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<h1>Expo Personal Gear List</h1>
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<p>First time on Expo: What should I take? Read on... No apologies are made for
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the simplistic approach, and no responsibility is accepted for errors or
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omissions ;-) Make sure you have at least the Essentials; consider taking the
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Extras for a more pleasant time, but don't fret if you can't get them. The
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Excessive sections are for the gearists...</p>
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<p>Lightweight stuff is good so as it makes carrying all your caving and camping
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gear to top camp significantly less epic/tedious. Two of everything
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(pit, karrimat, utensils, clothes) reduces the amount of stuff you have
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to keep carrying up and down the mountain.</p>
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<h3>Gear-tape - labelling</h3>
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<p>It is almost essential (for caving generally, but particularly for Expo) to settle
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on a particular combination of colours of electrical insulation tape, and label
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<em>absolutely everything</em> you own with the stuff. To see which combinations are
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available, have a look those already used at <a href="geartape.html">recent gear tape colours</a>.
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<p> Tape
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<em>everything</em>, not just your caving gear; while one karabiner looks much
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like another, it's equally true that one karrimat looks much like
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another. And especially your phone, phone cable, charger, charger-cable, laptop, mouse, mug/plate/cutlery -
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essentially anything you want to be reasonably sure to get back.</p>
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<h3>Clothes</h3>
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<p>Expo can be hot, cold, wet or dry, or (more usually) all of
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these in rapid succession and combination! It can be really chilly
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(snowing!) in the bivi.</p>
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<li>Essentials
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<ul>
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<li>Sunshades, sun cream, sunhat - do not underestimate the power of the
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sun when wandering across the plateau!</li>
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<li>Warm hat, gloves.</li>
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<li>Raincoat, fleece, shirts, shorts, trousers. Fast-drying gear
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is good. Versatile layers is good.</li>
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<li>Underwear.</li>
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<li>Socks - lots of them! They will get wet.</li>
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<li>Boots - waterproof walking boots are better than non-waterproof
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ones. Make sure you get ones with good ankle support, for
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boulder-hopping (have a look at some of the photos of the plateau on this
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website and you'll see what I mean).</li>
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<li>Trainers or other such footwear for wearing on the journey, into Bad
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Aussee or when you've had enough of clumping round in boots.</li>
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</ul></li>
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<li>Extras
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<li>Waterproof over-trousers - highly recommended/vital.</li>
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<li>Gaiters - keeps the snow and/or water out of your socks.</li>
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<li>Swimming trunks/cossie for swimming in the river at base camp.</li>
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<li>Crocs or other lightweight footwear for moving around the bivi and scambling to the toilet grike.
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(Open-toed sandals can be a problem due to pointy limestone).</li>
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</ul></li>
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</ul>
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<h3>Camping equipment</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Essentials
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<ul>
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<li>Sleeping bag - make sure it's warm, 3 season at least; it can be
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damn cold/snowy/windy.</li>
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<li>Something to sleep on at top camp. Minimum is Karrimat. Air beds
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and camp beds also popular. We have a small stock of <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0025YIAP6/">camp beds</a> in the bivi. They are cheap and weigh only 3kg, but you do need an insulating layer as well as a sleeping bag. Sharp
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floor put thermarests and airbeds at risk of deflation if used directly on the 'floor'.</li>
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<li>Head torch.</li>
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<li>Mug, spoon, mess tin for bivi</li>
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<li>Batteries and/or charger for above.</li>
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<li>Bivi Bag - breathable - the bivi can be quite drippy (and cold).</li>
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</ul></li>
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<li>Extras
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<li>Second (rather lower-spec) sleeping bag, for using at base camp. This
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means you don't have to carry your sleeping bag across the plateau every
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time.</li>
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<li>Camp bed provides fewest punctures.</li>
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<li>Second karrimat, for the same reason.</li>
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<li>Knife, fork, spoon, mug for basecamp (you may be able to get by on
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expo-communal ones).</li>
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<li>Second/spare camp light/clothes/hat (anything you want to leave at bivi but might
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need at base too).</li>
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<li>Penknife - some people would regard this as essential.</li>
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<li>Base camp tent - more or less any waterproof one will do. See if you can share...</li>
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</ul></li>
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<li>Excessive (this section could go on and on...)
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<li>Inflatable pillow</li>
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</ul></li>
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</ul>
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<h3>Caving equipment</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Essentials
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<ul>
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<li>Oversuit, (warm) undersuit, wetsocks/woolly socks, kneepads, wellies, helmet, gloves.</li>
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<li>Shreddies</li>
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<li>Balaclava - it's 1C underground.</li>
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<li>Light - preferably long-duration LED. Bring enough batteries for 30-40 hours
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caving. There is 12V recharging at the bivi but capacity is limited and sun-based.
