How do you prepare for the Himalayan trek?

Perform heavy resistance training, selecting exercises such as walking lunges or kettlebell deadlifts, up to two times a week. If you are completing all of the above, then perform resistance training once a week. This will help develop the lower body strength you’ll need when stepping up on or off of high rocks.

What should I bring to a high altitude trek?

The ultimate packing list for your high-altitude trek

  • Clothing. 2 pairs of trekking trousers (zip-offs preferred)
  • Shoes. Hiking boots (it is ESSENTIAL that your boots are broken in well before your trek)
  • Medication. Diamox tablets (for altitude sickness)
  • Gear.
  • Toiletries.
  • Other things.

What are the four basic requirements equipments of trekking?

Equipment

  • Pair of polarizing sun-glasses (to be comfortable and to avoid potential snow-blindness)
  • Backpack and backpack cover (against rain and dust)
  • Map of the trekking area.
  • Head torch, or small torch, plus spare batteries.
  • Sleeping bag and silk liner.
  • 2 x water bottles.

How can I strengthen my legs for hiking?

Exercises for Hiking

  1. Goblet Squats. Goblet squats are a great exercise for hikers since they target all of the bigger leg muscles including your quads, hamstrings, and glutes.
  2. Step-Ups.
  3. Downhill Lunges.
  4. Hanging Knee Raises.
  5. Kettlebell Deadlift.
  6. Stairmaster.

What are trekking pants?

Trekking pants are trousers/leggings specially tailored for use in the outdoors, especially when you are trekking in the mountains.

What is the best time for trekking?

Best Time for Trekking in India

  • Spring Season Treks in India (March- April)
  • Summer Season Treks in India (May – June)
  • Monsoon Season Treks in India (July, Aug & Mid Sep)
  • Autumn Season Treks in India (October – November)
  • Winter Season Treks in India (December, January & February)

What is gear in trekking?

Trekking Equipments. Trekking Equipments. Trekking is simply walking in the hills or the mountains – be it for a day or weeks or more. Certain basic trekking equipment are essential while you’re trekking to any parts of the trekking destinations. The items may differ from the area to area and on season to season.

Can hiking build your butt?

Hiking will build glutes for untrained people especially hiking uphill. But you will quickly become too fit for it to be enough to lead to further muscle growth. To get the most glute building out of a hike you need to focus on engaging the glutes by consciously contracting them each step.