175 days until I climb Mt. Everest BC. Packing List..

This post is more some great references that I have been reading lately. I'm sure I'll be adding to this

post in the future. Please feel free to leave any comments and suggestions below.

1. HIKING SCIENCE BLOG: Though this site's last post was in 2011, there are 26 Scientific Articles and discussions on hiking mountains. (Why Sherpa's/Porters are more efficient in hiking than travelling Caucasians (aka. me)) Good reading.

http://hikingscience.blogspot.com/2010/07/are-porters-more-efficient.html#more

2. AVERAGE HIKE PER DAY from Lukla to Everest Base Camp. This is for a 16 day hike. Somehow I keep going back to this; if I find a better map to do it in 14 days, I'll use that.

http://www.exodustravels.com/nepal-holidays/walking-trekking/everest-base-camp/tnt

3. HIKING CALCULATOR: I was trying to find the average slope to Mt. Everest BC. I know it varies wildly and there is no straight path. However, I wanted to find an average for each day. As you notice, some days you hike 8 hours and other days you hike 5. Each day, I'm reading, you go about 1200 ft.  This has the benefit of showing you calories burned while hiking.

http://hikingscience.blogspot.com/p/calculate-calories-burned_22.html

4. MT. EVEREST BASE CAMP TREKKING GEAR LIST:

• http://theplanetd.com/packing-list-for-everest-base-camp-trek/ This is a basic packing list for Mount Everest Base Camp. 
• http://www.yexplore.com/global/everest-base-camp-packing-list/ This is a more detailed list of what to bring with you to Mount Everest Base Camp. It also includes Brand Names and other product details. 
• http://www.bergadventures.com/v3_trips/asia/everest-basecamp-gear.php My third list of what to bring to Everest BC. It also has product details and other brand names.
• http://www.alpineascents.com/everest-trek-rental-form.asp RENTAL LIST! Though I may not rent from them @ least I have an idea what rentals would cost... and what's needed.

5. Mount Everest Base Camp Fitness Plan: Though I'm doing a combination of the following, I'm keeping these in mind as I train.

• https://www.alpineascents.com/everest-trek-train.asp (Cardiovascular, Strength, Altitude, and Trekking Conditioning.)
• http://summitclimb.com/new/default.asp?vid=965&ltitle.     

6. Everest Base Camp FAQ: Start here. This is a great place to learn all basic EBC FAQ. 

• http://www.mounteverest.net/expguide/dream.htm  (This site is loaded with great info!)
• http://www.alanarnette.com/everest/ebcfaq.php