This is interesting because I trekked Annapurna back in 93 for 10 days. Just had one set of “wet” and one set of dry clothes with me. Cotton trousers, long sleeve cotton T shirt and a standard cotton hoody. Baseball hat and bandana. Hired a down jacket and sleeping bag. No merino wool or technical stuff back then as it was too expensive. Fabric Hi-Tec walking boots not Goretex. Couple of pairs of Marks and Spencer wool socks. Nylon rain jacket also not Goretex. Small Maglite and a Leatherman. Basic toiletries and first aid bits. Sigg water bottle and liquid Iodine for water purification. I would probably upgrade some of the items these days because they are more affordable. Travel light and you won’t regret it!
You had a good kit. I stayed in Nepal after the trek for almost 1 week more. So I had some extra stuff. I had iodine tabs as well but never needed them as I drank bottled or boiled water everywhere. As I said, this was just my kit.
Igor Travels The World I had other stuff as I was on a around the world trip. I left the rest of my stuff at the lodge in Pokhara whilst I was trekking.
Igor Travels The World I went to New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Nepal and India. Basically the old Hippie trail.
Igor Travels The World Travel was a bit different back then in 93. No internet and no mobile phones to speak of. Had to carry big and heavy Lonely Planet guides!
I'm sitting in Thamel Kathmandu watching this video over a cold bottle of Ice cool Gurkha beer and smoking a cuban cigar. Do you know that you can get all that gear and more here in the district of Thamel, which is probably where you will be staying before flying to Lukla. Travel light coming here and get your gear hear including mountain medication. Seriously if you have not been here before there are mountain gear shops everywhere here at great pricing. Just allow yourself a day or 2 in Kathmandu and there is nothing you cannot get here for your trek. This place is chilled out, relax and enjoy the adventure.
"watching this video over a cold bottle of Ice cool Gurkha beer and smoking a cuban cigar". Seriously? This guy is making a video, while you just come across as the last person anyone would want near them on a trek.
Hi Igor, please make these video after you've completed the trek, so that you could give an insight on what you did not require and what you missed out that you actually needed. 2:37 "I'm not sure" it's not the thing we want to hear when we are planning our stuffs through your video. Great video anyways.👍
Thanks Susan. Here’s my trek. ua-cam.com/video/0B7Rlf8n3Mg/v-deo.html Here’s my things to know ua-cam.com/video/IXx7ozc9ZwM/v-deo.html As for my packing items. I used all my extra clothes at night. It was so cold, I layered up 3 times on pants and 3/4 times on shirts. I was blessed with beautiful weather the entire time. Cant imagine snow or rain.
Total weight was 11.4kg. This backpack was carried by my Sherpa. Having finished the hike, I would take 1 less pants and 1 more merino wool underwear. It was very cold all the nights. After Namche, I slept in my clothes every night inside my sleeping bag.
Igor Tochilnikov i would limit myself to 3 merinos tops, 1 down, 1 rain jacket, 2 pants, 3 underwear thermals since im going solo. ill just wash them up there when it gets too stinky. But yea you have a porter, you can bring stuff all you want and its good that youre giving them a job. congrats ;)
Thanks. The trek was great and I spoke to my porter about the weight as I felt bad. He said, it was light and told me not to worry. Also, some of the weight transferred to my day pack for the entire trip. Ya, wash them along the way. There were places that could wash clothes but we had no time to wait for it to dry.
1 guide. 1 porter. I believe I said how people can just use this as a recommendation. It’s not required. I was extremely happy with everything I brought and my porter said my bag was perfect weight. So ultimately people should make up their minds as they wish.
