Water bottles or bladder (total capacity, with insulating covers) on Everest
Also called: Extra water capacity (for two days), Insulated bottle/flask cover, Water, Water bladder or bottle, Water bladder or bottles, Water bottles, Water system, Wide-mouth water bottles
What it is for
Bottles or a hydration bladder for drinking water. In the cold, bottles in insulating covers freeze more slowly than a bladder's tube.
What Everest asks for
Standard
Wide-mouth bottles, 2 L in total, with insulated covers; a bladder only on the trek in: the hose freezes above base camp
What to look for
- Capacity
- How much it holds, in litres.
Kinds
- Water Bottles
- Hydration Bladders
- Bottle Insulators
Other mountains
- Standard on: Everest, Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Vinson, Kosciuszko, Carstensz Pyramid
