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CLOTHING
 | GORE-TEX JACKET (W/ HOOD) |
| GORE-TEX PANTS |
| 4 SHORT SLEEVE TOPS |
| 2 LONG SLEEVE ZIP-T TOPS (MEDIUM & HEAVYWEIGHT) |
| 2 LONG JOHNS BOTTOMS |
| HIKING SHORTS |
| BANDANA/SUN HAT |
| LIGHT WEIGHT RAIN JACKET (OPTIONAL) |
| DOWN VEST/PARKA |
| FLEECE PANTS |
| 2 FLEECE JACKETS/SWEATERS |
| 2 PAIR GLOVES |
| 1 PAIR MITTS |
| 1 PAIR OVER GLOVES (GORE-TEX) |
| 4 PAIR SOCK LINERS |
| 4 PAIR TREKKING SOCKS |
| TENNIS SHOES OR ULTRA-LIGHT HIKING BOOTS FOR LOWER ALTITUDES |
| MID-WEIGHT INSULATED HIKING BOOTS FOR WARMTH AND TO HELP DIG INTO THE
SCREE ON THE FINAL ASCENT |
| WOOL HAT |
| HEAD/SWEAT BANDS |
| FACE MASK/BALACLAVA |
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OTHER ITEMS
| FOOD |
| MATCHES, WASH CLOTH |
| SUN SCREEN/LIP BALM (SPF 20OR HIGHER) |
| BODY LOTION (TO KEEP SKIN FROM GETTING DRY AND ITCHY) |
| WATER PURIFIERS OR IODINE PILLS |
| TOILET PAPER (AT LEAST A WHOLE ROLL) |
| INSECT REPELLENT |
| MOIST TOWLETTES |
| WASH CLOTH |
| ALTIMETER (OPTIONAL) |
| COMPASS/MAPS |
| CAMERA/FILM |
| EXTRA SHOELACES |
| LIGHT TOWEL |
FOOD
| GRANOLA BAR |
| CANDY BARS (BRING ENOUGH FOR YOUR GUIDE AND PORTERS TOO) |
| GORP |
| FIG NEWTONS |
| FRUIT GRABBER BAR |
| POWDERED DRINK MIXES |
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GEAR
| SLEEPING BAG |
| SLEEPING PAD |
| DUFFLE BAG FOR GEAR (should be waterproof) |
| DAY PACK (TO HOLD EXTRA CLOTHING, RAIN GEAR, TWO WATER BOTTLES, CAMERA AND
LUNCH) |
| TREKKING POLES |
| HEADLAMP |
| EXTRA SET OF NEW BATTERIES |
| GAITERS |
| 2 LARGE WATER BOTTLES |
| PEE BOTTLE |
| BOWL/PLASTIC SPOON/CUP/KNIFE W/ TOWEL |
| TOOTH BRUSH/TOOTH POWDER/TOILET PAPER/LIGHTER |
| PERSONAL FIRST AID GEAR/DRUGS |
| KNIFE |
| WHISTLE ON PACK |
| MANY - LARGE GARBAGE BAGS FOR WRAPPING CLOTHES |
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FIRST AID
| MALARIA PILLS |
| MOLESKIN |
| BAND-AIDS |
| ELASTIC BANDAGES |
| GAUZE PADS (4"x4") |
| DIURETICS (DIAMZ) – BY PRESCRIPTION FROM DOCTOR |
| BROAD-SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTICS (PILLS) |
| LAXATIVE |
| ANTIHISTAMINE TABLETS |
| ANTIBIOTIC CREAM |
| ANTIDIARRHEAL PREPARATION – IMODIUM OR LOMOTIL |
| IODINE |
| ASPIRIN OR ACETOMINOPHEN FOR HEADACHE/MUSCLE PAIN |
| THROAT AND COUGH LOZENGES |
| DECONGESTANT (CAN BE FOUND COMBINATION WITH ANTIHISTAMINE TABLETS) |
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