Hiking Kit List
Here is a list of all the kit you may need during your course. Our comprehensive stores department can provide many items you may not have.
The kit we have in stores is marked with an asterisk. The rest we ask you to bring.
Personal Clothing
- Waterproof jacket*
- Waterproof trousers*
- Walking Boots*: your boots should cover your ankle and be broken in
- Walking trousers: usually, these will be a modern ‘technical’ quick-drying fabric
- Wicking base layer
- Warm layers: sometimes it can get cool/cold. A warm fleece or synthetic jacket is great
- Walking socks
- Hat and gloves (if it’s cold)
- Sunhat and sunglasses (if it’s warm)
Personal Kit
- Rucksack*: 35 litres is a good size for a mountain day pack. A waist belt is needed to carry it comfortably.
- Dry sacks. For keeping kit dry in the pack during bad weather.
- Water Bottle/Flask
- Lunch Box/bag
- Sunscreen (high factor)
- Midge Repellant. ‘Smidge’ is very effective.
- Small personal first aid kit. Include blister plasters. Please remember any personal medication you may need.
- Map. OL17, Snowdon and the Conwy Valley, by Ordnance Survey. Ensure the map is weatherproofed. Ideally buy the laminated version or use map cases. However, using map cases means adjusting which map area is visible in the wind/rain is challenging.
- Compass*: we recommend a SILVA Expedition 4 compass for navigating.
- Headtorch* and spare batteries. If you are buying a headtorch it’s worth investing in a quality headtorch for durability, brightness, and battery life. A model such as the Petzl Tikka or Petzl Actik is recommended.