All meals while trekking / climbing are provided. It is nice to have along a few of your personal favorite snacks and drink mixes to enjoy at altitude. Two pounds lunch snacks will be plenty. Some suggestions are listed below.

Please list any special dietary needs on the Participant Form in the Registration Packet. The form must be completed and returned to the RMI Office 60 days prior to the program departure date.

SNACK FOOD

The food is great on the mountain but you might enjoy a few snacks from home and also some drink mixes if you like these to add to your water bottle (let the iodine have 30 minutes contact time before adding).

The importance of bringing snacks that you genuinely enjoy cannot be overstated. Good food is the key to maintaining health and happiness on these expeditions. It is necessary to have foods that stimulate the whole palate in order to combat loss of appetite at altitude. Cover the whole range of taste buds from sweet to sour to salty.

Take care while shopping for your snacks. Don’t wait for the last minute. Make a list in advance, and add to it as you generate and remember more ideas. Try to shop at stores that offer a large variety of gourmet and specialty foods, as well as your old, stand-by favorites.

The following is a list of suggested snacks:

Candy
Candy bars, Hard candy (Jolly Ranchers, Toffees, Life Savers, Mints), Gummy bears, Sour candies (Sweet Tarts), Chocolate (plain bars, caramel/nut clusters)

Cookies
Traditional (chocolate chip, oatmeal, raisin), Shortbread (Walker’s), Ginger snaps, Fig Newtons, Wafers

Bread Substitutes
Crackers, Bagels, Pringles, Corn Nuts, Oriental rice cracker mix

Meats
Dry salami, Smoked salmon, Jerky (turkey, beef, fish)

Cheeses
Laughing Cow, Baby Bell

Dried Fruit
Pears, apricots, bananas, cherries, strawberries, pineapple

Nuts
Smoked almonds, Roasted cashews, Pecans