Our tips on clothing and equipment to bring for a via ferrata experience or tour.
The following list is the result of years of experience from our staff in practicing the activities we offer. In addition to hoping it helps you pack your bag and make any necessary purchases before departure, it is a list of clothing, equipment, and materials required to participate in our tours.
If you don’t have all this material, please inform the guide who will accompany you or our offices so we can find a solution together before departure, allowing you to be ready and enjoy the experience!
Basic clothing and equipment for 1-day excursions
- 30-liter backpack (with rain cover)
- Trekking shoes with good soles, preferably with a high collar and waterproof
- Waterproof jacket with hood and wind-stopper (shell)
- Compact down jacket (if cold temperatures are expected)
- Comfortable long pants, preferably convertible ones
- Short or long leggings (if cold temperatures are expected)
- Fleece
- Breathable T-shirt (and one extra)
- Long-sleeve thermal shirt
- Socks (warm or light depending on the season)
- Scarf or neck gaiter
- Hat and cap/bandana
- Sunglasses
- Gloves
- 1-liter water bottle
- Snacks (we recommend dried fruit, dried fruit, and chocolate)
- First aid kit (gauze, band-aids, tape, disinfectant, latex gloves, emergency blanket)
- Headlamp
- Sunscreen
- Multi-tool knife (if you have one)
- Carabiners and lanyards (if you have them, for attaching any equipment that doesn’t fit in your backpack)
- Trash bag
Extra or variations for multi-day excursions
- 35-40 liter backpack (with rain cover)
- Extra breathable T-shirts
- Extra underwear
- Extra fleece (if necessary)
- Extra socks (warm and/or light)
- Extra snacks
- Waterproof bags for clothes
- Comfortable long pants for the evening
- Cotton T-shirt for the evening
- Towel (recommended microfiber)
- Toothpaste and toothbrush
- Toilet paper
- Identity document
Plus various other items such as:
- Charger for phone and/or camera
- Book (if you have an ebook reader, it saves weight)
- Compressible small backpack for use in the evening or for short trips near the hotel/mountain hut
For the overnight stays in mountain huts
- Sleeping bag liner (mandatory, usually available for purchase at the mountain hut)
- Earplugs/sleep mask
- Extra cash for payments at the mountain hut
