Everest Base Camp Trekking Packing list for Female

Himalayan Asia Treks
11 min readJan 19, 2021

One significant key to remaining solid on the path is to wear the correct garments that will keep you warm and to change your layers varying. Toward the start of the trekking it was sufficiently warm to wear shorts and a casual shirt, yet by the end, I was climbing in jeans, a casual shirt, a mid-weight long-sleeved base layer, and my North Face Thermoball jacket for Everest Base Camp Trek , Everest Base Camp Gokyo Lake Trek and other Everest Trekking Packages.

Regardless of what we began with every morning, I generally conveyed my comfortable jacket, shell, a buff, and towards the end, gloves and a cap. At the point when you enjoy a reprieve, the moment you get chilly, it’s insightful to toss something hotter on to diminish your probability of becoming ill.

You’ll likewise need a totally independent pair of garments to wear around evening time in the cabins. When you get to your hotel toward the day’s end, you’ll need to change quickly out of your sweat-soaked garments and into your dry evening time outfit. Evenings can get freezing, and the greater part of the rooms don’t have heat. This is another explanation it’s imperative to have additional garments since your clammy climbing garments may not generally dry for the time being.

Casual Shirts: Smart fleece Merino 150 Base Layer Top — Pack 3–4 casual shirts. Stay away from cotton and pick speedy dry, wicking texture. These shirts don’t smell even following a few days of wear. Peruse more about our #1 essential apparel suggestions for climbing.

Long-sleeve Mid-weight Layer: The North Face Women’s Impulse Active 1/4-Zip Shirt and Nike Women’s Element Half-Zip Long Sleeve Running Top — Bring 2 long-sleeve mid-weight layers that you can toss on as an additional layer while climbing. The Nike top was lighter and was my go-to for the start of the climb. As it got colder and at evening time, I wore the North Face layer.

Comfortable Jacket: The North Face Thermoball Insulated Hoodie — This jacket was sufficiently warm to remain comfortable in the cabins around evening time yet I didn’t overheat it in while climbing. I additionally enjoyed the cut. It was adequately long so I never encountered any drafts up the back, and having a hood was likewise a major preferred position in the nights. At long last, it is light and stuffed down little, so I could convey it consistently in my daypack without it occupying an excessive amount of space.

Shell: The North Face Dryzzle Shell — With odds of day off, need a waterproof, breathable external layer. I just wore this Gortex downpour jacket in chilly, dry conditions, however it appeared to be really bombproof, and I never felt too damp with sweat in it.

Shorts: Road Runner Sports Women’s R-Gear SpeedPro Compression 8″ Shorts — Many individuals in our gathering didn’t bring shorts and thought twice about it. Bring 1 sets. Regardless of whether you don’t wear them on the path, you’ll probably need them for Kathmandu.

Light Hiking Pants: The Mountain Hardwear Women’s Mighty Activa Tights that I wore are not, at this point accessible however these Smartwool PhD Wind Tights seem as though they’re comparative. I generally climb in tights. You’ll need something that is agreeable, inhales well, and that will be strong.

Warm Hiking Pants: The North Face Winter Warm Tights — Women’s — These jeans were great. They are downy lined stockings and were ideal for the last days, and I likewise wore them to bed each and every evening.

Long Johns: Only once did I need to wear a subsequent jeans layer under The North Face leggings, and it was to climb to the highest point of Kala Patthar for nightfall on our last day. These Merino Midweight Base Layer Tights are warm, delicate, and sensibly evaluated as a reinforcement second layer.

Gloves: The North Face Etip Gloves and Mittens — You’ll certainly need a lightweight pair of gloves to climb in — both for warmth and sun assurance. On the off chance that you utilize your telephone as a camera, consider getting a couple with touchscreen ability. At that point contingent upon how chilly your hands get, you’ll likewise need something protected. For an excessively modest glove alternative, stand by till you get to Kathmandu and go to one of the knock-off shops. I wound up purchasing a down pair of gloves there for $6, and I never wound up requiring them.

Warm Hat/Ball Cap: The North Face Nanny Knit Beanie — You’ll require a warm beanie for evening and furthermore something to wear during the day on the off chance that it gets cold. Likewise, bring a baseball hat to keep the sun off your face during the day.

Socks: Darn Tough Coolmax Micro Crew Cushion Socks — Ever since exploring the John Muir Trail, I’ve been snared on these socks. I’ve never gotten a rankle, my feet never feel sweat-soaked, and they give the perfect pad.

