Everest Base Camp 2009 Xpedition Items - Suggested Clothing & Equipment:

Medium sized backpack. You will carry snacks, drinks, additional clothing, camera, meds if needed, hat and gloves.
Duffel Bags. Most people travel to Nepal with two duffels however you are limited to one per person on the trek with a 30lb limit.
Travel wallet. Photocopy the first two pages of your passport and carry separately.
Sleeping Bag. Rated zero degrees. If you have a choice, go warm!
Medium weight hiking boots.
Crocs or a pair of Teva’s are perfect after a long day hiking.
Socks and underwear – a fresh pair of both for every other day.
2 pairs of gloves. One lighter fleece pair and a second heavier pair.
Warm Hat. Also a baseball cap or visor for sun protection.
Sunglasses. Take a second pair as spare.
Trekking Poles. Optional.
Waterproof pants and jacket. It could rain or snow.
Pile fleece type jacket.
Insulated down Jacket. You will enjoy having this to put on each evening.
Cotton/Linen long sleeved shirts x 3
Long sleeved polypro tops x 4. Polypro long johns x 2
Heavier tops x 2 or 3 to go over polypro tops.
Trekking Pant x 2 pairs. Convertible pants are the best.
Hygiene/toiletry kit. Only the basics. Baby Wipes, Baby Powder and a face cloth for each day. You will be able to get hot water and most lodges have showers available for an extra charge.
Small towel.
Hydrating system. Camelback is fine.
First Aid Items. Tylenol, Motrin, Cipro, Z-pak, Imodium, Tums, Pepto tablets, allergy medication. A sleep aid is optional. Ambien is recommended but should not be taken when on the mountain. Basic foot care – band aids and Moleskin. Include finger nail clippers. Your guide will provide the main medical kit with critical medications. It is your responsibility to bring any personal essential medications you may need as well as the following medications/supplies. Please consult your physician prior to undertaking this trek.
Diamox. Some doctors have recommended taking Diamox as a prophylactic even before leaving for Nepal or as soon as you start hiking. We DO NOT recommend this. Please contact us if you want to discuss this further.
Visit your local travel clinic well in advance of your trip in order to get up to date information on which shots to get.
Headlamp and spare batteries.
Snacks. It is always good to have a few of your favorite snacks to eat along the way.
Sunscreen 30 – 45 SPF. Chapstick
Large plastic trash bags (garbage bags) and a few grocery bags. Big enough to hold critical items in your mountain duffel to add rain protection. Also a few small Ziplock sandwich bags are very useful.
Pocket sized hand sanitizer x 2
Spare batteries as required.
Several large trash bags to put clothing and sleeping bags in inside your duffle to protect from rain.
Music player Optional, but be aware that iPod and similar hard drive MP3 devices can stop working at altitude – about 17,000ft.
Duct tape (put a few wraps around trekking pole for access). Good for quick repairs.
Journal and camera. Bring extra camera batteries or a solar charger to charge batteries. Some lodges have electricity and will allow you to charge up batteries – for an extra cost of course!
At the end of the trek there is an opportunity to give the porters some gifts as well as their tips. Many trekkers in the past have brought over old clothing and shoes to distribute among the support staff.
Tip money. This is optional of course but all the staff are working hard for their pay and tips. Budget about $500 for tips.
A money belt is a good idea.