Hi Igor. I'm planning a trek for October 2018 - 3 high passes trek passing through EBC, no guide/sherpa/porter. I may eat my words, but from my estimates it does seem you're over-packing... I'd take 1 pair of waterproof pants, and 1-2 layers below and that's it. You mention taking several pairs - I guess you're going in December and it might be colder/wetter but October is apparently part of the dry season so perhaps I'm being a bit more lenient weather contingency-wise than you had to be! Did you find you wore each item you took on the trek? And for multiple days? Because we have to carry all our stuff I'm trying to cut it to the bare minimum to get me through, perhaps with an extra layer of thermals if it's unseasonably cold. Given the hike involves a lot of walking uphill I'm thinking to won't feel that cold - what was your experience like? I do backcountry snowboarding and have hiked a lot in knee deep snow in -10/-15C and felt sweaty with just a layer of thermals and a lightly insulated jacket/pants. Thanks for the video!
Hi Snow. The video was never meant to be a must how to but only recommendations. Personally, I wore everything I packed and my bag was still under the weight limit proposed by my tour company. The things is I met a guy who brought two shirts. He smelled really bad but that was his choice. He did tell me later that he wished he brought more and ended up buying some locally made shirts. It’s really up to you. I encountered no rain thankfully but man it was really cold at night. I slept in all thermals and fleece pants plus thermal shirt and merino wool sweater, wool socks and hat. It all comes down to what you want but if you are trekking without a porter, than yes, most definitely, this is overpacking.
Hi Igor, thank you for your very useful videos, as i am planning EBC. Question about the sleeping bag listed in this video, how did you actually go with? Was it thick enough, did it keep you warm even in gorak shep? Thank you for your time!
Thanks Piero. I ended up getting a sleeping bag provided by my tour company. It was not adequate. Every night was freezing and I slept in all my clothes plus a hot water bottle inside my bag. Even a hat on my head. Still I was okay like this.
I used all the clothes. I stayed for a week more after my trek and it was much warmer in Pokhara city. Also the extra clothes were invaluable on the extremely, bitterly cold nights. I layered up with 4 shirts and two pairs of socks at night plus more. Everyone is free to bring whatever they want.
I used all the clothing. At night I mostly slept in a lot of clothes. It was very cold. I can confidently say I used probably all that I brought. Others may disagree. Good luck on your trip!
Personally I don’t like hiking (sweating) with a scarf but it’s up to you. Would be nice for cold nights. Up to you. If it’s lightweight and small, sure.
I used Nord Blanc hiking boots. They are the large size that go above your ankle. I think you’ll see and here many different recc’s for shoes but I do recommend actual hiking boots. For one, it is easy to slip and twist your ankle. Also, it can rain or be muddy, so waterproof is also key. Good luck!
It is not environmentally responsible to buy bottled water in the villages because eventually those plastic bottles are going to end up in landfills in one of the most beautiful parts of the world. It is more intelligent and thoughtful move to use a Steripen or iodine tablets. I'd also recommend bringing a lot of extra copies of your passport and passport photo.
Great video, I learned a lot from it, I'm planning a similar trip. Important question, did you do any laundry while trekking to base camp or from base camp?
Here's the link to the actual trek video. I hiked to EBC on Dec 24, 2017.
ua-cam.com/video/0B7Rlf8n3Mg/v-deo.html
This is interesting because I trekked Annapurna back in 93 for 10 days. Just had one set of “wet” and one set of dry clothes with me. Cotton trousers, long sleeve cotton T shirt and a standard cotton hoody. Baseball hat and bandana. Hired a down jacket and sleeping bag. No merino wool or technical stuff back then as it was too expensive. Fabric Hi-Tec walking boots not Goretex. Couple of pairs of Marks and Spencer wool socks. Nylon rain jacket also not Goretex. Small Maglite and a Leatherman. Basic toiletries and first aid bits. Sigg water bottle and liquid Iodine for water purification. I would probably upgrade some of the items these days because they are more affordable. Travel light and you won’t regret it!
You had a good kit. I stayed in Nepal after the trek for almost 1 week more. So I had some extra stuff. I had iodine tabs as well but never needed them as I drank bottled or boiled water everywhere. As I said, this was just my kit.
