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The following equipment & clothing list is designed to get you oriented about what you need to bring during your holidays in The Andes.

Clothing
Hiking equipment
Camping equipment
Climbing equipment
Sit-on-top kayaking equipment
Miscellaneous stuff

Clothing

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Jackets. Polar fleece jacket (wool sweater may also be used), and windproof waterproof breathable jacket (Gore tex or similar) for general purposes. Down jacket is optional, but may be very useful at nights when camping in the Andes.
Pants. Regular pants for general purposes. Polar fleece pants when camping in the Andes. Windproof waterproof breathable pants for mountaineering trips.
Underwear. Long top and bottom (synthetic mid weight thermal underwear better) for general purposes.
Socks. Regular cotton socks for general purposes. Thick wool socks recommended for trekking or climbing in the Andes.
Shirt. Long sleeve shirts recommended to prevent from sun burn.
Foot wear. Lightweight boots or shoes for regular traveling.
Hat. Polar fleece headband, wool hat, or balaclava for the night. Sun hat with brim for the day.
Gloves. Thin gloves for regular traveling. Polar fleece inner gloves and wind proof waterproof mittens for climbing.
Other clothing. Bathing suit and bandanas are optional but may be useful.

Hiking equipment

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Walking sticks. Telescopic ski poles are recommended.
Foot wear. Mid weight high ankle boots for hiking and mountain approaching.

Camping equipment

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Sleeping bag. Down sleeping bag for trips to the highlands, synthetic sleeping bag for trips to the lowlands. Sleeping bag liner and compression stuff sack are optional but my be useful.
Sleeping mat. Two recommended; foam and air mattress.
Backpack. 30-40 liter day-pack to carry your essentials. 70-90 liter backpack or medium size duffel soft-sided bag for the porters or animals to carry your staff (padlock recommended).
Tent. Andean Summits provides you with high quality 4-season tents during our trips. You can bring your own 4 season tent if you want but consider that you have a baggage limit when trekking and climbing.
Kitchen and table ware. Andean Summits provides you all kitchen and table ware during our trips. You can bring your own mugh and dishes if you want.
Stoves and fuel. Andean Summits provides stoves and fuel during our trips. Independent travelers must be aware that white gas is very difficult to find, butane or propane-butane canisters sometimes available.
Water bottle. 1 liter bottle (Nalgene type) for regular traveling. Thermoses for climbing trips. Camelback hydrating systems may be useful, but not good for hot water and get frozen at high altitudes.
Flashlight. Headlamp with spare batteries recommended (regular AA and AAA batteries are the most common).
Sunglasses. 100% UVA, UVB protection.
Sunscreen. 25 to 50 SPF factor water and sweat proof recommended.
Insect repellent. Spray with high percentage of DEET recommended for trips to forested areas.

Climbing equipment

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Plastic boots. Leather boots are good just for the 5.000m (17.000ft) peaks or short high altitude climbs (one or two days). For the long and high ones, over 6.000m (20.000ft), plastic boots are a must (Make sure that they fit your crampons and do not hurt your feet).
Crampons. 12-point automatic crampons with protective bag recommended.
Gaiters. Regular gaiters for snow are recommended. Heavy over boots can give your feet extra comfort but are way to heavy and hot for the Andes.
Ice axe. Long glacier Ice Axe recommended for most of our climbing trips. Two short tools are recommended only for technical climbs.
Harnesses. Sportive sit harnesses reccommended. Bring your body harnesses for glaciertraversing if you feel more comfortable with it.
Carabiners and hardware. Andean Summits provides you all hardware needed when climbing, although at least a couple of screw gate carabiner are recommended.
Climbing helmet. It will depend of the climbing route, as norm we always recommend its use.
Rope. Andean Summits provides you the ropes needed on our climbing trips.
Other climbing equipment. At least two Prusik loops are recommended (short and long). Ascender device or T-blocks are optional but can be useful. Andean Summits provides the rest of common climbing equipment needed on climbing trips (slings, ice screws, snow stakes and others)
Masks. Polypropylene, neoprene or silk masks are optional and rarely used in the Andes.

Sit-on-top Kayaking equipment

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Wet shoes. Wet (suft) shoes are ideal but regular sport sandals, sneakers, or tennis shoes are recommended.
Shorts. Synthetic quick drying shorts for all purposes.
Dry bags. Andean Summits provides dry bags.
PFD. Andean Summits provides Personal Floating Device.

Miscellaneous stuff

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Contact lenses. If you wear them, don’t forget to bring the following: copy of your prescription (in case you need to replace them), saline solution, lenses case, and eyedroppers. Note that dryness in the highlands may cause you some irritability in your eyes.
Medicines. Personal fist aid kit and medicines. Please check the chapter "Health Topics" under any of the countries pages.
Hygiene elements. Wet towels, toilet paper, tissue, towel, soap, toothpaste, brush, little mirror, moisturizing cream.
Camera. With spare batteries, and spare film.
Other supplies. Swiss knife or Leatherman tool, Alarm clock, Notebook & pen, Spanish-English dictionary, duct tape, and synthetic towel are optional but recommended items. Don’t forget a travelling sewing kit, zip lock bags, and toilet paper.
Pee bottle. 1 litre bottle (Nalgene type) can be very handy to avoid going to the bathroom in the middle of the night when camping.
Power and plug adapters. Electricity used is in general 220V and 60 MHz. 110V is available only in La Paz and Potosi major cities. A small voltage tester is recommended. There are not often found grounded or faceted plugs, if you will use electric devices check for adapters to plug them in.