Mountain Packing List
Mountain Climbing Packing List
- 0 degree Fahrenheit sleeping bag: $25 each
- Mountain Hardwear insulated jacket: $25 each
- Walking stick (pair): $20 each
- Jackets and pants: $15 each item
- Hats, gloves, gaiters and balaclava: $10 each item
First aid kit :
Please bring enough as you feel you need of each item.
- Anti-malarial medicines
- Cipro (GI, general antibiotic)
- Diamox (altitude)
- headache medicine (Ibuprofen)
- Imodium (diarrhea medicine)
- Pepto or Antacid (Rolaids) rolls (stomach acid medicine)
- Flu/sinus medicine
- Neosporin (cuts)
- Band-Aids
- moleskin for blisters – as needed but at least 3 sheets
Clothing, gear and personal items
- Waterproof hiking boots – 1
- Tennis shoes or light hikers – 1
- Wool or poly-pro socks – medium/heavyweight – 5
- Polypro shirt, sock liners – 2 of each
- Polypro long underwear (top & bottom) – 2
- Hiking shorts – 2
- Wiking pants/fleece pants – 1 of each
- Wool or fleece sweater/pull-over – 3
- Water/wind-proof (Goretex) shell jacket – 1
- Insulated rain/wind (Goretex) climbing pants – 1
- Wool or fleece gloves – medium weight – 1
- Wind/waterproof gloves — heavy weight – 1
- Wool or synthetic stocking cap — windproof – 1
- Sun hat – 1
- Balaclava – 1
- Gaiters – 1
- Sunglasses – 1
- Walking stick – 1 pair
- Expedition pack or duffel bag – 1
- Day pack – 1
- Sleeping bag (rated to 0°F) – 1
- Headlamp & spare bulb – 1
- Camp towel – 1
- Pocket knife – 1
- 1 liter water bottle – 4
- Sun cream and lip balm – 30+SPF – 1
- Large plastic garbage bags and ziploc storage bags of various sizes – 1
- Lightweight toilet articles – toothbrush & paste, floss, hand and face cleansers – 1
- Extra batteries – 6
- Travel wallet – 1
- Camera – 1
- Energy bars & snacks (energy gel/gu is best for summit day) 2 per day