What is provided and what do I have to bring?

Provided:
1. Tent
2. Sleeping Mat
3. Cooking stove
4. Cooking supplies

Bring:
1. Mountain Gear
2. Toiletries

Each day you will repack your two bags, taking only what you will need to trek on Kilimanjaro between one camp and the next as well as your water bottles and such things as energy snacks in a small or medium sized backpack. The rest go in the duffle bag for your personal porter, carefully sorted into waterproof plastic bags. Keep your documents, passport and wallet with you at all times. You are carrying water to avoid dehydration. To climb Kilimanjaro Mountain, you need about five liters each day. An insulated Camel bag tabbed bladder is best, or keep a tabbed plastic water bottle handy at the side of your pack to sip as you go. Tour operators warn that you must constantly drink to avoid altitude sickness. In freezing conditions, water can solidify in the tube, but if warm water is used to fill the insulated water bladder it will remain liquid if you sip frequently and blow gently down the tube after you have finished. Waterproofs, spare socks and suitable spare clothing for the climate zone go with you, as well as lip balm, snacks, wipes, hat, watch, sunglasses and camera.

What you need to carry on your Kilimanjaro challenge will differ from day to day, so take note of evening briefings about terrain and weather to allow you to pack whatever will be most useful the next day. On the lower slopes, you will need to keep cool and dry on your Mt. Kilimanjaro hiking trip, with short sleeved shirt, insect repellent, short trousers and wide brimmed sun hat. In heath land and arctic alpine zones, you need protection from the sun with long sleeved shirts and long trousers. There are useful convertible pants which unzip to be either short or long. A warm fleece would serve on cool mornings. On higher slopes, you need to combat freezing winds, with insulated jacket and ski trousers or thermal under layers. You may want sweets or gum to keep your mouth moist. Menthol pastilles may help breathing. A map, guidebook and compass could be useful, as could a whistle and a small pair of lightweight binoculars. Just beware of metal at altitude: it can stick to your skin with freeze-burn. In warm and temperate zones while trekking during the day, a small trowel and toilet paper solve hygiene problems, but in permafrost areas, waste does not degrade.

You will be trekking through five different climate zones, from the warm, humid, forest, to the ice and snow of the glacier covered summit so you’ll need a variety of kit to cover the varying Kilimanjaro weather conditions.

The responsibility of guides is including to let you know about weather conditions to expect and advise you of any specific items you will need to keep you safe and comfortable on the trail. At the daily briefing on Kilimanjaro, It adviced to have a waterproof stuff sack or similar to line the inside of your daypack, in case of heavy rain it will give another line of defense against your gear getting soaked.

Always check that your daypack has a built-in rain cover. If it doesn’t, purchase one separately and keep it accessible at all times in case of a sudden downpour. Get your full Kilimanjaro Packing List which guides you through everything you’ll need to bring on your Kilimanjaro climb.

Basic Essentials to carry in your daypack on Kilimanjaro

Personal gears
Clothes help you to stay safe, warm and dry with clean, high quality Base layers, Trousers, Shorts, Sun hat, Shirts, Jackets, Boots, footwear, Warm Balaclava, Warm Hat, Scarf, rain jackets Neck Warmer, Glove liners, Warm mitts or gloves, Gaiters, Socks, Thermal Bottoms and other gear including water Bottles, Hiking Poles, Sunglasses, Binoculars and More gear used when climbing Kilimanjaro to make your hiking enjoyable and memorable. When you are deciding to climb Kilimanjaro, clothes are among of the best things you need to have. The hiking conditions can change dramatically from baking sunshine to a freezing wind. Layering your clothes gives you the flexibility to add and remove layers throughout the day so you stay warm and comfortable without getting sweaty. Sweat can turn bone-chillingly cold when you stop moving.

Camping’s Gear
These items are generally large and include tents and kitchen or cooking items. Tour companies should also provide camping gears in order to make the client felt comfortable. These camping gear including Quality Sleeping Bags, Camping Beds, Mattresses, Tables, Chairs, food, utensils, Fleece trousers, Thermal top, Fleece, Jacket, Down Jacket, Poncho, water and guides as the leadership. Camping equipment is carried by porters who are responsible to escort clients when they climb Kilimanjaro.

Safety Gear
These gears are most important because used when one has altitude mountain sickness (AMS) which is disease caused by low body oxygen. These gears including Oxygen cylinder, Oxygen saturation mete.

Overall gears
I. waterproof gear
II. Sun hut
III. Extra warm clothing
IV. Water
V. Snacks
VI. Packed lunch
VII. Gloves
VIII. Sunglasses
IX. Sunscreen
X. Bug repellent
XI. Camera
XII. Down jacket
III. Sun hat
XIV. Warm hat
XV. Gloves
XVI. knee supports
XVII. Rain jacket
XVIII. Rain pants
XIX. Fleece insulating layer
XX. Soft-shell breathable windbreaker