Hiking Grades

Easy- Easy treks follow generally well-marked trails, require little navigational skill and only an average standard of physical fitness. Medium- Medium treks require more experience and better physical condition, and are therefore best attempted after you have completed a number of easy treks. More strenuous trails and well-marked, but exposed routes may be encountered. At times you may have to do your own route finding and/or navigation. Strenuous- Trekking involves 5-8 hours a day with elevation gains of 2000 feet or more a day at high altitudes. Trekkers need to train for the endurance required for consecutive days of walking.

EQUIPMENT LIST

Tops

• 2 lightweight, long sleeve polypropylene shirts
• 1 medium weight fleece shirt or wool sweater
• 1 fleece jacket
• 1 expedition down parka with hood.
• 1 outer shell jacket with hood

Bottoms

• 1 pair long underwear bottoms
• 1 pair wind pants
• 1 pair synthetic trekking or around camp pants

Footwear

• 1 pairs wool socks
• 1 pair light weight trekking

Boots

• 1 pair trekking boots
• 1 pair sandals for hanging around in camp

Hand wear

• 1 pair fleece mittens
• 1 pair overmitts

Head gear

• 1 wool hat
• 1 pair glacier glasses
• 1 sunhat

Sleeping gear

• 1 down or synthetic sleeping bag (rated to 15 F) *
• 1 full length closed cell foam pad

Pack

• 1 daypack
• 1 large (7,500+ cu.in.) duffle bag for gear, include small padlock

Misc.

• 1 first-aid kit
• 1 headlamp, include extra batteries *
• 1 one quart water bottle
• lip balm (spf 30) and sun screen (spf 40)
• pocket knife
• adjustable ski poles (highly recommended) *

* Items can be rented from Bolivian Journeys