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A JOURNEY OF THOUSAND MILES BEGINS WITH A SINGLE STEP.




  ADVENTURE

   HIGHEST PEAKS

   Godwin Austen

   NANGA PARBAT

   RAKAPOSHI

   GONDOGORA LA

   SHIMSAL TREAK

   Batura Trek

   BIAFO & HISPAR         GLACIER

   PHOTO GALLERY

   EQUIPMENTS

   TERMS &         CONDITIONS

   COMMENTS

  


  

  

  

  









EQUIPMENT FOR GLACIER TREKKING
  • Tent-three season
  • Sleeping bag - zero degrees Fahrenheit
  • Sleeping pad - Thermarest or Ensolite
  • Sturdy hiking boots
  • Wool socks & sock liners
  • Gaiters
  • Gloves
  • Hat - with brim to keep sun off face and neck
  • Wool cap
  • Good quality sunglasses
  • Water purification system - pills & pump
  • Water bottles
  • Medicines for common trekking ailments - bad stomach, blisters, sunburn, etc....
  • Comfortable pants
  • Sweater or fleece and other articles suitable for layering
  • Warm jacket
  • Scarf - to keep dust and sun away from face
  • Rain clothes
  • Day pack
  • Duffel bag and rain cover for porters to carry your gear
  • Inflatable wash basin
  • Environmentally safe soap
  • Flashlight
  • Knife
  • Comfortable shoes for "around camp" and river crossings
  • Trail snacks - bars, tang, nuts, dried fruit, etc....
  • Sewing kit and tape
  • Toilet paper
  • Trekking Poles
  • Harness (for Snow Lake Biafo Hispar Traverse, Gondogoro La, Trek to the Edge of Tartary, Nanga Parbat and Mazeno Pass, Shimshal Trek, )
  • Helmet, ice axe and crampons(for Gondogoro La only)
Note:
For clothing please keep an extra dry piece for when needed - socks, shirt etc....

Remember to keep the total weight? of your trekking equipment and belongings which are to be carried by porters to under 15 kg or 33 lb






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