Ever fancied a trip combining walking, packrafting, cycling, ultrarunning and filmmaking...all in winter? Probably not - it's kind of a silly idea. Even Tom and I couldn't have predicted that our journey in Iran could spawn this many variations. Yet it did, and it was probably the most fun trip I've ever been on. It wasn't easy to remain self-contained throughout all of that, but it was still well within the realms on possibility. At their heaviest (at the start) our packs weighed around 35kg. As the trip progressed, and we changed methods of transport, we would leave behind (or store) kit that we weren't going to use any more. The result was that by the end, when we ill-advisedly tried to run across a desert, we were down to 6kg packs. The list below isn't meant to be perscriptive - I simply hope that it shows what's possible in this day in age with lightweight outdoor gear and ludicrously small camera kit. The things we have to carry to facilitate our journeys are increasingly less of a barrier to what's possible than ever before. That, above all, is exciting! Sleeping System Big Agnes Storm King Sleeping Bag (0 deg F) Compression sack for bag Big Agnes Hinman Sleeping Pad (1.5") Big Agnes Fly Creek Platinum 2-man tent (one to share) Clothing and walking Osprey Xenith 88 backpack Backpack Raincover Small pack (bought additionally on trip for running) Big Agnes Hole in the Wall down jacket North Face Summit Series Rain Jacket Berghaus Fleece Railriders Explorer Short BAM bamboo t-shirt BAM bamboo long johns Railriders VersaTac trousers Waterproof trousers Smartwool Socks x2 Waterproof socks Boxers x2 Sleeveless Lightweight wetsuit ECCO Hiking boots Neoprene gloves Regular gloves Buff Wooly Hat Sunglasses ($2 from an Iranian market) Black Diamond Hiking Poles Camera Gear Canon XF100 video camera 5x32gb memory cards 2x16gb memory cards 3x7hr battery for XF100 Rode NTG-1 mic Dead cat windshield Drybag UV filter Manfrotto Tripod Canon battery charger Sony NEX-7 Zoom A1 Audio recorder 6x SD memory cards 3x 5hr battery for NEX-7 GoPro Small stills camera Packrafts Alpacka Denali Llama Packraft Collapsable paddle Spraydeck PFD Throwbag (one between us) River knife Helmet Puncture repair Kit General MSR Whisperlight International (one between us) Lighter/matches Fuel bottle Pots Spoon Headtorch Leatherman Zipties Mug Waterproof drybags Navigation/Personal Paper maps GPS Smartphone Waterproof smatphone case Compass Diary Pen Plug adaptors Passport Kindle Personal Documents Guidebook/phrase book Medical Kit Notes - this is per person, unless otherwise noted. It's also what I packed - the specifics of Tom's gear were sometimes slightly different.
Some brands are included where it's helpful to know what they are - others that are generic are not listed. Some of this kit was provided to us free or charge or at cost price by the supplies; the rest was either bought for the trip, or we already owned it.
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