After a four-day trek we arrived in Manali yesterday. This time we trekked with an american family of four, who were rather less prepared for a trekking tour in the Indian Himalayas, which today leads me to create a “pack list for treks and expeditions in the Indian Himalayas and Cycling tours in India”.
Here is my packing list for our Himalayan tours:
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Shoes
– Hiking boots with a good profile
– Slats or sandals for the camp
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Clothes
– Underwear (sports bra)
– Hiking socks
– A few thick socks
– Functional underwear
– T-shirts
– Sweater (fleece) or fleece jacket
– Cap
– Sun hat
– Scarf
– On long treks gloves, during expeditions 2 glove pairs (thin and thick pair)
– Short pants
– Long pants
– Jacket
– Rain jacket
– In addition for our bike tours:
– 2 short and 1 long cycling pants
– 3 bike tops
– Bicycle gloves short and long
– small backpack
– Bicycle shoes (Pedales for cleats) or sneakers
– saddle, if you prefer your own
– helmet
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Hygiene Artkel/Care Products
– Toothbrush/pasta
– Soap
– Hairbrush
– Sunscreen
– Fat cream
– Toilet paper
– Towel (small)
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Other
– Sleeping bag Inner
– if necessary, own mattress
– Backpack (for our expeditions 70-80 l)
– Sunglasses
– Flashlight
– Camera
– Water bottle
– Card game
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First aid
– Patches (bubble)
– Pain tablets
– Carbon tablets
– Wash cleaning tablets
– Dressing material
– acute medications for altitude sickness
– Nail scissors
– more detailed emergency pharmacy list here
For our expeditions we provide the following equipment:
- Harness
- Rope sling
- Carabiner
- Rope clamp
- Abseilachter
- Gaiters
- Helmets
- Climbing shoes
- Crampons
- Ice pick
- Ropes
