Music players - iPods

Increasingly people are bringing music players along. You are unlikely to get bored on one of our trips but for a sleepless night or the odd evening they are nice to have, and some also have other functions.

Standard iPods

With an additional cable you can download your photos on to them, very handy. HOWEVER you should never use your iPod above 3500m. SERIOUSLY! Yes, sometimes they will work above this altitude but at higher altitudes, especially if you play it while walking, it will stop working, we have seen this MANY times. It is hard to say what altitude this will be, but at 3500m and below they are okay. To loaded a set of photos you can try this at up to approx 4200m if you keep the player completely still from turning it on to turning off.

Charging

Talk with your trek leader. We usually carry a solar panel with a USB charging adaptor. However most players have 15+ hour battery life, and unless you are a heavy user that will almost last, for a shorter trek, anyway.

On expeditions we have complete power supplies.

iPod Nano

The iPod Shuffle, Nano, Touch and other flash memory-based music players will work at any altitude. Ensure they don't get wet, for example by being in a steamy jacket.

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