YHAI trekking things to carry checklist

This is my checklist of things to carry for the International Youth Hostels Association (YHAI) Dalhousie winter trekking (6 days) - 2011.  Hope you also find it useful.

Documents :
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1.  Flight Tickets & Train Tickets and Identity proofs.
2.  YHAI admission card to the trek.
3.  Medical certificate
4.  Two passport size photos
5.  YHAI membership printout.

Things for trek :
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  Garments

1.     Backpack / Rucksack
2.     Trekking shoes
3.     3 pairs of socks
4.     Slippers (for normal use.)
5.     Jeans / Track pants : 3
6.     T-Shirts : 3
7.     Vests and briefs : 4 sets
8.     Thermal wears (atleast 1 set)
9.     Woolen sweater
10.     Thick jacket
11.     Woolen muffler (or) balaclava (monkey cap)
12.     Hand gloves
13.     Woolen sock for leg
14.     Light rain coat for your backpack
15.    Woolen shawl

  Paraphernalia

1.    LED Torch light (Eveready torch lights available in normal electric shops.) with extra batteries.
2.    1.5L water bottle. (May be coco-cola bottle is enough)
3.    Small lunch box
4.    Small plate, spoon, Tumbler,
5.    Toilet kit: Soap, Tooth brush, Tooth paste, comb, coconut oil sachets (5), small talcum powder, Deodrant, towel, toilet papers of few roll.
6.    Camera & charger & spare batteries & spare memory card
7.    Cellphone and its charger
8.    Ipod / MP3 player
9.    Small lock and key (If we keep our luggage in cloak room.)
10.    Wrist watch (If you usually check time in cell phone, you may not be able to charge cellphone all the time.)
11.    Knife / sickle, Rope (not needed for YHAI trek, optional)

  Medical items / First aid

1.            Vaseline cream (small), 
2.            Soframycin skin ointment (fungus problems), 
3.            Electrolyte (for dysentery problems.), 
4.            Tiger balm,  
5.            quick pain-relief spray
6.            band-aids (atleast one for our group.), 
7.            cotton, tinger
8.            Medical tablets depends on your requirement. (optional)
9.            Tobacco, Salt, etc, to ward off leeches during monsoon

For sight seeing days
1.)    2 sets of pant & shirts
2.)    2 sets of vests and briefs
3.)    Last but not least, cash as per your requirement.

Some other useful links :

Tool to customize your packing list : http://upl.codeq.info/index.jsp

http://chennai-trekking-club.32436.n3.nabble.com/What-luggage-to-carry-td32535.html

http://www.basecampindia.com/tips_for_outdoors.html

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