Clothing: Give-n-go Sport Mesh Bikini Briefs — I’ve attempted essentially the entirety of the diverse “outside” clothing out there and these by Ex-officio are my top picks. They clean effectively, don’t hold scents, and wick dampness. I’d suggest bringing in any event 6 sets of brisk dry clothing. There is paid clothing accessible at certain spots along the path, yet very few alternatives towards the end. Additionally if it’s cool, you won’t have any desire to wash them since they aren’t probably going to dry for the time being.

Sports Bras: Nike Women’s Fitness Bra — Bring 2 games bras so you can switch all other daies. This Nike sports bra is agreeable and doesn’t loosen up following a few days of wear.

Buffs: Original Buff — Buffs are extraordinary for shielding your neck from the sun and keeping the chilly,

dusty freshen up of your lungs and nose. I’d bring at any rate 2 so you have one for both day and night and can turn between them.

Shades: Make sure that the shades you bring are adequately large to secure all zones around your eyes and offer UVA/UVB insurance.

Climbing Boots: I wore a couple of Montrail climbing boots in Everest however have sense begun wearing Oboz Bridger BDry Hiking Boots and love them. Regardless of what boots you picked, I’d suggest something waterproof with great soles and strong lower leg uphold.

Toiletry Kit

Emergency treatment: Bring any close to home drugs. In my medical aid pack, I additionally brought Pepto Bismol, Imodium for the runs (which is normal), Advil, and a rankle bandage unit. Numerous individuals additionally take Diomox for height ailment. I didn’t take it, yet a couple of individuals in our gathering who were giving indications of elevation ailment did. On the off chance that you have inquiries regarding Diomox, you ought to counsel your primary care physician prior to departing on the excursion.

Hand sanitizer: You should convey hand-sanitizer with you consistently. In numerous spots there is no spot to wash your hands in the wake of going to the washroom, and you should hand clean prior to eating anything or in the wake of warmly greeting individuals, and so forth The more steady you are, the more uncertain you will be to become ill.

Female items: Bring tampons or a cup so you are set up in the event that you get your period.

Travel cleanser/conditioner/cleanser: After partially through the climb, you presumably won’t shower. To begin with, most cabins don’t offer in-room showers and you should pay in the event that you need to take one. Second, it gets freezing, and it’s somewhat of a virus stun to your body when you escape the shower. So you’ll just need an extremely limited quantity of cleanser, cleanser, and so on

Sunscreen: Thinksport Sunscreen SPF 50+ — The sun at height is inconceivably serious. Regardless of whether it doesn’t feel hot, make a point to foam up and reapply regularly. You can purchase sunscreen in Kathmandu however this one works incredible and doesn’t have large numbers of the hurtful synthetic compounds that are available in sunscreen.

Lip Balm: Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm SPF 25 — It’s evaporate at height, so you’ll need to keep lip medicine with high SPF in your daypack and reapply frequently so your lips don’t get singed.

Toiletry Case: eBags Pack-it-Flat Toiletry Kit — This ebags toiletry sack has huge loads of room yet packs level so it doesn’t occupy a lot of space in your duffel pack.

Probiotics: Probiotics are useful for ladies’ wellbeing and furthermore your digestional parcel. I took Garden of Life vegan probiotics with me, and I didn’t have any stomach gives the whole outing. Not an assurance, but rather taking these can’t hurt when you are going in a spot where there is a larger number of microscopic organisms than you are utilized to. The Garden of Life cases don’t should be refrigerated, which makes them ideal for an excursion like this.

Toothbrush/toothpaste

Earplugs: The dividers at the hotels are flimsy, and it very well may be loud around evening time. I brought earplugs and was glad I had them.

Brisk Dry Towel: MultiTowel Lite X Large Towel — Wherever we got an opportunity to shower, the greater part of the hotels had towels in the rooms, however it is anything but an ill-conceived notion to have a fast dry towel in the event of some unforeseen issue.

Cameras/Electronics

While the best camera for you may be the one in your pocket (hey iphone)… .I needed to share what I use to shoot photographs on my experiences.

Camera: Sony A7S with 16–35 mm focal point and 24–240 mm focal point — This is my go-to DSLR body and focal point combo for the entirety of my scene shots. All things considered, it’s most likely pointless excess for 98% of you. All things being equal, I recommend the Sony a6000 and unit focal point on the off chance that you are beginning and need to put resources into something great yet at the same time generally moderate. For the focal point, on the off chance that you can just bring one, I recommend a wide-point like a 16–35mm that will permit you to get great scene shots. In the event that you can bring a second, at that point something with a major zoom range, similar to the 24–240, is an incredible stroll around focal point that is useful for far off scenes and representations.

Camera Strap: Peak Designs Slide Strap — This is the best camera tie I’ve ever claimed. It’s agreeable, customizable, and it effectively slides up to meet your eye in any event, when it’s under your pack.

