Equipment

This list is now final

All equipment must pass the inspection and be accepted at the registration.
All equipment you bring in to a section must be brought out.
It is not allowed to leave any equipment, trash or waste on the track, this leads to time penalty or disqualification.
The obligatory equipment must be shown at any time for the organisation. For every missed equipment detail you will get 30 min penalty. The penalty time will be regulated at the end of the race, at a CP.
A team is allowed to have 4 boxes/bags, 4 bike hardcases and 1 ski bag.

Race suit

It is mandatory to always wear the bib vest on top.

Boxes/bags

4 boxes/bags per team. Max 182 liter per box/bag.
The organisation will transport the boxes/bags.
Only 1 ski bag per team is allowed, including: 4 pair of skis, 4 pair of ski poles and skins.

Mandatory full time team equipment

- 1 Altimeter
- 2 Compasses
- 1 Cell phone, water proofed.
- 1 Whistle
- 1 Waterproof map holder, for maps and road book.
- 20 Matches, water proofed.
- 1 Red waterproof pen.

Note: GPS is forbidden.

First aid kit mandatory full time, per team

- 1 First aid pressure bandage.
- 8 Second Skin. Compeed.
- 60 cm x 2,5cm Adhesive tape.
- 1 Strobe light - White (no headlamp or bike lights) Mandatory 3km visibility. Recommended: "Princetontec Aqua strobe".

Mandatory full time personal equipment (if the Roadbook does not say otherwise)

- 1 Backpack min 25 liter , Recommended 40 liter. With attachment for skis, snowshoes and poles.
- 1 Beanie/Buff
- 1 Gloves, long fingers.
- 1 Long sleeves fleece top, minimum 200g.
- 1 Waterproof jacket (Gore-Tex type)
- 1 Waterproof pants (Gore-Tex type)
- 1 Head torch
- 1 Survival blanket

Mandatory equipment (on special sections)

Cross skiing/Mountaineering team equipment

- 1 Tent, for 4 persons lying down with floor. Not just inner tent. Sup air is ok.
- 1 Stove with fuel.
- 1 Container of minimum 1 liter.
- 1 Avalanche probe of min 240cm length and more than 10mm in diameter (UIAA or CE).

Cross skiing/Mountaineering personal equipment

- 1 pair of Back Country ski boots.
- 1 pair of Skis with steel edges.
- 1 pair of Ski poles.
- 1 pair of Crampons. Covering the whole sole.
- 1 approved UIAA climbing helmet (biking helmet not accepted). Recommended: Petzl Meteor, Kong Scarab.
- 1 Snow showel, without any modification to the original design (UIAA or CE).
- 1 Down jacket, minimum 400g. Syntetic fillpower is ok. Down vest is ok, as long the weight is min. 400g.
- 1 Sleeping bag, water protected, minimum 500g.
- 1 Avalanche transciever, attached directly on the body. Sending frequency 457 kHz (standard).
- 1 pair of extra warm finger gloves or mitts.
- 1 extra Beanie.
- 1 approved UIAA climbing harness
- 1 Descender/belay device, like ATC or figure 8.
- 2 Self locking carabineers. Unacceptable: screw carabineers.
- 1 Via-Ferrata set, including 2 self locking carabineer. Recommended Petzl Zyper-Y.
- 1 Ice axe, min 40 cm
- 1 jumar, like Petzl Ascension
- 1 Lanyard, 60 cm. Factory sewn.

Note: 4 self-locking carabineers in total. Only one pair of skis per person is allowed. Extra poles and skins are allowed. You are recommended to bring the snowshoes during the cross skiing section, but not mandatory.

Snowshoeing/Mountaineering personal equipment

- 1 pair of Snowshoes. Must be a series made snowshoe.
- 1 pair of Gore-tex shoes or boots.
- 1 pair of Gaiters.
- 1 pair of Crampons. Covering the whole sole.
- 1 approved UIAA climbing helmet (biking helmet not accepted). Recommended: Petzl Meteor, Kong Scarab.
- 1 Snowshowel with out any modification to the original design (UIAA or CE).
- 1 Down jacket, minimum 400g. Syntetic fillpower is ok. Down vest is ok, as long the weight is min. 400g.
- 1 Avalache transciever, attached directly on the body. Sending frequency 457 kHz (standard).
- 1 approved UIAA climbing harness
- 1 Descender/belay device, like ATC or figure 8.
- 2 Self-locking carabineers. Unacceptable: screw carabineers.
- 1 Ice axe, min 40 cm
- 1 jumar, like Petzl Ascension
- 1 Lanyard, 60 cm. Factory sewn.

Note: You are not allowed to take skis with you on snowshoe section.

Mountainbike personal epuipment

- 1 Mountain bike.
- 1 Helmet, Climbing helmet is ok.
- 1 Red light (mounted on the back of the bike).
- 1 Spare tube.
- 1 pair Bike shoes.
- 1-2 Bike tights.
- 1 Bike hardcase.

Mountainbike team epuipment

- 4 Bike toolkits. (To put together and apart your bike).
- 2 Pumps per team.

The organisation will transport the bikes and hardcaces between the sections. The team must take apart and put together the bikes by themselves.
Besides the helmet, only the mountainbike gear listed above shall be inside the bike hardcase during transport. Food is not allowed in the bike hardcases.

Kayaking team equipment

- 2 Throwbags. Minimum 20 meters.
- 2 Kayak wagons per team, portage to stow in the hatch.

Kayaking personal equipment

- 1 Life jacket. Type 3. Inflatable life jackets are not acceptable.
- 1 Whistle attached to the life jacket.
- 1 Wetsuit. Long john, minimum 3mm.
- 1 Kayak paddle.
- 1 Ice claws.

Mandatory team equipment supplied by the organisation

- 2 Double kayaks, including 3 spray decks per kayak.
- 4 Kickbikes offroad
- 4 Kicksparks
- 1 set Road book and map kit. The maps are on the scale of: 1:100,000 with vertical interval of 20 meters and 1:25,000.
- 4 Bib-vest to be worn at all times, even on top of the life-jackets.
- 4 Number plates on the bike bar.
- Number stickers to attach to boxes/bags, bike hardcases, skibag and climbing helmet.

Please note: It's mandatory to wear the helmet during these sections:
Ropeworks, Mountaineering, Mountainbike, Kayaking, Kickbike and Bike&Run.

Recommended equipment for cross skiing sections:

Recommended bindings

Backcountry bindings made for rougher terrain like:
- SNS X-adv Raid binding (www.salomonsports.com)
- NNN Touring (www.rottefella.com)

Recommended skis

Short skis, 160-180cm, with steel edges like:
- Rt:10 rainier apg (www.atomicsnow.com)
- X-Adv Skis (www.salomonsports.com)

Recommended ski boots

Boots with a sole with good grip, high and stable like:
- X-Adventure 8 (www.salomonsports.com)
- X-Pro (www.lundhags.se)
- All Terrain (www.alpinasports.com)
- BC 1550 (www.alpinasports.com)

Recommended is "sealskins" (www.colltex.com, www.bdel.com) for the ascends.

Note: You are recommended to bring the snowshoes during the cross skiing sektion, but not mandatory. You are not allowed to take skis with you on showshoe sections.