What to Pack for Kedarkantha Trek (2025 Winter Guide)

For the Kedarkantha walk, you should bring thermal underwear, an insulated jacket, trekking boots, gloves, a woolen hat, trekking poles, a sleeping bag, a water bladder, sunglasses, a first aid kit, and energy bars.

Packaging your bag the right way before heading before heading for trek is extremely important. Once you’re on trail, you won’t find any pharmacies, shopping malls, or even regular shops. That’s because carrying goods up the mountains is a huge challenge - so don’t expect to buy anything mid-way. 

So our backpacks should be completely, thoughtfully packed as it will be our only survival kit at the high altitude. 

Also, mountain weather is unpredictable. One time it’s sunny, and the next it’s snowing. So we have to be ready for everything. 

Just Imagine, you are at high altitude and you remember your padded jacket is on the bed at your home. Goosebumps already, right? 

That’s why after complete research and planning we have a step-by-step ABCD method for packing. So you don’t forget anything. 

A- Apparel 

• Woolen jacket

• Fleece leggings

• Waterproof Padded Jacket

• 2-3 warm lowers, trekking pants (no jeans)
  Pro tip: also carry light weight jackets, jeans and warm clothes for almost 4-5 layers

B - Backpack

• 40-60L Rucksack Backpack with rain cover

C - Cap & Cold Protections

• Woolen Caps 

• Muffler

• Cold Cream

• Sunglasses

• Sun screen

• Lip Balm

D - Documents

• Government IDs

• Booking Confirmation

• Medical Certificate (if required)

E - Electronics

• Power Bank

• Headlamp 

• Charging cable and adapter

F- Footwear

• Waterproof trekking shoes

• 3-4 pairs of woolen socks

• Slipper

G- Gloves

• 2-3 Pairs of woolens gloves

• 1 pair of waterproof gloves

H- Hydration

• ORS sachets

• Insulated Water Bottles

• Electrolyte tablets

• Glucose Powder

I- Innerwear

• 2-3 sets of inner thermal wear (Top + Bottom)

J- Jackets

• Padded Jackets

• Waterproof Jacket

• Warm Jacket

K- Kit Bag Organizers

• Use ziplock pouches

• Dry polythene Bags

L- Lip care

• Lip Balm with SPF 

• Lip Moisturizer

M- Medical Kit

• Personal Medicines

• Basic Medical Kit

• If you want help in preparing medical kit click here

N- NightWear

• Warm Night Suits

O- Other Essentials

• Trekking Pole

• Notebook/Journals (if you are interested in writing)

P - Poncho

• Light weight and foldable poncho/Raincoat

Q - Quick Dry Towels

• Way and Quick light-weight towels

• Avoid large cotton towels

R- Reusable Items

• Tiffen box

• Water bottle

• Cutlery

S-  Snacks

• Multivitamin energy bars

• Dry fruits

• Chocolates

• Whatever snacks you like

T- Toiletries

• Toothbrush, toothpaste

• Toilet paper

• Tissue paper, Wet wipes

U- Undergarments

• According to your trekking days 

• 3-4 pairs 

Z- Zip lock bags

• Zip lock bags to carry and categorize stuff and keep all the stuff clean, dry and safe.

This is the complete list of everything you’ll need for your trek. Trekyaari guarantees that apart from these items, you won’t need anything else for Kedarkantha 2025. 

Here is also a handy PDF Checklist so you can tick things off as you pack - no confusion, no last minute panic.

And if you feel there’s something important we might’ve missed, feel free to connect with us at [email protected].