OK, after spending about 3 hours this weekend at REI (on top of umpteen trips to EMS, multiple online orders from Patagonia and Sierra Trading Post; the latter is a great place for steals on outdoor / hiking gear!), I think it's official....I'm a gear head. I think I've read on no less than 100 websites that I'm supposed to pack light. This should be a challenge.
I'll post here a somewhat comprehensive list of what I'll be bringing and will try to revisit this entry post-trip to indicate what was most useful, in case any readers are considering making a similar trek!
Medications
- Diamox (for altitude sickness)
- Generic malarone (for malaria prevention)
- 2 courses of azithromycin (in case of nasty stomach bugs or other ailments)
- Immodium
- Ibuprofen
- Pepto Bismol
- Tylenol
- NyQuil
- DayQuil
- Benadryl
- Benadryl spray (for mosquito bites, sunburn, etc...)
- Eye drops
- Neosporin
- Passport
- Yellow fever vaccination record
- Extra copies of passport
- Itinerary
- Booklet on Tanzania from Passport Health Travel Clinic
- National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife (for safari)
- Kilimanjaro: A trekker's guide to Africa's highest mountain (my Kili bible!)
- Blank Journal
- Canon Rebel EOS XT SLR
- 18-55 mm stock lens
- 70-300 mm lens
- Wide angle lens
- Polarizing filters for lenses
- 20GB of memory cards
- Extra battery for camera
- Air blower for cleaning dust from lenses
- Nikon Monarch ATB binoculars
- iPhone
- Converter and adapters (three-prong square, three-prong round, two-prong round)
- Chargers for camera battery and iPhone
- Hiking boots and extra pair of laces
- Sneakers
- Sandals or slip-on shoes for camps (undecided)
- Sock liners
- Hiking socks
- Non-cotton underwear, bras and sports bras
- Hiking pants (of the full length and convertible/zip-off variety)
- Hiking shorts
- Hiking skirt
- Lightly insulated, vented, waterproof shell pants
- Capilene base layer bottoms (Cap 2 and Cap 3)
- Capilene and wicking base layer tops
- Shirts (sleeveless, short sleeve and long-sleeve)
- Patagonia hi-loft down sweater jacket
- Patagonia waterproof hard-shell stretch ascent jacket
- Fleeces (heavy & light)
- Balaclava
- Sun hat
- Everest fleece-lined wool hat
- Vented ball cap
- Glove liners (2 pair)
- Goretex, primaloft, waterproof summit gloves
Camping / Hiking gear -
- Petzl headlamp (Tikka XP2)
- Ultrathon insect repellant 12 hr time-release lotion
- Sawyer permethrin insect repellant treatment for clothing / backpack
- Camelbak water reservoir (3L)
- Camelbak insulated tubing
- 2, 1L nalgene water bottles
- Water purification tablets
- Trekking poles
- Sea to Summit Reactor Extreme sleeping bag liner (adds up to 15 degrees to sleeping bag)
- Waterproof covers for backpack and dufflebag
- Gaiters
- Foot, hand and toe warmers
- Anti-chafing stick
- Snacks & energy boosters - Gu energy packets, gatorade powder, clif bars, etc...
- Backpack - undecided on bringing a camelbak backpack that fits the camelbak reservoir or the north face backpack which is what I've been training with (and will have to be creative about snaking the camelbak hose through it)
- Cargo duffel bag ("Big Yellow") borrowed from a colleague who did this trip a few years ago
- Garbage bags and smaller plastic bags to keep items dry and dust-free
- Lots of sunscreen (this is as close to the equator as I've ever been and at 19,341 ft., it's even stronger!
- Polarized sunglasses
- The usual toiletries - deodorant (especially for the Kili trek!), saline solution, glasses, extra contact lenses, toothpaste/toothbrush, make-up (don't want to scare the animals away), razors, shampoo & conditioner, dry shampoo for Kili, hairbrush, hair clips (I suspect there will be lots of ponytails and clips with limited access to hair dryers!),
- Camping toilet paper (for Kili)
- Face towelettes
- Wet wipes
- Anti-bacterial gel
- Gauze & paper tape
- Moleskin and blister protection
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