{"id":2592,"date":"2014-08-12T19:00:50","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T18:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.haydnwilliams.com\/blog\/?p=2592"},"modified":"2022-04-11T21:33:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T20:33:00","slug":"mountain-marathon-kit-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.haydnwilliams.com\/blog\/mountain-marathon-kit-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Marathon Kit List"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve done a few mountain marathons now, and each time I build my kit list from scratch. To save future worrying over whether I’ve remembered everything, I thought I’d write it all down. Obviously there isn’t one-size-fits-all, but hopefully it might prove useful to other people in addition to jogging my memory when required. It should \u00a0be fairly clear from this list that I’m going for a pretty relaxed approach; I wouldn’t be carrying a pillow if aiming to win the Elite class for example (not likely any time soon!). Anything in grey I would consider optional depending on weather, and how seriously my partner was taking it.<\/p>\n

\"Highlander

Highlander Mountain Marathon 2013 \u00a9\u00a0Haydn Williams<\/p><\/div>\n

In the Rucksack:<\/strong><\/div>\n
    \n
  • Waterproof liner<\/li>\n
  • Sleeping mat<\/li>\n
  • Sleeping bag<\/li>\n
  • Sleeping bag liner<\/li>\n
  • Pillow<\/li>\n
  • iPod + headphones<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Ear plugs<\/li>\n
  • Food<\/li>\n
  • Stove<\/li>\n
  • Gas<\/li>\n
  • Pan<\/li>\n
  • Spork<\/li>\n
  • Lighter<\/li>\n
  • Wind shield<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Stove stand<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Tent inc. pole(s)<\/li>\n
  • Pegs<\/li>\n
  • Guys<\/li>\n
  • Survival bag<\/li>\n
  • First aid kit<\/li>\n
  • Pen & paper<\/li>\n
  • Cash<\/li>\n
  • Torch<\/li>\n
  • Tissues<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Camera<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Midge net<\/li>\n
  • Trekking poles<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Water bottle<\/li>\n
  • Compass<\/li>\n
  • Hat<\/li>\n
  • Gloves<\/li>\n
  • Balaclava<\/li>\n
  • Waterproof top<\/li>\n
  • Waterproof bottoms<\/li>\n
  • Socks x 2<\/li>\n
  • Windproof<\/li>\n
  • Leggings<\/li>\n
  • Long-sleeve Merino top<\/li>\n
  • Warm running top<\/li>\n
  • Talcum powder for feet<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Duck tape<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    On the Day:<\/strong><\/div>\n
      \n
    • Shoes<\/li>\n
    • Socks<\/li>\n
    • Ankle strapping<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Velcro to hold orthotics in place<\/li>\n
    • Shoes<\/li>\n
    • Skins<\/li>\n
    • Over-shorts<\/li>\n
    • Nipple tape<\/li>\n
    • Top<\/li>\n
    • GPS watch<\/li>\n
    • Cap?<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Sunglasses?<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Sun cream?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      For the Night Before (if camping):<\/strong><\/div>\n
        \n
      • Entry paperwork<\/li>\n
      • Tent inc. poles and pegs<\/li>\n
      • Sleeping bag<\/li>\n
      • Sleeping mat<\/li>\n
      • Blanket?<\/li>\n
      • Pillow<\/li>\n
      • Tissues<\/li>\n
      • Ear plugs<\/li>\n
      • Hat<\/li>\n
      • Food<\/li>\n
      • Stove<\/li>\n
      • Gas<\/li>\n
      • Pan<\/li>\n
      • Paper plates \/ knives and forks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
        Food (just for the race):<\/strong><\/div>\n
          \n
        • Picnic eggs<\/li>\n
        • Jelly babies<\/li>\n
        • Salted<\/strong> nuts<\/li>\n
        • Energy gels (one per hour)<\/li>\n
        • Smoked cheese<\/li>\n
        • Cous cous (1.5 x packs) with cashews and chorizo<\/li>\n
        • Super noodles with chorizo<\/li>\n
        • Custard<\/li>\n
        • Elevenses bars x 2<\/li>\n
        • Rice Krispie squares x 2<\/li>\n
        • Hot chocolate x 2 (+ marshmallows)<\/li>\n
        • Porridge (75g just add water) with raisins and almonds<\/li>\n
        • Electrolyte tabs<\/li>\n
        • Rego for mid-camp<\/li>\n
        • Emergency food<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          I’ve done a few mountain marathons now, and each time I build my kit list from scratch. To save future worrying over whether I’ve remembered everything, I thought I’d write it all down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[935,934,470,600,932,933],"class_list":["post-2592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-outdoors","tag-gear","tag-kit-list","tag-lamm","tag-lowe-alpine-mountain-marathon","tag-omm","tag-original-mountain-marathon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haydnwilliams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haydnwilliams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haydnwilliams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haydnwilliams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haydnwilliams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.haydnwilliams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haydnwilliams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haydnwilliams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haydnwilliams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haydnwilliams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}