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.
Columbia Silver Ridge Lite Long Sleeve Shirt
UPF 40, vented back, roll-up sleeves
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.
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Do not buy this if: High-altitude cold. This is a monsoon, jungle and low-approach shirt.
Not every route needs it. These are the ones where our guides would put it on your list.
Everything else we recommend in warm-weather layers, including the ones we think suit a different trekker.
Best underwearExOfficio Give-N-Go Boxer Brief
Dries fast enough to wash one pair each evening and wear it the next day, which is the entire reason to spend this much on underwear; the mesh is hot in genuinely warm weather.
Skip it ifAnyone who would rather carry seven cheap pairs. That works too, and costs less.