Igor Travels The World I had other stuff as I was on a around the world trip. I left the rest of my stuff at the lodge in Pokhara whilst I was trekking.
That’s cool. How many countries did you visit?
Igor Travels The World I went to New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Nepal and India. Basically the old Hippie trail.
Igor Travels The World Travel was a bit different back then in 93. No internet and no mobile phones to speak of. Had to carry big and heavy Lonely Planet guides!
Watching all your nepal videos. Great channel 2.
Thanks, David!
I'm sitting in Thamel Kathmandu watching this video over a cold bottle of Ice cool Gurkha beer and smoking a cuban cigar. Do you know that you can get all that gear and more here in the district of Thamel, which is probably where you will be staying before flying to Lukla. Travel light coming here and get your gear hear including mountain medication. Seriously if you have not been here before there are mountain gear shops everywhere here at great pricing. Just allow yourself a day or 2 in Kathmandu and there is nothing you cannot get here for your trek. This place is chilled out, relax and enjoy the adventure.
"watching this video over a cold bottle of Ice cool Gurkha beer and smoking a cuban cigar". Seriously? This guy is making a video, while you just come across as the last person anyone would want near them on a trek.
For real, pre-covid of course, so it seems like a lifetime ago. Great memories from Nepal trip. Gave up Cuban cigars too expensive 😪
8:33 10000mm sounds like the water pressure that the material can resist without leaking
Hi Igor, please make these video after you've completed the trek, so that you could give an insight on what you did not require and what you missed out that you actually needed.
2:37 "I'm not sure" it's not the thing we want to hear when we are planning our stuffs through your video.
Great video anyways.👍
Thanks Susan.
Here’s my trek.
ua-cam.com/video/0B7Rlf8n3Mg/v-deo.html
Here’s my things to know
ua-cam.com/video/IXx7ozc9ZwM/v-deo.html
As for my packing items. I used all my extra clothes at night. It was so cold, I layered up 3 times on pants and 3/4 times on shirts. I was blessed with beautiful weather the entire time. Cant imagine snow or rain.
this is overpacking not unless you’re starting in jiri. lol.
ely tending that's what I thought. The whole time I was wandering is it his first hike ever ;-)
3x the weight at altitude! 2 of each and some detergent to wash stuff on the go
Total weight was 11.4kg. This backpack was carried by my Sherpa. Having finished the hike, I would take 1 less pants and 1 more merino wool underwear.
It was very cold all the nights. After Namche, I slept in my clothes every night inside my sleeping bag.
Igor Tochilnikov i would limit myself to 3 merinos tops, 1 down, 1 rain jacket, 2 pants, 3 underwear thermals since im going solo. ill just wash them up there when it gets too stinky. But yea you have a porter, you can bring stuff all you want and its good that youre giving them a job. congrats ;)
Thanks. The trek was great and I spoke to my porter about the weight as I felt bad. He said, it was light and told me not to worry. Also, some of the weight transferred to my day pack for the entire trip.
Ya, wash them along the way. There were places that could wash clothes but we had no time to wait for it to dry.
Are you sure 8 shirts will be enough? I was thinking 28 should probably cover it!!
Better double it up. 56 is good. You can change every hour.
Wow how many porters did you bring on the trail? Lots of redundant stuff.
1 guide. 1 porter. I believe I said how people can just use this as a recommendation. It’s not required. I was extremely happy with everything I brought and my porter said my bag was perfect weight. So ultimately people should make up their minds as they wish.
Hi Igor. I'm planning a trek for October 2018 - 3 high passes trek passing through EBC, no guide/sherpa/porter. I may eat my words, but from my estimates it does seem you're over-packing... I'd take 1 pair of waterproof pants, and 1-2 layers below and that's it. You mention taking several pairs - I guess you're going in December and it might be colder/wetter but October is apparently part of the dry season so perhaps I'm being a bit more lenient weather contingency-wise than you had to be! Did you find you wore each item you took on the trek? And for multiple days?
