annapurna circuit gear list

[slowtine]

oakely doakely,

I'm off to walk the annapurna circuit on my own this October. I have alpine trekking experience in europe, but this will be by far my longest trip so far. I have planned things so I do not need a porter or a guide. I have studied other poster's packing lists and am grateful that have done so as I would not know where to start! Anyway I'm gonna share my list and see anybody has any suggestions or pointers to where I may be going wrong. There is a Patagonia bias to my gear; this is only because I live close to a Patagonia outlet store that sells last seasons stock at under half the price!! So here goes:

3 socks (2 lightweight, 1 heavyweight)
2 sock liners
3 capeline underwear
1 Patagonia Merino 3 longjohns
1 fleece lined wooly hat
1 baseball cap
1 Patagonia cap2 t shirt
1 icebreaker 200 merino long sleeve zip
1 Patagonia cap3 long sleeve zip
1 Patagonia R1 fleece
1 Patagonia R2 fleece
1 lightweight trekking trousers
1 north face apex soft shell trousers
1 head torch (lithium batteries)
1 marmot trail wind hoody windshirt
microfibre towel
First aid kit (diarrhea meds, chest infection, asprin, iubrufrn etc)

Naturally i have a few other bits and bobs (toothbrush, ipod, sunscreen, lipbalm etc)

In Kathmandu I plan to add a

1 Sleeping bag -10 (shonas, everest hardwear)
1 down jacket (same)

I am sure that you are sick of reading virgin packing lists but any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Two concerns of mine are:

1) Will I be warm enough????
2) What are the odds of getting both sleeping bag and down jacket to weigh in at 2kg in total if bought in Kathmandu?

I have a 32l pack.

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!!

[Sujoy]

Just asking.. will it be possible to fit the whole lot including sleeping bag and down jacket in a 32 litre pack.. I would have thought 45-50 litre would have been more suitable.. curious to know if all this really fits and what is the pack?
Thks

[Escher]

1) Will I be warm enough????
2) What are the odds of getting both sleeping bag and down jacket to weigh in at 2kg in total if bought in Kathmandu?



1) Yes - It's pretty much what I'd take. You don't need two fleeces. Baselayer, one fleece, windproof and down jacket is plenty. Put it all on if you are cold.

2) Unlikely unless you get really good quality stuff. Depends on what they have.

Agree you'll need a bigger pack. I've got all that in a 35 litre pack but only when I took an ultralight jacket and sleeping bag brought from home.

My list is here (http://www.trekinfo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3066).

[Edgewood]

Sounds like too much clothes. I took
1 long sleeve light shirt with underarm vents
1 silkweight long sleeve shirt for sleeping in
1 light fleece North Face knockoff pullover from Nepal ($3.00)
1 Marmot precipt raincoat that saw very little use.
1 down jacket. Much needed at night.
1 Railriders pant with long side zips for ventalation
1 Marmot Driclime pants
1 wool light long johns. Used mostiy for sleeping.
2 pair wool socks. Wash one pair, were one pair
Wool hat
Wide brim sun hat
light scarf from Nepal
light hiking shoes
Crocs. A must have for after hiking all day and shower/ toilet shoes
It was pretty warm all day then pretty cold after sunset.
I wish I was you!

[slowtine]

Was thinking the bag might not be big enough. Mind you, I can fit all the clothing into the bottom compartment (excluding clothes i will be wearing) leaving the top bit for the bag and the down jacket and a water bladder. Might get a big bag for piece of minds sake. Escher, my list looks similar to yours, only because I used yours to sort out mine! Thanks for sharing!!

By the way the guy in Everest Hardwear said to me in email that his -10 bags cost about 6500 ruppees and weigh roughly 1kg. Would this be right???

[GoNepal]

Doakley,
Down Jacket: Outlet ? try to find Patagonia 'Down Sweater' or The North Face 'Thunder Jacket', super light but warm and fits in its own pocket (around 450g). Worth buying in outlet.

I would add Cap 1 longsleeves, Cap 2 bottom and a light pair of shorts. Now get rid of Marino wool top and bottom. The reason, wool takes longer to dry if toatally soaked. Cap 2, R2 and outder shell or Cap 1or Cap 2 and down jacket might be warm enought in the evening. R1 can be replace with Cap 3 (R 0.5).

Shell/Rain Jacket: Be prepared because it may still rain in October. I have experience flood and snow at Kalapani in mid-Nov. Good for wind too. Find one with vent(s).

Trekking Pants: I prefer water repellent pants rather than waterproof pants. The North Face 'Paramount convertible Pants' you can wear as shorts or capri too. With Cap 2 it will work on ThorongLa too.

Do not forget gloves and goggles (ThorongLa pass sometime surprizes you with cold wind even on nice sunny day face to face).

Marpha 'Apple/Appricot Brandy', I miss it !!!

[yakshaver]

Ah, the Appricot Brandy in Marpha!! Amazing! Got a couple of bottles of Aple brandy last time (2007) for one of my friends who's trying to organise a trek back just for that reason. Some people can't resist alcohol.

6500 rupees for the -10 bag sounds ok, you can probably get it cheaper with a bit of bargaining. But like with all sleeping bags in Nepal, do check the seams, feel the down, zips. Whatever you get, it is cheap, it will do the job for a couple of treks anyway.

[Lars]

But like with all sleeping bags in Nepal, do check the seams, feel the down, zips.
Whatever you get, it is cheap, it will do the job for a couple of treks anyway.
And smell it! Some of them reek of chicken feathers, which you may tire of long
before the trek is over.

[yakshaver]

And smell it! Some of them reek of chicken feathers, which you may tire of long
before the trek is over.

Hm, that could be an aquired smell... But I agree. Smell it. Smell everything.

[Landfall38]

Hm, that could be an aquired smell... But I agree. Smell it. Smell everything.


Yes indeed! Smelling things while trekking is always memorable! Whether you like them or not! :eek:

[slowtine]

Thanks everybody for all your help. Off in 4 days. Cannot wait!!

[MaKo]

same excitment over here. One day to go :)

I found this link (from the german foreigen affairs website) concerning those general strike... no idea how reliable this is...

http://www.nepalbandh.com/index.php?date=20100930