Monday – Packing for Everest

Be sure to know where you are.

Everest in less than a week.  Next Monday we’ll be trekking to Namche Bazaar en route to Everest base camp.  I’ve started to pack my kit in my bag ready for the off and it’s all a bit exciting.  The all important list as been  written so I can be sure everything is packed, and of course I don’t not to much stuff.  When we plan things I find it helps, all a bit of a nightmare though as we often put this simple task to one side and we  just go do it, so it can be a bit overwhelming.

I thought it might be an idea to plan the trip with the summit (end) in mind, normally it would be a summit or a climbing route. On this trip it will Everest Base Camp, so I’ve worked back from there.  Firstly it will be cold and I’ll be camping!  So I started with packing cold weather gear, Duvet jacket, Smart wool base layer,  ‘long johns’, gloves, Hat, primaloft jacket and nice thick socks.  Also I’ve packed a nice warm 3 season sleeping bag, with insulated inner I used on Kilimanjaro and various cold wild camps in the UK.

It’s only when you start to plan we realise how much more there is to do. However we get added motivation when we start ticking off the tasks.

Next on my list……