Equipment
Obligatory personal equipment of every competitor throughout the whole race (except at the swimming section):
- matches or a lighter
- whistle
- water bottle or camel bag (min 1 L)
- knife
- astro foil (emergency foil blanket)
- cat eye - reflector
- lamp (headlamp) with spare batteries
Obligatory team equipment throughout the whole race
- GPS transmitter (weight: 250 g; provided by organizer)
- Every team must also have a "Sportident" chip so the organizer can read the chip number. If the team doesn't have the chip it will need to pay a 25 EUR deposit. The team will have 4 chips (1 per team member).
- mobile phone
- fluorescent stick (2 pieces)
- compass (2 pieces)
- bicycle speedometer
- first aid kit (basic first aid kit: 4x crepe bandage, 4x elastic crepe bandage, 4x sterile gauze pad 10x10cm, 2x triangular bandage, pack of plasters, 1x Adhesive tape 2-4 cm wide, 1x tweezers, 1x hypodermic needle, 50 ml antiseptic wipes/spray, 1x dehydration salt)
Other equipment A box or a bag for extra food and equipment (max 100 litres per person)
Obligatory equipment for different disciplines GPS orientation [Sample of GPS coordinates]
- GPS device
Mountaineering
- helmet
- climbing harness
- 3 carabiners (2 twistlock carabiner, 1 screw gate carabiner)
- 1 accessory cord (Prussic) 6mm 3m Abseiling - helmet
- climbing harness
- abseiling device*
- carabiners(2 twistlock carabiner, 1 screw gate carabiner)
- 1 accesory cord (Prussic) 6mm 3m
* Petzl Stop, Anthron DSD, Petzl Gri-Gri, Anthron Lory, Edelrid Eddy, Petzl ID or any other similar device operating on a self-arresting principle. Also allowed is a combination of figure eight and security braking device such as Petzl Shunt [Picture] with all the carabiners and cords needed for such a combination. Make sure you know how to operate your equipment before you arrive, the descent this year is enormous.
Mountain biking
- helmet
- bicycle (equipped according to traffic regulations)
- working bike lamps and spare batteries (headlamp can be used as a front bike lamp, rear lamp needs to be in accordance with traffic regulations - red flash light)
- bicycle speedometer (1 per team)
Cayaking
- helmet
- life jacket (provided by the organizer, teams can bring their own)
- paddles (provided by the organizer - teams can also bring their own)
- wetsuit (neoprene)
- bag or dry-bag for wetsuits
Caving
- helmet
- headlamp with spare batteries
Rope ascending
Rope ascending will not be included in ARS 2011
Rollerblading
- rollerblades (or skike or scooter)
- helmet
- protective gear for knees, elbows and wrists (recommended, but not obligatory)
- bag for rollerblades
Skike (Nordic rollers)
- Skike (skike) - provided by organizer
- Poles - provided by organizer
- protective gear for knees and elbows - provided by organizer
- helmet (bike helmet)
