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The following equipment is provided:
- Backpack
- Sleeping bag, sleeping pad, over-bag
- Tent, tent fly, poles, pegs, ground sheet, tarp with ropes
- Stove, pots, fuel bottle and fuel
- Wetsuit, PFD (lifejacket)
- Ocean kayak, sprayskirt, paddle
- Canoe, paddle
- Rock climbing shoes, harness, helmet, ropes
- Back-country (telemark) skis, boots, poles, climbing skins
- Cross-country (Nordic) skis, boots, poles
- Snow shovel, snow saw and snow shoes
- Group water containers and water treatment equipment
- Compass, maps and charts
- Safety and rescue equipment
- First aid kit, repair kit (group)
- Communication equipment (satellite phones, VHF radios, cell phones)
- Reference library
The following items must be provided by TREK students and their parents:
(some of this outdoor clothing and equipment is available for loan, free of charge)
- Rain jacket and pants (waterproof)
- Light-weight polyester top and bottom (long underwear)
- Mid-weight fleece top and bottom
- Heavy-weight synthetic (fleece) jacket or wool sweater
- Wind pants
- Shorts
- Synthetic liner socks
- Synthetic or wool socks
- Synthetic or wool hat
- Synthetic or wool mittens
- Waterproof overmitts
- Gaiters
- Hiking boots (optional: determined by trip selection during the on-TREK term)
- Rubber boots
- Winter boots
- Sunhat
- Sunglasses with 100% UVA and UVB block
- Sunscreen
- Daypack
- Pocket knife, whistle, lighter
- Headlamp/flashlight with spare bulb and batteries
- Watch with alarm
- Water bottle (1 litre)
- Bowl, cup, knife, fork, spoon
- Toiletries
- Incident Response Kit (details given during the first week of the on-TREK term)
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