EVEREST BASE CAMP PACKING LIST: a guide to packing for EBC Trek
Everest Base Camp Packing list is the most essential part of preparation before setting off for the trek. The list includes all the vital gears to simple equipment. One should prepare for at least three weeks of high-altitude travel. Make sure everything you pack is absolutely essential.
Before starting our Everest Base Camp hike, trekkers should thoroughly check their packing lists time and again. The packing equipment ensures the safety and comfort of your hike to Everest base camp.
THE PERFECT EVEREST BASE CAMP PACKING LIST
First of all, make the necessary research about the essential packing list. The list may vary according to your travel season and the number of days on the trek. We suggest limiting your luggage up to 10-11 kg to travel comfortably. In a normal teahouse trek, a porter serves for two travelers and carries up to 30 kg of weight including his/her own backpack.
WHAT DID WE PACK FOR THE EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK?
You may split your Everest Trekking Packing list into the categories of food, toiletries, medicine, electronics, and other essential items. Then prepare your sets of basics, hiking and lodge clothes, and stuff for sleeping. The other trekking trails of the Everest region requires the similar equipment list
THE BASICS
- A comfortable backpack
- Hiking boots (make sure your boots break properly and take some extra laces with you)
HIKING CLOTHES
- Short sleeve hiking shirt
- Long-sleeve hiking shirt/sweater
- Down jacket
- Lightweight windbreaker
- Pair of hiking pants
- Pair of hiking socks
- Scarf
- Buff
- Gloves
- Underwear
- Rain poncho + backpack rain cover
- Sunglasses
CLOTHES FOR THE LODGE
- Thermal underwear (top and bottom)
- Fleece sweater
- Pair of pants
- Warm socks
- A pair of warm slippers
- T-shirt
FOR SLEEPING
- Sleeping bag
- Pillowcase
- Travel sheet
- Earplugs
- Eye mask
FOOD
- Dry Fruits
- Salted peanuts
- Energy Bars/Snickers
- Cookies
TOILETRIES for Everest Base Camp Packing List
- Baby wipes
- Baby powder
- Hand sanitizer
- Shampoo (small bottle)
- Travel towel
- Sunscreen
- Lifeguard/Labello
- Deodorant
- Contacts and glasses
- Hairbrush
- Floss, toothpaste, and toothbrush
MEDICINE
- Diamox
- Loperamide (stopper) and laxatives (goer)
- Paracetamol
- Antibiotics
- Lots of bandages (for blisters)
- Antiseptic cream
- Iodine
- Strepsils (or a different brand) for throat pain
- ORS
- Vitamin C
Note: You may not need to use this medicine but it is safer to carry in case.
ELECTRONICS for Everest Base Camp Packing List
- Local SIM Card
- Mobile Phone with + charging cable
- Goal Zero Nomad 7 Plus Solar Panel and the Goal Zero Venture 30 Power Pack
- Spare Batteries
- Extra Memory Cards
ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS
- Trekkers’ Information Management System (TIMS) Card
- Sagarmatha National Park Entry Permit
- Passport
- Plenty of cash
OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS
- Lifestraw Water Filter Bottle
- Trekking poles
- Pocket knife
- Duct tape
- Lots of toilet paper
- Detailed map
- Lonely Planet Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya
Conclusion
You might be interested to carry lots of things but the weight constraints are always there. So, pack the most essentials. Check it twice from the list, follow the basic packing principle to pack smartly. You may recheck your list and buy the remaining things in Kathmandu.