ROLWALING and KHUMBU via Trashi Labsta (18.887 ft)

© Dirk Deckx (1994)

18. SOME USEFUL TIPS

Reading books and reports about specific trekking helps you clear out misunderstandings.
Trashi Labsta demands intensive preparations because of its unpredictable character.
With a serious dose of perseverance, mental strength and physical condition it should be an incredible satisfying journey with spectacular forms of nature and impressive mountain scenery.
All together we ascended 48.835 ft and descended 38.621 ft.

CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT:

• You'll need very warm clothes, don't assume you brought too much. Temperatures can drop unexpectedly far below freezing.
• Thermo underwear, T-shirts, warm pullover, (Gore-tex)rainsuit with cap.
• Thick, ice- and waterproof gloves and a thinner pair.
• Cotton summer pants and wadded winter pants, shorts.
• Woolen socks.
• Strong boots and a pair of easy shoes or slippers.
• Woolen cap, ear-protectors.
• Protecting crème for face and lips, sun block.
• Hat, torch for many lonely moments in the tent, extra batteries.
• Good UV-sunglasses (you can buy special ones for glaciers)
• Pocket-knife.
• Big and smaller backpack.
• Good drinking-bottle (no plastic), a metal one can be filled with boiling water and put into the sleeping-bag to warm up cold feet.
• Enough medicine (consult a doctor, chemist, literature...)
• Toilet-paper.
• Sweets, especially chocolate, glucose, etc... for extra carbo-hydrates and energy.
• .../...

FOR RENT IN KATHMANDU:

• Down-jacket.
• Snow-boots and crampons.
• Ice-screws and -axes.
• Other climbing-equipment...
• .../...

SUPPLIED BY THE AGENCY:

• Tents, sleeping-bags and -mattresses.
• Ropes.

Important :
Always check the quality of sleeping-bags and the down, some are worn out and too thin.
Check the tents and especially the zippers, because some are hard to close. This is something you won't want to experience at altitude ! If need be, bring your own sleeping-bag and/or tent, everything is carried for you. Zippers can be manipulated with candle-grease to avoid problems.

ASIAN TREKKING
P.O. Box 3022, Tridevi Marga, Thamel, Kathmandu,
Tel : (00) 977 1 415506 - (00) 977 1 424249
Fax : (00) 977 1 411878