OBLIGATORY EQUIPMENT

Updated 13.08.2024

Note that the list may later be subjected to minor adjustments

Minimum 1 GPS-unit for navigation, type handhold unit, sports watch, or similar
1 paper map and 1 physical compass
1 GPS tracker, received from the organizer
1 windsack (bivouac) or 1 tent. For teams the sack/tent must be sized to accommodate the whole team (2 or 3 persons)
1 first aid kit. As a minimum, it must contain
- 1 standard elastic bandage (200cm x 5cm)
- 1 self-adhesive elastic bandage (100cm x 5cm)
- Chafing adhesive plaster
- Hydrocortisone ointment
- Wound ointment (e.g., Brulidine, Bacimycin)
- Small knife/scissors

Backpack
Wind- and water-proof jacket with hood:
- minimum watercolumn value 10000 (Schmerber)
- seams must be sealed
Wind- and water-proof long trousers:
- minimum watercolumn value 10000 (Schmerber)
- seams must be sealed

Warm cap, wool
Buff or scarf, wool
Wind- and water-proof gloves or mittens
Warm midlayer top, type bubble jacket
Wool midlayer top, with long sleeves, at least 180 grams per square meter
Wool longs baselayer
Long-legged trousers or race leggings OR a combination of leggings and socks to cover the legs completely
Wool socks
Solid shoes with good grip on trails and in the terrain
2 well-functioning headlamps, and spare batteries for both lamps
Sleeping bag liner
Sleeping bag
Mobile phone
Power bank with capacity of at least 10000mAh
1 charging cable with a USB-C connector at one end and a connector that fits the power bank at the other end (can eventually be used to charge the GPS tracker from the power bank)
Drink reservoir with a total volume of minimum 1 litre
Survival blanket, minimum size 1.40m x 2m
Food
Drink
Cup, volume of at least 2dl
Sunscreen
A payment card

All obligatory equipment must be carried all the way from start to finish.

Obligatory equipment