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<li>charger!.</li></ul>
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</li>
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<li>Backup light.</li>
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<li>SRT kit. Absolutely imperative that you gear tape up the bits.</li>
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<li>Karabiners - the more the merrier! Have you ever seen someone with too
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many?</li>
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<li>Emergency whistle.</li>
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<li>13mm spanner (open ended) for bolting. Preferably half-length.
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Attached with snoopy/krab and
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elastic/gear string to arm, wrist or harness.</li>
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<li>Dangly bag, large enough for:
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<li>Spare batteries.</li>
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<li>Flapjack, fudge, chocolate bars, tube of condensed milk, etc.</li>
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<li>Water bottle.</li>
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<li>Survival bag (this could live in a pocket.)</li>
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<li>Small first aid kit</li>
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<li>Maybe your entire SRT kit too, if you're going through a tight
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section or have a long way to go before you get to the pitches.</li>
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</ul></li>
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</ul></li>
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<li>Extras
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<li>Thermal vest and leggings - could be essential. The caves are cold and
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there will be periods of waiting around and slow survey work.</li>
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<li>Extra gear attachment points on harness - e.g. Beast D-ring.</li>
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<li>Emergency knife (in case you are involved in a mid-rope rescue - but make
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sure you know what you're doing before you start slashing around!)</li>
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<li>Pulley. Indispensable if you ever have to haul people, and a great help
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even for tackle sacks.</li>
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<li>Spare gloves - you are very likely to trash a pair (or two) on expo</li>
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<li>gimp (cheapo plastic mac) - makes waiting around at pitchheads much less grim</li>
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<li>Euro adaptor for charger/gadgets</li>
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<li>12V charger (car cigarette-lighter plug) or 5V USB-based charger for the bivi</li>
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</ul></li>
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<li>Excessive
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<li>Ice gear - ice axe, crampons, ice boots, ice screws, etc - essential
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if you're tackling the icy areas of Eishöhle.</li>
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<li>Skyhooks - pair of, for clawing your way across blank walls when
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rigging.</li>
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<li>Camera, packaged in a waterproof, highly visible, indestructible,
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tiny, zero-mass box...</li>
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<li>Bolting kit</li>
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</ul></li>
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</ul>
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<h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
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<li>Essentials
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<li>Rucksack or pack frame. Make this a <b>BIG</b> one; don't make the same mistake as Aled by bringing a little 35 litre. <b><u>65 litres or more</b></u>.</li>
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<li>Compass.</li>
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<li>Water bottle/bladder.</li>
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<li>Toiletries - toothbrush, toothpaste, soap etc.</li>
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<li>Flannel & towel.</li>
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<li>Glasses & spares if you need them.</li>
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<li>Contact lenses - get enough daily use-once ones. The upper caves are very dusty.</li>
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<li>Bivvy bag (very lightweight, non-breathable) - emergency shelter anywhere. The plateau can become
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unfriendly very quickly. Erin and Earl had to resort to bivvy bags when
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caught by a storm on the Hinter in 1999. You could use the one from
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your caving gear, or get a proper camping one too. (Warning - fancy ones can be
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ludicrously expensive!)</li>
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<li>Plastic bags/dry-bags - the secret to dry clothes/pit/gear is bags in bags, with spare
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bags to hand...</li>
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<li>Reserve supply of gear tape, in case you need to relabel anything.</li>
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<li>Money - although if you're a mean, awkward, skinflint you could get
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through Expo without spending anything, you will probably want to spend money
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on postcards, personal 'nice food' and tourist stuff on days off. Most people
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pay for the Expo shopping at some time; this will count as credit towards your
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Expo bill. There are cash dispensers in Bad Aussee.</li>
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<li>Passport.</li>
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<li>EHIC (European health insurance card).</li>
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<li>Insurance.</li>
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<li>Food for the journey out.</li>
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<li>PVC oversuit owners: appropriate patching kit.</li>
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</ul></li>
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<li>Extras
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<li>Camera/phone, plus your own USB charging cable.</li>
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<li>GPS - or good GPS app on your phone. For surface surveying and finding entrances.</li>
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<li>Walking pole(s) for walking across the plateau. Useful for
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balance when stepping across big holes. Most people seem to just use
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one as two get in the way on the scrambly bits. </li>
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<li>Cash for the journey (in Euros).</li>
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<li>Book to read on the journey. Base camp has a big box of books for when it rains there.</li>
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</ul></li>
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<li>Excessive
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<li>Tablet/netbook/laptop - can be used for data entry/prospecting guide info.</li>
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<li>Spare stuff - suppose you break (eek!) your jammer? There is a climbing
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shop in the next town.</li>
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</ul></li>
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</ul>
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<p><em>Original by Earl Merson (1999); edited and updated David
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Loeffler (2003), Edvin, Duncan, OllyM (2008) and Wookey (2014) and Philip (2018)</em></p>
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