MANDATORY EQUIPMENT

Mandatory equipment

All team members must have all mandatory personal and group equipment on the stages where it is indicated. The judges have the right to check equipment on-course. There will be a penalty of one point for any single missing item.

Before registration each racer must personally undergo a gear check specified by these Regulations. Participants who have not undergone gear check or who have presented equipment inappropriate to the requirements are not allowed to start. Detailed technical requirements for mandatory equipment for the fix rope stages can be checked here: "Technical requirements for mandatory equipment".

During the entire Race all teams must carry the following general mandatory team equipment:
1. First aid kit in a sealed package. It must contain: Bandage of 6 cm width - 2 pcs. Adhesive plaster minimum 3 cm width. Anaesthetic (like Paracetamol or others). Anti-inflammatory (like Ibuprofen and others). Aseptic bandage and cotton patches - 1 kit
2. Knife
3. Matches in a sealed package
4. Mobile phone fully charged in a sealed package

During the whole Race all team members must carry the following mandatory personal equipment:
1. Start bib (provided by the organizers)
2. Electronic chip (provided by the organizers)
3. Compass
4. Whistle
5. Headlight with a double stock of batteries

Mandatory personal equipment for the mountain bike stage:
1. Mountain bike with rear red light
2. Helmet
3. Bike gloves
4. Maps (received at team registration)
5. Team’s number (given by organizers at team registration), which must be fixed on the front of the bike

Recommended equipment for the mountain bike stage:
1. Clothing according to weather conditions
2. One spare tube for each team member
3. Bicycle repair kit
4. Food supplies for the whole stage
5. Bike map-board on handlebar

All participants must obey traffic rules and regulations.
It is mandatory to use a helmet during the whole MTB stage.

Mandatory team equipment for the paddling stage:
1. For teams of 2 racers: Two-seat kayak and one pair of paddles
2. For teams of 4 racers: 2 two-seat kayaks and 2 pairs of paddles. It is allowed to use kayaks of any model. The kayak should be equipped with floatation bags corresponding to its model. All standard details of the kayak's frame and body must be in working condition
3. Map and route sheet (received at Team registration)
4. Kayak repair kit in case of damage of the kayak's frame or body

Mandatory personal equipment for the paddling stage:
1. Life vest
2. Skirt

Recommended equipment for the paddling stage:
1. Map-board of А3 format
2. Gloves with good grip
3. Clothing according to the changing weather conditions and an additional spare set of clothes packed in a dry bag
4. Food supplies for this stage

All participants must wear life vests during the whole paddling stage.

Both stickers with the team's number (given by the organizers at registration) must be placed on the kayak in a way that allows to easily identify it in the transition area.

Recommended equipment for the trekking stage:
1. Clothing according to expected weather conditions which provides protection while moving in the forest
2. Footwear with metal spikes
3. Trekking poles
4. Food supplies for this stage
5. Insect repellent. There can be a lot of mosquitoes! Mesh or mosquito net will allow you to sleep in the forest

Mandatory personal equipment for the fixed ropes stages:
1. Harness
2. Alpine or bike helmet
3. Self-belay with 2 loops
4. Carabiners 3 pcs
5. Descender. Recommended: reverso, atc or other. Figure-eight descender is admitted
6. Rope clamp - 2 pcs. Recommended: jumar, baisic, croll, pantin. Prusik knots are forbidden
7. Tradle for jumar
8. Clothing protecting elbows and knees
9. Gloves

Please see detailed technical requirements for mandatory equipment for the fix rope course in the special chapter: "Technical requirements for mandatory equipment".

Mandatory personal equipment for the rowing on inflatable mattresses:
1. During this stage, competitors may use either inflatable mattresses or inflatable boats, as well as paddles of any form and construction
2. Life vest
3. Helmet

Forbidden equipment
1. GPS devices
2. Motororized or mechanical means of transportation, which are not mentioned in this regulations