Nepal is open for the autumn season, and glad you are coming.
Everest, Annapurna and Thorong La are open. Langtang treks stay paused while the Rasuwa road is rebuilt; Mustang and Manang roads are still being repaired.
6things our guides put on the list for this route specifically — not a generic packing list.
See the trek itselfAbout the links on this page.Some go to Amazon, and as an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases — at no extra cost to you. It does not change what we recommend: every card here also says who the item is not for, and a few things we think you should simply rent in Kathmandu or Pokhara instead, which earns us nothing.
Best overallColumbia Silver Ridge Lite Long Sleeve Shirt
Covering up is cooler than sunscreen and a t-shirt on the exposed lower Annapurna approach; the fabric is loud and crinkly, and it will never feel like cotton.
Skip it ifHigh-altitude cold. This is a monsoon, jungle and low-approach shirt.
Best valueColumbia Silver Ridge Convertible Pant
The zip-off is genuinely useful when you leave a 25 °C valley and arrive somewhere freezing; the zips sit right where a pack hip-belt or a knee bends, and some people never stop noticing.
Skip it ifCold treks that never get hot. Buy a single warm pair instead of a compromise.
Best syntheticUnder Armour Tech 2.0 Long-Sleeve
Dries in an hour and costs a fraction of merino, which makes it the better buy on a short trek — it will smell by day three and nothing you do changes that.
Skip it ifA fortnight without laundry. That is exactly the case merino is for.
Lightest linerSea to Summit Silk Blend Liner
Half the weight of a thermal liner and far nicer against skin, at the cost of adding essentially no warmth — the right choice for lower-altitude treks and hot lodges.
Skip it ifA cold trek where you were hoping the liner would close a warmth gap. Take the Reactor.
Best valueGoodr OG Polarised
Genuinely good optics at a price where losing them off a suspension bridge is annoying rather than expensive; the frames are plastic and they will not survive being sat on.
Skip it ifAnything above the snowline. This is a low-altitude and spare-pair recommendation, nothing more.
Cheapest useful insuranceWaterproof phone pouch (IPX8)
Costs almost nothing and saves the single most expensive item most trekkers carry — the touchscreen window works, but the camera through it does not, so you take it out for photographs anyway.
Skip it ifAutumn Khumbu trekking, where it will not rain on you once.
