Gear List

Gear Check List

  • Hiking shoes or boots
  • Backpack
  • Pack liner (to keep everything dry)
  • Optional: walking poles
  • Thermals (long sleeves and long legs)
  • Walking trousers or shorts (fast-dry fabric not cotton; zip-off legs ideal)
  • Walking shirt (fast-dry fabric not cotton; long sleeves suggested)
  • Raincoat (waterproof/breathable)
  • Beanie or fleece headband
  • Gloves
  • Hat or cap
  • Sunglasses
  • Optional: Overpants (waterproof/breathable))
  • Underwear
  • Socks (two-layer system for walking, warm and snuggly for nights)
  • Fleece jacket
  • Optional: extra top – lightweight fleece or merino
  • Lightweight footwear (thongs, sandals)
  • Shirt (long sleeves, favourite comfy fabric eg cotton)
  • Comfy long-leg wear (warmth factor – eg fleece pants, lightweight travel trousers)
  • Sleeping bag (comfort rated 0°C – or +5°C in summer if you’re a warm sleeper)
  • Sleeping bag liner (extra warmth on cool nights; cooler alternative to bag on warm nights; keeps bag clean)
  • Waterproof stuff sack for sleeping bag (you really don’t want it to get wet)
  • Headtorch (or handheld torch – but headtorch waaaaay better in a seven dwarves kind of way)
  • Light daypack (for day 2 and 3 side trips to capes Pillar and Hauy)
  • Travel towel (small; fast drying fabric)
  • Personal toiletries (toothbrush, deodorant etc)
  • Personal medication (any prescriptions and regular others such as aspirin or paracetamol)
  • Ear plugs (unless you can sleep through anything)
  • Sunscreen
  • Insect repellent
  • first aid kit
  • Toilet paper and trowel (if you have to go in the wild)
  • Water bottles or a water badder (2L capacity total)
  • Camping crockery/cutlery set (lightweight)
  • Three breakfasts, three dinners, four lunches, snacks, treats, hot drinks (food details here)
  • Tea towel
  • Trash bag
  • Optional: pocketknife (do you have scissors to cut food packs, etc?)
  • Identification (licence or passport)
  • Concession card (to present at track reception if you’re on a concession price)
  • Cash or credit card (you never know…)
  • Memory maker ( camera or mobile phone; cabins have USB charging ports)
  • Optional: swimsuit; binoculars; journal and pen; book to read; stuff sacks for separate items.

Gail says – as in, humans and other fauna. But if my jacket self-breathes, it must therefore be alive, and ewwww. Ian rolls his eyes and says this handy term refers to the various microporous membranes that allow water vapour to escape but resist the entry of water droplets, the first (but by no means last) and arguably still best-known of which is Gore-Tex.

Fun facts about Gore-Tex manufacturer, W.L. Gore & Associates:

* Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and ‘Buzz’ Aldrin installed seismographic equipment on the Moon in 1969. It was connected to the lunar lander with a lightweight cable made by Gore.

* The first two Gore-Tex products sold were a joint sealant for industrial pipes and a pipe thread tape.

Gail says – as in, humans and other fauna. But if my jacket self-breathes, it must therefore be alive, and ewwww. Ian rolls his eyes and says this handy term refers to the various microporous membranes that allow water vapour to escape but resist the entry of water droplets, the first (but by no means last) and arguably still best-known of which is Gore-Tex.

Fun facts about Gore-Tex manufacturer, W.L. Gore & Associates:

* Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and ‘Buzz’ Aldrin installed seismographic equipment on the Moon in 1969. It was connected to the lunar lander with a lightweight cable made by Gore.

* The first two Gore-Tex products sold were a joint sealant for industrial pipes and a pipe thread tape.

Our hire kit contains: blister dressings, tweezers (for splinters), scissors (to cut bandages and adhesive strips etc), blister dressings, safety pins, latex gloves, crepe bandage (to cover dressings), micropore tape (to secure dressings), mixed adhesive strips, a non-adhesive dressing, steri-strips (to close larger wounds), blister dressings, antiseptic cream, strapping tape (for blister protection), alcohol wipes and an emergency blanket (and we’re hoping you noticed the pattern emerging …)