Hire of sleeping bags & coats - Base Camp Trip

My partner is trying to plan a trip to Everest Base Camp - 4 Men (say no more !)

Is it easy to hire Jackets and sleeping bags in Kathmandu or do you suggest buying/hiring in the UK.

We have already got a guide who is sorting out the trek etc but suggests buying things in the UK but we thought it would be better to hire in Nepal - any help and advice would be much appreciated please.

If pissible we would like to prebook the hire for Nepal then just collect on arrival but not sure if it as simple as that!

Also been mentioned not to take a RUCKSACK but a HOLDER for the sherpa to carry - any thoughts anybody please!

Hire of sleeping bags %26amp; coats - Base Camp Trip

Thanks for the details.

Do they have a web site or is it s shop when they arrive?

Hire of sleeping bags %26amp; coats - Base Camp Trip

Hello there,

They do have shop at major tourist place call Thamel and you may contact them via telephone like 014700459,014701041

cheers...

Hi watch out for touts on here!

It is possible to both rent and buy decent quality equipment in Thamel. I would recommend Shona%26#39;s although I am unsure of the phone number. It was in the Lonely Planet but I left my copy behind last time I was in Nepal. There would be no need to pre book and I would actually arrive and want to see the goods any company has to offer before I commit to hiring.

With regard to bags, yes it is better for the porters to carry a soft (but hard wearing) bag rather than a rucksack with any frame etc. It should ideally be a single zip kitbag. North Face %26amp; Mountain Equipment make waterproof canvas ones.

Thanks for the details.

Found a hotmail address for Shonas so I have emailed them.

Any more tips and hints would be great as 4 men are useless in arranging things!

No offence taken! ;-)

How are they planning to hire porters/guides etc? From UK or when they arrive? What sort of hotel would they like in Kathmandu? I would suggest a bit of luxury after 3 weeks on the trail!

I would recommend building in a few days to enjoy Kathmandu at the end of the trek, if they haven%26#39;t been before.

Are they absolutely intent on visiting Base Camp itself? There is a great trek that does everything but visit the actual base camp and takes in a couple of extra high passes and is a bit more challenging I could recommend.

Hi Dukla

They have a link with a Professional Guide etc in Kathmandu who is arranging the 2 week trek, local flights and hotel in Kathmandu etc...

The guide had suggested getting the Coats and Sleeping bags in the UK but I don%26#39;t think he realises the cost etc

Sorry should have asked on previous message - could you let me have details of the other trek you suggest - thanks

The stuff you can hire/buy there is good quality (especially from Shona%26#39;s). If they are standard sizes there should be no problem, although I did see some good bargains at the weekend in some shops here.

The trek we did last year was called Everest High Passes. It basically goes as far a Kala Patar (where you actually see EBC, but then goes over 3 high passes and back to Namche Bazaar.

This is the itinerary:

DAY 1 Join Kathmandu

DAY 2 In Kathmandu, sightseeing Kathmandu Valley

DAYS 3/4 Fly to Lukla, commence trek through Sherpa villages

DAYS 5/6 Arrive Namche Bazaar, rest and acclimatise

DAYS 7/8 Trek and rest day to Thyangboche Monastery

DAYS 9/10 To Dingboche, further rest day

DAYS 11/13 Cross Kongma La (5500m) to Kala Pattar (5545m) to gain uninterrupted views of Everest, optional base camp excursion

DAYS 14/16 Cross Cho La (5420m) to Gokyo Lakes

DAY 17 Ascend Gokyo Ri (5483m) to view Everest (8848m), Makalu, Lhotse and Cho Oyu

DAYS 18/19 Cross Renjo La (5400m) to explore upper Bhote Kosi Valley

DAYS 20/22 Trek via Thame and Namche Bazaar to Lukla

DAY 23 Fly Lukla to Kathmandu

DAY 24 In Kathmandu

DAY 25 In Kathmandu, trip concludes

It was an amazing trek, but you need 3 weeks on the trail.

The only thing I would absolutely make sure is top notch would be the sleeping bag- so you might want to buy that in the UK. After a tough day%26#39;s trek, it is not a pleasant feeling to snuggle up in your sleeping bag and still be cold! Get a Goose down one that tests out down to minus 20 or so- you will not regret it!