Arctic Ice Fest Gear List
The event will happen 350 km north of the Arctic Circle. The weather conditions belong to the extremest of the planet. Temperatures can drop easily down to -30 C combined with strong winds and storms they drop even more due to the windchill factor. Therefore perfect protection against wind and cold are mandatory.
In order to participate on the clinics you have to bring the following equipment:
Very warm Down Jacket
Down pants or synthetic insulated over pants
Expedition worth Mittens (down or heavy weight insulated)
Gore Tex Jacket
Gore Tex Pant or Bibs
Warm Fleece Jacket
Very warm synthetic or wool underwear
Windbreaker for the not too cold days on skis
2 pair of windstopper finger gloves
1 pair of insulated Gore Tex finger gloves
40 l backpack
1 l vacuum thermos bottle
Hand and feet warmers (in case of emergency)
Bivi bag
Face mask
Neck warmer
Balaclava
Goggle
Sunglasses
Sport-glasses with transparent or orange lenses for wind, snow and ice protection
Two pair of very warm wool socks for ice climbing
Two pair of warm wool socks for ski touring
Helmet for climbing
Ice climbing boots
Personal ice climbing equipment including harness, crampons, tools and belay device - if you don’t own or want to bring equipment you can rent it HERE