Kilimanjaro: Equipment List

Clothing:

• Light to medium weight leather hiking/climbing boots (well broken in!)
• Light-weight hiking shoes (these can be tennis shoes)
• Gaiters
• Three pairs of socks light-mid-weight non-cotton socks
• Wool or pile pants
• GORE-TEX® pants with full-length side zippers
• GORE-TEX® shell-type jacket
• Insulated parka (down or synthetic)
• Synthetic long underwear - two shirts and one bottom
• Wool sweater or pile jacket
• Light hiking pants
• Two cotton shirts
• Wool stocking hat
• Ski gloves and light polypro gloves
• Wool mittens with an overmitten
• Bandanna and baseball cap
• Swim suit

Gear:

• Personal equipment (each member to provide):
• Secure travel wallet. Copy of first two pages of your passport (carry separately).
• Copies of your shot records including Yellow Fever Endorsement
• Internal frame pack - at least 3,000 cubic inch capacity
• Duffel bag to be carried by the porters (for extra personal gear - use a travel lock)
• Sleeping bag (down or synthetic) – rated to at least 10 degrees Fahrenheit
• Thermarest pad
• Sunglasses and ski goggles
• Suntan lotion and lip protection (SPF #15)
• Two wide mouth water bottles (One-quart size) - with insulated covers
• Large drinking mug
• Good headlamp with two sets of new batteries
• Camera and film
• Lightweight toilet articles
• Personal first aid kit to include the following: Aspirin, Moleskin, Antacids, Ciprofloxacin, Band-aids, Imodium
• Iodine crystals for water purification
• Hand towel
• Toilet paper
• Bic lighter
• Five large plastic garbage bags
• Collapsible ski poles
• Wrist watch with alarm
• Personal snack food for summit day (drink mixes as well if you like them)

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