If you’re heading out into the mountains for multiple days, it’s crucial to pack the right gear and keep in mind that you’ll be lugging it around all day long! Therefore, it’s important to bring only the most essential items. Leave the book behind and opt for just a few printed pages (chances are you’ll be too tired to read anyway). One pair of dry socks is truly enough. Opt for travel-sized toiletries, etc.

Below, you’ll find one list for wild camping and another list for a hut-to-hut hike.

Packing list wildcamping

Gear (Did you know that you could rent most of the gear?)

  • Tent
  • Sleeping pad
  • Sleeping bag
  • Sit pad
  • Hiking boots (high!)
  • Backpack (ca. 50 L.)
  • Raincover for your backpack
  • Trekking poles (adjustable)
  • Dry bags (I have 2 8L bags of Sea to Summit)
  • Cookware (stove, pot, fuel) I recommend the MSR windburner
  • 3 litre Camelbak
  • Waterfilter/Water filtration (I am happy with the KATADYN BeFree 0,6L.)

Clothing

  • Lightweight down jacket
  • Shorts or thin pair of trousers
  • Socks (1 pair on your feet  & 1 pair extra)
  • Undergarments
  • T-shirt (2)
  • Long sleeved shirt  (merino)
  • Woolen legging
  • Rain coat & pants
  • Beanie & gloves
  • Sunglasses
  • Cap

Toiletries

  • Sun cream (50 SPF)
  • Lip balm (50 SPF)
  • Deodorant (mini)
  • Toothbrush/toothpaste (mini)
  • Sanitizer
  • Toilet-paper
  • Glasses/lenses
  • Sport-tape
  • Compeed
  • Personal meds

Miscellananeous

  • Towel (lightweight & fast drying)
  • Head lamp (with new batteries!)
  • Spork
  • Cup
  • Knife
  • Passport
  • Card of your travel-health insurance
  • Cash-and creditcard

Packing list trekking cabins

Equipment

  • Comfortable and sturdy hiking boots (trainers are not suitable)
  • Backpack (30-35 litres)
  • Trekking poles (Poles are a personal choice, but I highly recommend them. If you would like to borrow a pair, let me know)
  • Sunglasses (100 % UV)
  • Raincover for backpack (or seal your equipment in waterproof bags)
  • Bladder (3 l.) or 2 bottles of 1,5 l.
  • Waterproof jacket + trousers
  • Hat against sun/cold
  • Gloves (thin and light)

Clothes

  • Lightweight trekking trousers
  • Short
  • 2 pairs of good quality socks
  • Underwear
  • T-shirt
  • Longsleeve (merino wool)
  • Fleece (or down or primaloft jacket in colder weather)

Toiletry (all in mini-size)

  • Sunprotection (SPF 50)
  • Lip Balm (SPF 50)
  • Deodorant
  • Tootbrush + paste
  • Shampoo/Showergel
  • Cream
  • Desinfect
  • Little comb/brush
  • Some toiletpaper
  • Glasses/Contact lenses
  • Earplugs
  • Compeed (Blister plasters)
  • Personal medication
  • Mini-first aid kit (This is for your personal use, I’ll carry a first aid kit as well)

Miscellananeous

  • Cotton/silk sleeping bag
  • Lightweigt + fast drying towel
  • Phone + charger
  • Small torch
  • Passport
  • Card of your insurance company
  • Swiss Francs / bank card /creditcard