Himalayan Adventures – equipment
this is the equipment i used on the 4K Tour
BICYCLE | |||
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frame: fahrradmanufaktur bremen C140 | shimano LX-group | chainwheels: 46-34-24 | freewheels: 13-34 |
rim: alesa X-plorer | tyre: schwalbe black shark 622-47 | stem: bontrager | bar ends: bontrager |
saddle: brooks leather | lowrider: bruce gordon | back-carrier: tubus cargo | front-carrier: alu-made noname |
bicycle bags:ortlieb front-/backrollers basic | handlebar-bag: ortlieb ultimate III basic | 2 SIGG water-bottles | 1 SIGG fuel-bottle |
bike-lock: noname | tachometer: VDO euro (incl. 1 extra battery) | ||
TOOLS - SPAREPARTS | |||
open ended spanner: 8,10,15 mm | allen spanner: 3,4,5,6 mm | pamir hypercracker | spoke spanner |
2 screw-drivers | tyre iron | 10 spare spokes | 2 spare inner tubes: michelin |
brake-, derailleur-cable | cantilever (the small triangle piece that spreads thecable) | chainlinks: shimano HG90 | 1 spare tyre: vredeestein 622-37 |
oil: finish line cross country | spare screws | pump: zefa switch | adhesiv: loctite |
ortlieb spare-clips | cable-fixings | inner tube - repair set | 3 elastics |
sewing-kit | seam grip | ||
CAMPING | |||
tent: jack wolfskin yellowstone II | solid tent pegs | air-matress vaude light | sleeping bag: jack wolfskin shooting star |
fleece-inlet: ajungilak | small backpack | stove: MSR X-GK (incl. lighter, wind-protection,repair-set) | pocket knife: victorinox |
opinel knife | 1 spoon | dishes-set (high grade steel) | 5 litre water-tank, 4 litre water-bag |
water-filter: katadyn mini | water desinfection | torch maglite | |
salt, pepper | dehydrated meals | tea bags | soup cubes, 3-minutes soups |
CLOTHING | |||
rainjacket skila extra light (goretex) | long trouser: jack wolfskin zipp off | long trekking trouser: noname | long shirt: loeffler windproof |
2 cyclist shirts: loeffler | 2 cyclists pants | bathing short | long underwear |
2 pants | 3 pair of socks | trekking shoes: lowa | trekking sandals: teva |
cyclist gloves: roeckl | gloves: jack wolfskin fleece | cap, head-scarf | face guard: lowe alpin |
HYGIENE | |||
teeth brush, -paste | soap | lip-balsam: 3 labello sticks | sun lotion: F30 |
towel | washcloth | washing agent | humidity cream |
FORMALITIES | |||
passport | credit card | US-dollar: cash, traveller cheques | international student identitycard |
copies of passport, visa | list of adresses etc. | 90-days-visa china | 30-days-visa kyrgyzstan |
flight tickets | 6 passport-photographs | ||
PHOTOGRAPHY | |||
camera: yashica FX-D quarz | lens: yashica 35-105 mm | lens: tokina 17 mm | polarisation filter |
skylight filter | film: 15 fuji sensia slide films 100 ASA | lens brush | spare batteries |
MISCELLANEOUS | |||
map: central asia, freytag&berndt, 1:1.750.000 | map: tibet, world cart, 1:2.000.000 | travelguide: copies of lonely planet: central asia, tibet | diary, pen |
walkman, 4 cassettes, batteries | phrasebook: lonely planet tibetan phrasebook | phrasebook: kauderwelsch, hochchinesisch wort fuer wort | phrasebook: langenscheidt, OhneWoerterbuch; |
casio mini-disc-player/recorder | altimeter: casio g-shock | rope | several plastic bags |
small padlock | glacier glasses: cee | medicine-book: lonely planet travel healthy asia&india | |
FIRST-AID MEDICINECHEST | |||
fever testing stripe | plaster, bindings, desinfection | inothyol cream (wounds, abrasion, burn) | ibu-top-gel (kindling) |
parkamed500 (pain-killer, against kindling) | dalacin (antibiotic) | supradyn (vitamine pills) | metronizadol, flagyl (against giardia) |
novalgin (fever) | mexalen, paracetamol (fever, pain) | ciprofloxacin (antibiotic, against bacterial diarrhoea) | omniflora (proving intestinal flora) |
immodium (diarrhoea) | halset (throat, mouth) | betnesol (ear-, eye-, nosedrops) | thomapyrin C (fever, cold) |