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We carried sleeping bags, tents, survival gear, and food. Resupply drops every couple of days kept our loads hovering below 25 pounds for most of the race.Gear ranging from shell jackets to ultra-light tents was a crucial element for every team. There was a mandatory gear list provided by the race directors, including headlamps, first aid, gloves, a replica Piaget watches whistle, and a couple dozen other crucial items. Each team came with its own customized kit, a meticulous collection of equipment to support, protect, warm, feed, and speed movement on a race course dubbed the toughest and wildest on Earth.I tested most of my gear for months before heading south to Chile.But on the course, where it rained and snowed--and where wind whipped up to 80miles per hour one day--some of the gear reached its breaking point.
