We took a lot of pictures, but for some unknown reason we didn't take a good close-up picture of our trekking bags. The bags above give you a pretty good idea of what they looked like. We were each given a waterproof duffel bag that could hold up to 20 lbs, which would be carried by Sherpas. We also each carried a day pack. Below is a list of what we had in our bags, plus a few things I wished we had with us.
Day Pack:
- Two 1-liter Nalgene bottles
- First-aid kit: Aspirin, lip salve, bandages, Neosporin, Nunn hydration tablets, water purification tablets (both iodine and chlorine), ACE bandages
- Waterproof gear (waterproof pants, rain jacket, waterproof gloves, and a small umbrella)
- Layers (fleece hat, fleece gloves, extra top and bottom layers depending on the weather)
- Baseball cap
- Extra socks
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- Snacks (mainly trail mix and chocolate bars)
- Money
- Passport/travel documents (in Ziploc bags)
- Playing cards
- Tissues/toilet paper
- Bandana (it was really dusty at times)
- iPod
- Sleeping bag (rented from a shop in Kathmandu for less than $1 a day)
- Silk sleeping bag liner
- Books, playing cards, and journal
- Headlamp
- Toiletries, soap, shampoo, sunscreen, bug spray
- Wet wipes (when there weren't gas showers we took "wet wipe showers." Odd at first, but better than nothing)
- Light weight towel
- Flip flops to wear at night
- Hiking pants
- Quick dry shirts (three short-sleeve, two long-sleeve)
- Socks
- Fleece pullover
- Lightweight down jacket
- Thermal base layers
- Ear plugs and eye mask
- Woolite laundry detergent
- Bug spray
- Ear plugs and eye mask
- A roll of duct tape
- Body lotion - it gets really dry at the high altitudes
- Peanut butter - sounds silly now, but we were craving peanut butter on the hike!
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