Physical Rating: Standard +
What to take:
1. Technical Equipments: snow goggles, gaiters and alpenstocks.
2. Personal Equipments:
trekking shoes (water proof),
sunglasses,
backpack (with rain cover),
sleeping bag (water proof, temperature scale -10 degree centigrade),
moisture-proof pad (air inflation type is better),
quick-drying clothes (coat, pants, underwear),
Water proof jackets and pants,
Fleece jackets and pants,
cap, socks and water proof gloves,
towel, toilet paper, toothpaste and toothbrush,
tableware, vacuum cup (hot water is really important in low temperature), Army Knife and kindling,
head lamp (with standby battery),
suncreen and lipstick,
rain gear, garbage bag,
personal medicines,
(the following equipments you could take by yourself or ask Discover China Tour to prepare for you):
double layer mountain tent,
burner and gas tank,
cooking utensil.
3. foods:
Except camp foods, you could take some candys, chocolates, snickers and ship biscuit.
4. Medicines:
altitude sickness medicine,
motion sickness medicine,
anti-diarrhea medicine,
other medicines include: analgesic, cold medication, antipyretics, etc.
Notes:
1. There is no airport near Changping Valley of Mt. Siguniang, the only way there is to rent a vehicle or take long distance bus from Chengdu City (220 km, 4.5 hours private vehicle driving). If you book this package, we could arrange you a transfer service from and back to Chengdu.
2. If you need meals, tents, horses and other service during this program, please contact us.
3. Every one should get a permit if camping and trekking in Mt. Siguniang area. We do not offer only permit service.
4. This is a trekking in heigh altitude area, please take your physical condition into consideration. If you feel not good, please stop on day 1 or day 2.
5. Please protect the environment, take your garbages with you or hang on the tree in campsite as the direction of what your indigenous guide tell you to do. The administrative office of Mt. Siguniang will collect these garbages on trees. Do not put on floor because the plastic bag and other garbages is dangerous to yaks.
6. You should have a indigenous guide, especially climb the puerto, do not trek by yourself, you must attention, you are in high altitude area, the program is altitude from 3100 - 4668 m, and the gradient and rocks will make you in dangerous.