GoPro Cameras: GoPro Hero4 Black and GoPro Hero5 — as of recently, I’ve utilized the GoPro Hero4 Black with an appended LCD screen. Notwithstanding, the new Hero5 came out not long before my outing so I got an opportunity to try different things with it. I was truly satisfied with the picture and video quality and the entirety of the new highlights make it worth the redesign as I would see it. The battery keeps going longer, it’s waterproof without a case which implies all around sound quality is better, and you likewise have the choice to shoot in RAW (which gives you greater adaptability in the altering cycle). I wound up utilizing my GoPros more than my Sony on this excursion, since it’s simpler to catch brisk shots with the GoPro. On the off chance that you need to look at how the recording came out, watch out for my YouTube channel and look at my post 20 Stunning Photos of the Everest Base camp Trek.

Gimbal: EVO 3 Axis GoPro Gimbal — Want to realize how individuals get overly smooth GoPro film? Try to put it on a gimbal. It’s an expensive device, yet in the event that you are not kidding about making magnificent GoPro recordings, this is the manner by which you take your aptitudes to the following level. This one just works with the GoPro Hero4, yet GoPro as of late came out with their own stabilizer which is viable with both the Hero4 and Hero5.

Sun oriented Panel and Battery Packs: Nekteck 21W Solar Charger and EasyAcc Monster 20000mAh Power Bank — After about day 6, it’s far-fetched that you’ll have sources in your room at the hotels. In a portion of the hotels you can pay to charge your stuff, however it’s not modest. This sunlight based board isn’t the most remarkable out there, however it’s little, light, and can undoubtedly be lashed to the outside of your pack. I utilized the boards to charge a convenient force bank which I later in the nights used to charge my GoPros and telephone. In the event that you have a ton of thing to charge, this global travel connector which has 2 attachments and 2 USB associations is likewise truly helpful.

Headlamp: Black Diamond Spot 325 Headlamp — Many of the hotels don’t have power around evening time, so bringing a headlamp is fundamental.

Knapsack/Duffel Bag/Other Gear

In the event that you are independent, you could conceivably have a doorman to help convey your stuff. In the event that you are on a guided excursion as was I, your sacks will be conveyed by watchmen, yaks, or both. You’ll have to pack the entirety of your stuff in a solid duffel sack and keep your own effects in a daypack. Likewise, remember that as far as possible for your gear on the trip to Lukla is 15 kilograms. On the off chance that you surpass this, you should pay a stuff charge.

Duffel Bag: The North Face Large Base camp Duffel — The North Face Large duffel is 95 liters, which was bounty huge to convey the entirety of my stuff. It is likewise water-safe and has pressure lashes that can be utilized to tighten it down if it’s not full. Inside your duffel sack, I’d suggest putting together the entirety of your stuff utilizing Eagle Creek Compression Packing Cubes. This permitted me to keep my clothing and socks separate from shirts and pants and to fit significantly more in my pack than I would have without them. At last, in the event that you are having doormen convey your duffel, I’d suggest bringing a little lock for your pack.

Daypack: Osprey Mira AG 26 Hydration Pack — This was a costly pack, and yet I was 110% content with it and now plan on utilizing it on the entirety of my day climbs or on future outings. The pack offered a huge load of help, had great wind stream on my back, and I truly loved the pocket design… .however what truly made this pack amazing was independent hydration sleeve and the water bladder that accompanied it. The mouthpiece had a magnet that connected it to the chest lash so it was likewise simple to discover. This additionally kept the mouthpiece from delaying the ground when you took the pack off. The hose likewise disengages from the bladder so when you need to top off the bladder, you don’t need to remove the entire hose from the pack. In any case, whichever pack you pick, I’d recommend one with a water bladder. Not taking your pack off to drink implies you stay more hydrated and not lose energy each time you’re parched. Here are a greater amount of our most loved daypacks for climbing.

Water filtration: Steripen — Paying for filtered water gets costly as well as the plastic is truly downright awful the climate, particularly given that the entirety of the waste must be completed by local people. We utilized a Steri-pen, which utilizes UV beams to eliminate microbes and infections, to clean the water at the hotels. We have a whole guide for picking the best water channel for your next experience.

Camping cot: If you don’t have a hiking bed, you can lease one in Kathmandu at one of the numerous outside shops. On the off chance that you are hoping to put resources into an excellent, hiking bed, I have the Western Mountaineering Versalite 10 Degree Down Sleeping Bag. At 10 degrees, it was the hottest I could discover for its weight, which is a simple 2 pounds — making it a fantastic pack for hiking. Peruse more about how to pick the best camping bed for you.

Trekking Poles: e. A few people on the outing had these Black Diamond shafts and appeared to truly like them. Study how to secure your knees while climbing.

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