When we arrive at the gate, our porters are busy gathering the supplies we will need to sustain our 7 day trek. Our team includes a main guide, two assistant guides, a cook, and eleven porters. The three guides will remain with us at all times. The cook and porters will setup, tear-down, and transport our camp each day. The porters carry all of the food, water, tents, and equipment from site to site. Each day after we have started treking, they will tear down the camp, pack it up and move it to the next site. They typically leave each day an hour after we start, pass us on the trail, and have camp set up by the time we arrive. I carry my own pack and camera equipment while one of the guides will carry Nico’s pack in an effort to protect his hands which will suffer the most wear and tear on the journey.