MANDATORY GEAR LIST

• Strobe – 1x per team
• Cell phone – 1x per team, sealed at start
• Compass – minimum 2x per team (1x okay for solo racers)
• Fire starting device – 1x per team
• Knife – 1x per team, usable knife
• First aid kit – 1x per team
• Whistle – 1x per competitor
• Headlamp / light – 1x per competitor + spare battery

• Shell layer top (Houdini or equivalent okay; must function as rain layer)
• Shell layer bottom (Houdini or equivalent okay; must function as rain layer)
• Insulating layer top (puffy or fleece)
• Base layer top (t-shirt okay)
• Base layer bottom (pants okay)
• Beanie / buff
• Bivy bag – 150 gram minimum

• Mountain bike (no gravel bikes)
• Helmet
• Front light
• Rear red light

Note: ARWS specifies a mountain bike appropriate for adventure racing and excludes road/cyclocross-style bikes. 

(Packraft or inflatable kayak is okay)

• Paddles
• PFD (whitewater-rated strongly recommended; race requirement is PFD as specified by organizer)
• Whistle on PFD
• Knife on PFD
• Throw rope – 1x per boat
• 2 glowsticks per boat (left/right)
• 1 glowstick per competitor on PFD

• Bike helmet okay
• Harness (any climbing harness okay)
• Rappel device (ATC, Figure 8, Critr, etc.)
• 60 cm safety sling – 2x per competitor
• 3 locking carabiners per competitor

Use case: Safety slings are for attaching to anchors before rappel transitions.