Regulations
Requirements for equipment that everyone must bring:
- Backpack
- Transmitter / Receiver (457 kHz)
- Shovel with shaft, blade at least 20x20cm, original and unmodified
- Search probe, at least 240 cm, at least 10mm in diameter
- Approved helmet. (Must sit correctly on head when downhill as well as steep slopes upwards)
- 2 layers of leggings and 3 layers on the upper body thereof one layer windproof of suitable size. The clothes can be on the body or in the backpack.
- Gloves and hat
- Goggles
- Rescue foil
- Flute
In addition, the following equipment is required at Tromsø Skimo Challenge 4000/2000:
- 1 pair of extra skins
The jury may also require additional reinforcement garments, mittens, headlamps, crampons (at least 10 tags, unmodified to be carried in a backpack with tags against tags), and unmodified climbing harnesses approved by the UIAA if trail or weather conditions require.