SOUTH POLE EXPEDITION - EQUIPMENT LIST

The success of an expedition does not rely solely on your state of body and mind but it is also very much dependant on the equipment that you take.

After years of experience of trekking through extreme conditions of the polar Arctic, Mike Horn has an equipment list that has been tried and tested time and time again.

IN SLED
Two pairs skis
1 pr ski sticks
Shovel
Tent with tent poles/ spare poles
30 liters white fuel
Morand cooking pot
Sleeping matt
Wall to wall matt

TENT BAG
1) Satellite phone and data kit
2) Plume booties
3) Facial mask
4) Alarm clock
5) Toolkit, extra kite cord, extra pr ski pole basket
6) Water drinking bottles
7) Pharmacy, suntan lotion, hand warmers
8) Wenger knife
9) MSR stove
10) GPS x 2, windex, sony handycam HD CMOS 4megapix
11) Sony hanycam HD CMOS 10.2 megapix
12) Creepy crawly (for photo camera)
13) Tent brush
14) Solar panel
15) GPS tracker
16) Electric bag – batteries etc
17) Sunglasses, extra lenses
18) Emergency beacon
19) Sleeping bag
20) Toilet rolls
21) Matches
22) Ski skins, ski wax
23) Crampons
24) Plastic bags
25) Bible
26) Lighters
27) Toothbrush and toothpaste
28) Photo camera
29) Petzl lamp
30) Compass
31) MP3 player

EQUIPMENT BAG
4 kites – 12, 14, 7, 4 m3

CLOTHING BAG
1) Gloves – plume, thermal gloves, goretex exterior with fleece and woolen interior, thin woolen gloves
2) Boots –outer with woolen and fleece interior
3) Cap
4) Face mask
5) Goretex jacket with fur
6) Head cover
7) Wind shell jacket
8) Goretex Pants
9) Underwear
Top - 2 layers 100% wool , 1 synthetic outer layer
(extra) 2 woollen layers and 1 synthetic
Leggings - 2 layers 100% wool , 1 synthetic outer layer
(extra) 1 woollen layer and 1 synthetic
10) 3 prs woolen socks
11) Plume vest
12) Plume jacket
13) Plume outer pants
14) 1 pr scarpa boots
15) 1 pr alpha boots with gaiters

FOOD BAG
80 days
Energy drink