Because we have to carry all our stuff I'm trying to cut it to the bare minimum to get me through, perhaps with an extra layer of thermals if it's unseasonably cold. Given the hike involves a lot of walking uphill I'm thinking to won't feel that cold - what was your experience like?
I do backcountry snowboarding and have hiked a lot in knee deep snow in -10/-15C and felt sweaty with just a layer of thermals and a lightly insulated jacket/pants.
Thanks for the video!
Hi Snow. The video was never meant to be a must how to but only recommendations. Personally, I wore everything I packed and my bag was still under the weight limit proposed by my tour company.
The things is I met a guy who brought two shirts. He smelled really bad but that was his choice. He did tell me later that he wished he brought more and ended up buying some locally made shirts.
It’s really up to you. I encountered no rain thankfully but man it was really cold at night. I slept in all thermals and fleece pants plus thermal shirt and merino wool sweater, wool socks and hat.
It all comes down to what you want but if you are trekking without a porter, than yes, most definitely, this is overpacking.
Wow that cold even at night hey!! Sounds like I'll be shopping for a new sleeping bag. Thanks for the reply :)
My bag was rated for -20C and I was freezing. I slept with a bottle of boiled water every night.
Yeah dude....you over-packed for sure....That's crazy!
I actually felt good with it. People can modify as they want.
Hi Igor, thank you for your very useful videos, as i am planning EBC.
Question about the sleeping bag listed in this video, how did you actually go with? Was it thick enough, did it keep you warm even in gorak shep?
Thank you for your time!
Thanks Piero. I ended up getting a sleeping bag provided by my tour company. It was not adequate. Every night was freezing and I slept in all my clothes plus a hot water bottle inside my bag. Even a hat on my head. Still I was okay like this.
very very nice video .
Thank you!
Way way way too much stuff lol. Did you find you didn't use most of it?
I used all the clothes. I stayed for a week more after my trek and it was much warmer in Pokhara city. Also the extra clothes were invaluable on the extremely, bitterly cold nights. I layered up with 4 shirts and two pairs of socks at night plus more. Everyone is free to bring whatever they want.
did you use all of these stuff? anything you packed and didnt use? i'm going this october!
I used all the clothing. At night I mostly slept in a lot of clothes. It was very cold. I can confidently say I used probably all that I brought. Others may disagree. Good luck on your trip!
what about something to cover your neck? Scarf? from sun burns?
Personally I don’t like hiking (sweating) with a scarf but it’s up to you. Would be nice for cold nights. Up to you. If it’s lightweight and small, sure.
what about footware?
I used Nord Blanc hiking boots. They are the large size that go above your ankle. I think you’ll see and here many different recc’s for shoes but I do recommend actual hiking boots. For one, it is easy to slip and twist your ankle. Also, it can rain or be muddy, so waterproof is also key. Good luck!
It is not environmentally responsible to buy bottled water in the villages because eventually those plastic bottles are going to end up in landfills in one of the most beautiful parts of the world. It is more intelligent and thoughtful move to use a Steripen or iodine tablets. I'd also recommend bringing a lot of extra copies of your passport and passport photo.
Great video, I learned a lot from it, I'm planning a similar trip. Important question, did you do any laundry while trekking to base camp or from base camp?
Thank you for watching, and the kind words. I did not do any laundry because all my clothing is wool and doesn’t retain smell.
What is baklava??
It’s like a head scarf/bandana
Thanks
Balaclava not baklava 😁😁
He is carrying too much because he has a porter. No way a solo trekker packs all these stuffs.
is 11.4 kg too much for a solo trekker?
First aid kit.... Vitamine C.
Far too much clothing, 8 tees!!. Ask a climber what they would wear for the approach to EBC. 2 long sleeve tees max.etc.
How about you actually do the trek before you give advice.
I did. Did you?
Branded trekker..