Equipment Checklist
for Kilimanjaro/Mt. Meru/Mt. Kenya Trekking
See our Kilimanjaro
FAQs
Luggage/ Sleeping Bag
- Sleeping bag (temperature rating until -12°C)
- Travel bag / backpack or kitbag with a max.
weight of 12kg! (Please do not use a suitcase or trolley bag because
this kind of luggage is not possible to be carried by the porters!)
- Day bag with rain protection
Clothing
- Good trekking shoes / hiking boots (good quality,
waterproof and well broken in!) ; please make sure they have space
in the front otherwise the descent will become uncomfortable /
painful
- Rain jacket and rain pants (we recommend Gore-Tex
or similar)
- Warm Fleece- or thermo jacket
- Fleece jumper
- Water-resistant trekking pants for harsh conditions
- Winter sports underwear
- Special trekking base layers (pants and shirts)
- Water-resistant gloves
- Gaiters (to keep out snow, ice, dirt and little
stones)
- Trekking socks
- Warm hat or full coverage face hat / base cap
or sunhat / scarf or headband
Miscellaneous
- Sunglasses
- Hiking or trekking poles
- Balaclava
- Water or thermos bottle
- Pills to disinfect water
- Whistle
- Headlamp (preferably with LED batteries) and
spare batteries
- Sunscreen/ lipstick with sun protection with
a minimum factor of 20
- Wash bag / towel
- Energy- or cereal bar/ nuts or chocolate; vitamin
– and mineral pills
- Toiletry
- Emergency whistle
- Earplugs
- Photo equipment / adapter and charging cable
- Swiss army knife
- Duct tape
- Journal and pen
- Card game, book or similar
Bag pharmacy
- Malaria prophylaxis
- Insect protection (Autan, Bonomol, Tabbard)
- Medicine against diarrhoea and headache
- Band-aids in different sizes
- Leucoplast
- Triangular bandage
- Elastic bandage
- Elastic gauze bandage
- Compression bandage
- Medicine to disinfect injuries
- Painkillers
- Rescue blanket
You can deposit luggage that you do not need for
the climb at the hotel. Please take all your valuables with you!
note that you should bring
enough clothes with you, as it is not possible to wash clothes while
you are on the mountain (they do not dry)
If you follow these instructions, you are
well prepared for the adventure of climbing the Kilimanjaro. We
wish you a relaxed journey with a lot of new impressions and experiences
and, of course, good luck for the climb!
Items we can rent to you:
ITEM PRICE PER TRIP
Sleep bags US $ 15
Sleep pads US $ 10
Warm Jackets US $ 15
Rain Jackets US $ 15
Rain Trousers US $ 15
Warm Trousers US $ 15
Pair of Socks US $ 5
Pair of warm gloves US $ 10
Climbing boots US $ 20
Barclava US $ 10
Pair of walking poles US $ 15
Sunglasses US $ 10
Hat US $ 5
Sweater US $ 5
Rucksack US $ 20
Day pack US $ 10
Pair of Gaitors US $ 10
Trousers US $ 15
We use state-of-the-art tents

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