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Gear weight calculator
Add your kit item by item and see your pack weight against the 10% of body weight guideline.
Worn and carried
Rucksack, 35-45 L with padded hip belt
1300 g
Waterproof pack liner or dry bag
90 g
A liner inside the pack keeps things dry. Pack covers blow off and leak at the seams.
Trekking poles, pair
480 g
Not optional on this route. They take a large share of the load off your knees on the long descents.
Water bottles or bladder, 2 L capacity
200 g
Water carried, 2 L
2000 g
Water is 20-25% of a good pack weight. Carry to the next refill, not to the end of the day.
Sunglasses, category 3 or 4
30 g
Brimmed sun hat
70 g
Warm hat and light gloves
60 g
Even in August: a col at 07:00 can be near freezing with wind.
Layers
Base layers, 2 (merino or synthetic)
320 g
Midlayer or sun hoody
300 g
Insulated jacket, down or synthetic
400 g
Waterproof hardshell jacket, taped seams
380 g
A water-resistant softshell is not this. You want 10,000 mm or better.
Waterproof overtrousers
250 g
Hiking trousers plus lightweight evening pair
330 g
Hiking socks, 3 pairs
180 g
Two in rotation, one kept dry and sacred for sleeping.
Underwear, 3 pairs
150 g
Footwear
Boots, broken in over 60 km+
1200 g
The TMB is not the place to discover a hot spot.
Camp shoes, lightweight sandals
200 g
Most lists call these optional. They are not: refuges make you take boots off at the door.
Sleep
Silk sleeping bag liner
120 g
Mandatory. Most refuges refuse you a bed without one. They provide the blanket, not this.
Earplugs
10 g
Genuinely not optional. Dormitories sleep 6 to 20 people and someone always snores.
Lightweight travel towel
90 g
Eye mask
20 g
Sleeping bag - leave this at home
1100 g
The single most common and most expensive packing error on the TMB. Refuges provide a blanket. Bring the liner instead.
Safety and navigation
Headtorch with fresh batteries
90 g
First-aid kit with blister plasters and tape
250 g
Power bank, 10,000 mAh
200 g
Refuge sockets are scarce and contested. Your phone is your map and your emergency call.
Phone with offline maps downloaded
200 g
Emergency bivvy or foil blanket
80 g
Sun cream factor 50 and SPF lip balm
100 g
UV rises roughly 10% per 1,000 m and you are at altitude eight hours a day.
Paper map and compass backup
120 g
Documents and money
Passport or national ID
40 g
The route crosses into Switzerland, which is outside the EU.
Travel insurance proof, printed and offline
20 g
Must cover mountain rescue, helicopter evacuation and repatriation. The EHIC covers none of these, and does not cover Switzerland at all.
Cash in euros and Swiss francs
60 g
Many refuges have no card machine and no signal for one.
Toiletries
Toothbrush, small toothpaste, biodegradable soap
200 g
Hand sanitiser and toilet paper
60 g
