Yeah, getting him out on rocky terrain ain't happening, plus he leaves in 3 days. I spoke with someone from the camp yesterday and she said with what he's done already will put him pretty far ahead of most everyone else that goes typically. Hopefully that's the case and he'll enjoy it from the start.
They have a pretty specific packing list and warn to make sure you have everything on it but don't bring extra. They do this a lot.
Wife got him a pair of Teva shoes for camp.
We got the
trekking poles recommended earlier in the thread.
I'll look into the camelbak. I need to call them back today and see how they typically manage water and stuff and see what they recommend.
Hat and gloves already there, he'll be getting up to almost 14,000 ft during the summit attempt.