Kit for Mount Meru and Kilimanjaro

February 2004

Trousers – trekking
Shirts – polyester x 2
Trainers
Socks
Briefs x 4
Longjohns
North Cape thermal top
Odlo Sleeved top
Odlo sleeveless top
Power-stretch pants
Down Jacket
Paramo jacket
Goretex jacket
Goretex trousers
Fleece hat
Balaclava
Ice gauntlets
Jack Frost gloves
Thickies (gloves)
Thin gloves
Sun hat
Buff (neckwear)
Hiking Socks x 3
Liners x 3
Boots
Dubbin
Gaiters
Sun glasses
Snow goggles
Sleeping bag
Sleeping bag liner
Pillow
ThermaRest sleeping mat 3/4 length
Supplementary 2 ft length of Karrimat
Waterbottles x 2
Summit food
Tea
Infuser
Flask
Trekking poles
Head Torch
AAA batteries
Sun screen
Lip block
DEET
Repair kit
Stuff sack
Rucksack liners x 4
Plastic bags
Camera
Camera manual
Camera batteries
Film
Lens brush
Radio
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Wet wipes
Towel
Travel wash
Nail clippers
Emery board
Whistle
Compass
Clothes line
Paper funnel (for getting drink mix into bottles)
Map
Itinerary
Travel notes
Expedition dossier
Fleece socks (for sleeping in)
Seam grip
Handkerchief
Watch
Drink mix
GPS
GPS Manual

MONEY BELT
Passport
Cash
Credit cards
Pens
Notebook
Hotel voucher (Manchester hotel pre-payment)
Vaccination card
Flight Tickets

MEDICAL
Paracetamol
Soothers (throat lozenges)
Wound dressing
Plasters
Re-hydration sachets
Antiseptic cream
Antibiotics – Ciprofloxacin
Antibiotics – Erythromycin
Malarone
Dulcolax
Diareeze
Iodine tablets
Giving set
E45 cream

Links

Kilimanjaro Home Page
Mount Meru: Animals, huts, minor triumph and major disappointment
Kilimanjaro: Umbwe Ridge, Western Breach, summit and descent
Lake District Walks Title Page