings at the campsite. This can be ignored if you are comfortable wearing your trekking pants in the camp.
- Thermals : 1 pair. We wear thermals only upon reaching the campsite not while trekking.
- Windproof Jacket: All rain proof can be used as Wind proofs. Required as an additional layer during trekking in windy conditions. Avoid if you have a rain proof jacket.
- Rainwear:
- Option A – Rain set – One Waterproof jacket (3000 mm waterproofing), Rain proof pants and Bag cover
- Option two – Poncho that covers your body and bag completely.
We ideally recommend Option 1 as poncho makes trekking difficult.
- Woolen Cap/ Balaclava(1): To cover your ears, head and neck.Get one woolen cap and one neck warmer or balaclava.
- Neck Warmer/ Scarf (1): For evenings. Avoid if you are comfortable using a Balaclava.
- Gloves: 2 gloves out of which 1 can be water proof and one 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 – 1
- Sunglasses – 1
- Toiletries – Also include sunscreen, moisturizer and lip-cream
- Headlamp/Torch – 1. Preferably headlamp.
- 2 water bottles (1 litre each) – One can be a thermos Flask. One can also get a hydration pack.
- Camp shoes/Flip flops for camp
- Plastic covers for inside the backpack to keep your clothes dry
- Day pack – Required if you have a summit days climb. Preferably one that can be compressed.
- Documents: 2 passport sized photograph, Address and Photo proof (Driving License or Aadhaar card), Doctor’s Medical certificate saying that you are fit for the trek. We reserve the right to not take you on the trek if you fail to produce this.
- Trekking pole