Today's Styles of Trekking - Make sure you like hiking in the first place! Then consider some short hikes nearer home to develop basic fitness. Consider carrying a backpack, camping for days together, walking on rough trails, the different foods, the language barrier, and the time you can allot to trekking. This will help you to select the trek best suited to you. Walking alone or with a few friends can be wonderful, though it is easier for the young as you need to put more than walking into your day. If you plan to camp out and cook, develop stamina. If you plan to stay in local homes or teahouses, than you must know the language a little. Be prepared for smoky rooms, lice and fleas, and crying babies. Also to be considered are difficult to find trails. Carrying all your gear can be the most tiring way to walk in the mountains, so you could make arrangements with a local porter or a guide who will help you find your way and procure food and shelter. Making your own arrangements can be approach a local tour operator for the tasks and the trekking tips according to the news of climate to be very honestly. Most operators also provide equipment, making it unnecessary to carry or buy large tents and sleeping bags.

Because of the vastness of the terrain and altitude difference, trekking trips can be undertaken the whole year round. Treks range from low altitude treks in winter to the crossing of high passes in summer when the snow line recedes. It is also possible to combine all three-river running, trekking and mountaineering. The conventional trekking periods preferred are mid-April to May-June before the monsoon and after the rains in the months of September - November.

Trekking is best enjoyed in small groups not exceeding eight or ten. This also allows the hillside to regenerate. Larger parties create administrative problems and pollute the hillside. It is advisable to be medically examined before starting, hence narrowing down the possibility of altitude sickness. The first aid kit should include basic medicines and bandages for cuts and burns, headache, nausea, constipation, Diarrhea, sore throat, eye lotion and Diuretics.

This depends on the style of trekking, but if you are totally equipping yourself then you could consider the following: Sleeping bag with liner and foam mattress, Sturdy rain-proof tent, Backpack, day pack and probably a duffel bag to keep in storage in hotels while on trek, A kerosene stove that can be cleaned easily, A leak-proof fuel container, Lightweight pots, pans and cutlery, Favorite food items.

Personal clothing, including woollen shirts, pullovers, T-shirts, shorts, leather jacket, long-johns, socks, personal toilet items, camera film, should be included to suit the duration and altitude bags to collect and carry away garbage.