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BRING THIS.
You do not need to buy a thousand dollars of alpine kit for one week on one mountain. Here is exactly what to bring from home, and what to hire from us when you land.
- Hire from $10
- Fitted at our office
- Inspected every trek
Quality-Checked Kit
Fitted Before You Climb
Hire From $10
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Packing guide
WHAT TO BRING
Boots are the one thing you should never hire — they need to be broken in on your own feet. Everything else can be rented in Moshi.
Footwear
Waterproof hiking boots, broken in well before you fly, plus four pairs of thick wool socks and camp shoes.
Clothing Layers
Thermal base layers, a fleece mid layer, and a waterproof hard-shell jacket and trousers.
Summit Gear
A down jacket rated to −10°C, warm waterproof gloves plus liners, a balaclava and a warm hat.
Equipment
Headlamp with spare batteries, a 25–30L daypack, sleeping bag, trekking poles, sunglasses and sunscreen.
Rental service
HIRE IT
Everything is fitted at our office the day before you climb, so if something is the wrong size we swap it there and then rather than on the mountain.
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How it works
THREE STEPS,
Tell us what you need
Send your list on WhatsApp when you book, or just tell us your height and jacket size and we will put a kit together.
Fit it at our office
We meet you in Moshi or Arusha the day before your climb and fit everything properly. Wrong size gets swapped immediately.
Return it at the gate
Hand it back at Mweka Gate when you come down. No deposit held, no cleaning charge, no paperwork.
Our standard
KIT WE WOULD
Rental gear on Kilimanjaro has a bad reputation, and some of it is deserved. Thin sleeping bags marketed as four-season. Down jackets that have been on forty climbs without a wash.
Ours is inspected after every single trek, washed and re-lofted between hires, and retired on a fixed schedule rather than when it falls apart.
- Inspected and logged after every single climb
- Sleeping bags washed and re-lofted between hires
- Replaced on a fixed schedule, not when they fail
Before you ask
STRAIGHT ANSWERS
Can I hire boots?
We would rather you did not. Boots need breaking in on your own feet over weeks — hiring a stiff pair the day before a seven-day trek is the fastest route to blisters that end your climb. Everything else, hire freely.
How heavy can my duffel be?
15kg, strictly. This is a KPAP welfare limit for our porters, and it is weighed at the gate. Anything over stays in free storage at your hotel.
Do you have large sizes?
Yes. We stock down jackets and shells from XS to XXL and sleeping bags in regular and long.
What if something breaks on the mountain?
Tell your guide. The crew carry a repair kit and spares of the small things. There is no charge for normal wear or an honest accident.
Not sure what you need?
SEND US YOUR KIT LIST.
Photograph what you have laid out at home and WhatsApp it to us. A guide will tell you what is missing and what you can leave behind.