Gear List

If you've climbed Mt. Rainier, you've likely already acquired all of the gear that you'll need for Mt. Kilimanjaro.

For a nine day trip on the northern circuit in late October, I took the following:

Climbing
trekking poles
headlamp with extra batteries

Clothes
1 pair - light weight long underwear
climbing pants 
hardshell pants
lightweight hiking pants
shorts

fleece shirt with 3/4 zipper
2 - wicking tank top with built-in bra
long sleeved wicking shirt with 3/4 zipper
softshell jacket with hood
hardshell jacket with hood
lightweight down jacket
mediumweight down jacket

1 pair - wool knee-high socks
2 pair - ankle-length socks

Gloves & Hats
wool hat
baseball hat
Buff

fleece gloves
insulated leather gloves

sunglasses

Footwear
trail shoes
hiking boots with sturdy ankle support

Personal 
6 degree down sleeping bag
self-inflating down-lined sleeping pad
closed-cell foam sleeping pad

sunscreen
chapstick with 40 spf
deet wipes

collapsible pee bottle
pee funnel

2 - 1L water bottles

baby powder
baby wipes
antibiotic pills
comb