I had my first meeting on Sunday at the Gulf4Good office with fellow climbers to get briefed on the essentials for the Mt. Kilimanjaro challenge. Most of the stuff seemed new to me, however, there were other climbers who shared their experiences with us, the first-timers. Ravi, the G4G volunteer, who has climbed Kilimanjaro before took us through the motions of the 7 day journey to the top and back down. His narration was extremely detailed and explicit which also included the number of times we would be answering nature’s call.

Bless him; without his advice on the bare essentials for the climb, I would’ve packed the most useless things on this trip. (PS: I always over estimate the stuff I need on any travel trip and end up returning from the trip with unused clothes and other items. Don’t ask me why I take them along in the first place!)

These are the items that are needed for my climb to Mt. Kilimanjaro. Spot anything familiar?