Torres del Paine Circuit Kit List
This is the contents of my pack, before setting out on the 9-day Torres del Paine full circuit in Patagonia. The trek is in a very remote location, so we had to carry everything we needed for 9 full days in the park.
Food and drink
- 500g Pasta x 2
- 250g Spaghetti x2
- Pasta sauce x3
- Parmesan cheese x 2
- Salami x2
- Cereal bars x9
- Lightweight dehydrated meals x6
- Soups x8 (various flavours) – for Breakfast
- Self-made trail mix x8 (comprising or nuts, and dried fruit. I bought all this at a store in Puerto Natales on the same road as Erratic Rock hostel)
- Chocolate bar (large)
- Jelly babies x2 (large)
- Lucozade Sport Energy drink (powder mix sachets) x8
- Vodka!
My favourite trekking drink, for the evenings, is Lucozade Sport orange energy drink powder, mixed with fresh, cold, river water with a couple of shots of vodka. It certainly “takes the edge off” after a hard day on the trail!
Clothing:
- North Face hiking trousers/zip off legs
- Salomon hiking boots
- lifeventure technical boxer shorts x2
- Canterbury base layer (cold)
- Sunglasses
- Hiking socks x3
- Trainers (for camp)
- North face Waterproof – Mountain Guide
- Waterproof trousers
- T-shirt (technical quick-dry fabric)
- Windstopper
- Long-sleeved t-shirt (for the evenings)
Equipment
- Washing up sponge
- Hand wash
- First aid kit
- Head torch
- Knife
- Cooking Pots
- Kettle
- Spork
- Mug
- Dry bag
- Camera – Nikon D80 DSLR
- Toilet roll
- Stove – MSR Whisperlite International
- Fuel bottle – MSR 2 litre
- Sleeping bag – Marmot Helium
- Sleeping bag liner – RAB pure silk sleeping bag liner
- Sleeping mat – Thermarest Prolite 4
- Tripod – Joby Gorrilapod SLR Zoom
- Tent footprint / ground sheet
- Tent poles (Paul Carried the rest of the tent)
- Platypus – Hoser 3 litre
- Backpack – 100 litre backpack
- Camera bag
- Blister plasters
- Map case
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Sun cream
- Insect Repellent
In total, my pack weighed in at 23 kgs! (including water).