Kilimanjaro Gear Checklist
Overview
To ensure your safety and comfort during your ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro, it is crucial to equip yourself with essential gear and supplies. To aid in your preparation, we have compiled a comprehensive Kilimanjaro Packing list.
Ascending Kilimanjaro entails traversing through five distinct climate zones, ranging from the warm, humid forest and lower slopes to the frigid summit zone adorned with glaciers, ice, and snow. It is imperative to be adequately equipped for the diverse range of weather conditions on Kilimanjaro, including sun, wind, and rain.
We provide tents, camp equipment, food, cooking facilities, and other communal items for your convenience. Your personal belongings will be packed in a duffel bag, which will be carried by porters, while you will carry your own daypack during the trekking day.
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Kilimanjaro Packing List
Kilimanjaro Climbing gear and Kit List contain the list of gears and personal equipment recommended during Kilimanjaro Climbing. Proper equipment is real extremely important to the success, comfort and safety of your trip.
Recommended clothing has four features; Manages moisture – Wicks perspiration from your skin, use for the base layers. Should be a durable – comfortable, insulating, breathable, soft fabrics are polarity wind, Gore-Tex wind stopper. Windproof – waterproof and breathable like Gore-Tex or similar (outer layers) Insulating material – should be down fill or synthetic-fill and fit cover all layers like, down, prim aloft and polar guard.
Many of the following items are optional or specific to travel; tailor the list to suit your personal
needs.
- Water bottles (four 1-liter)
- Ear plugs
- Camping pillow
- Spare camera memory card
- Hand and toe warmers
- Large garbage bags (5; optional)
- reservoir (2-liter; optional)
- Eye shade
- Camp towel
- Spare camera battery
- Journal, pen, book
- Cell phone in waterproof case
- Water bottle insulating sleeves (optional)
- Pocket knife or multi-tool
- Insect repellent
- Personal first-aid
- Small binoculars
- Helmet camera (or regular camera)
- Watch with alarm
- Cash / credit card
- Airline tickets (confirmation and itinerary)
- Passport photos (2)
- International health card
- Valid passport
- Luggage Travel wallet
- Luggage locks belt
- Passport/money
- Luggage tags
- Sleeping bag liner
- Wicking, quick-dry boxers or briefs
- Long-sleeve, travel- Friendly shirt
- Wicking, quick-dry sports bra
- Lightweight, travel friendly pants
- Synthetic or wool T-shirt Bathing suit (optional)
- Casual shoes
- Midweight wool or synthetic socks
- Wicking, quick-dry boxers or briefs (3)
- Fleece pants
- Wicking, quick-dry sports bra
- Synthetic T-shirt Heavyweight long underwear bottoms
- Liner gloves
- Heavyweight long underwear top
- Midweight waterproof gloves or mittens
- Midweight long underwear bottoms
- Neck gaiter, balaclava, Buff or bandana
- Midweight long underwear top
- Glacier sunglasses
- Midweight down or synthetic parka
- Sun-shielding hat or cap
- Convertible hiking pants
- Light waterproof/breathable rain jacket
- Light waterproof/breathable rain pants
- Midweight fleece gloves or wool gloves
Many of the following items are optional or specific to travel; tailor the list to suit your personal
needs.
- Toothbrush and toothpaste (travel size)
- Medications
- Toilet paper
- Spare eyeglasses or contact lenses
- Personal wipes
- Skin lotion
- Women’s hygiene items
- Razor and shaving cream
- Pee bottle
- Dental floss
- Hand sanitizer
- Deodorant
- Sunscreen (SPF 30 or higher)
- Biodegradable soap
- Lip balm (SPF 30 or higher)
- Shampoo and conditioner
- Shampoo and conditioner
Note: Malaron, Dimox and Dexamethasone are prescription medicine we highly recommending you to discuss with your Doctor. We are not carrying this medicine in our First Aid Kit. Hiring any additional clothing upon booking we will provide equipment hiring price list, upon arrival in Moshi we will check over any clothing/equipment you have. COTTON clothing must be avoided, because its dries very slowly, choose wool or synthetic fabrics that wicks the sweat and moisture from your skin.
