Equipment

Food

Breakfast: Porridge, raisins, powdered milk, butter, sugar

Day: Cashew, pea, and walnuts (Macadamia nuts are best, but not available in Punta Arenas), Salami, chocolate, dried fruit, occasional soup or hot meal from flask

Evening: Freeze dried meals (very nice!), olive oil, butter, chocolate, biscuits.

Drinks: Hot chocolate, tea, coffee, soup,

Clothing

2 sets of thermal underwear
4 pairs thick socks
4 pairs thin liner socks
2 vapour- barrier socks (stop sweat moving from thin to thick socks, and keep inside of boots dry – but feet wet)
2 pairs thin liner gloves
2 pairs gloves
1 pair mittens
2 pairs big outer mittens
2 thin fleeces
1 thick fleece Insulated salopettes Insulated jacket Down filled outer jacket
2 balaclavas
1 neck gaiter
1 fleece hat
2 windproof hats
1 pair insulated tent boots
1 gortex jacket
1 gortex trousers

Sleeping

Large thermarest
Aluminium sandwich insulation sheet for tent floor
1 Rab Expedition down sleeping bag – ok for –40 degrees
1 gortex bivvy bag

Camping

1 Hilleberg Keron
3 tunnel tent – doubled poled
2 MSR XKG stoves with heatshields and spares
3 MSR fuel bottles
2 cooking pans
1 plywood base for stove
6 US gallons (23 ltrs) white gas for cooking
2 thermos flasks
2 drinking bottles
Spoon and fork
Ladle
2 funnels (fuel and water)
Lighters and matches
Wash gear
Toilet Paper
Mirror
Snow brush
Snow shovel
Dish brush
Towel

Skiing

1 pair Asnes (Norwegian) Rago skiis
1 pair Rottefella cable bindings + 1 spare
3 pairs ski skins + skin glue
1 pair Swix Mountain ski poles + 1 spare & spare baskets
1 sled harness with elasticated rope trace and spares
1 pair Sorel Glacier Extreme boots (very comfortable)
2 pairs goggles
1 pair sunglasses

Repair

Tent pole repair kit
Spare parts and tools for stoves
Tent repair kit
Thermarest repair patches & glue
Gerber multitool
Various tools (obviously lightweight)
Various tapes, cords, straps, glues, needles, threads, Velcro, etc

Navigation

Garmin 60 Csx GPS
Garmin E-Trek GPS (backup)
2 basic compasses with magnetic deviation adjustment
Map (as detailed as possible – which in the case of Antarctica means virtually no detail at all)

Communications

2 Iridium satellite phones with spare batteries
1 Argos Personal Locator Beacon for emergencies
1 HP PDA for uploading dispatches and photos to website

Power

1 rollable 10W solar panel
1 hard foldable 4.4W solar panel
Various connectors
Spare batteries for most things

First Aid / Medical

Various antibiotics for most circumstances
Asprin, paracetemol, Ibuprofen
Needles & Thread for emergencies
Loads of plasters, bandages, ointments, creams, etc

Diary

"For scientific leadership, give me Scott; for swift and efficient travel, Amundsen; but when you are in a hopeless situation, when there seems to be no way out, get on your knees and pray for Shackleton."

Sir Raymond Priestley

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