Environmental Learning Institute 2003
ALASKA RANGE TUNDRA AND TAIGA TORCH

Required Personnel Clothing & Equipment

(This clothing list includes what you wear on the airplane)

Hiking Boots (The tundra and taiga are wet, frozen, melting or melted, river crossings, eh?)

Socks (wool or capilene blende), mid weight, 3pairs
Wicking Liner socks, 3pairs (depends on if you use liners, we each have our own system!)

Tivas or similar sandels (something that securely stays on your foot when you're wading & river crossing)

Regular Underwear, 4 pair (for town and field; I like capiline, some use cotton, but when it's wet, it's wet and cold)

Wicking long underwear: Patagonia silk/medium Weight Capilene, or CoolMax silk/medium weight shirt tops (2-3 of these for everyday where. proetects against sun and keeps you warm when wet with sweat or rain) and underwear, 1set, in case of rain.

Pants, durable canvas (e.g. carrharts), for rambling through the brush (the forest is sticky)

Quick-drying pants, micro-fiber, e.g. SUPPLEX. Royal Robbins, Gramicci, Ex-Officio


Shorts


Pants, cotton (for town); skirt (for town)

medium-weight wool long sleeve shirt


Cotton t-shirt, 2 (good for sleeping and those days you just can't resist)

Fleece jacket

Down Sweater of vest

Rain System: Pants and Jacket

Bandana

Baseball cap or other sun shade hat

Backpack (frameless; use this as your luggage case, it'll make moving around a lot easier)
Day pack (good sized one for hauling field gear for our field work); this can be your airline carry-on baggage.

Flashlights, bring extra batteries. Bring 2; one powerful one for night hikes and one that is good for reading at night in your room (headlamp using AA batteries preferred).

Sleeping Bag; rated to 30 degrees; a solid "three season bag".

Swiss Army Knife or Leatherman Tool
2 1-litre water bottles (consider hydration systems like Platypus)
Binoculars (a must for wildlife viewing)

hiking stick/pole (reduces knee impacts by 23% and is essential for river crossings)

Personal First Aid Kit
Personal medications
Personal toiletries
Personal shower & bathing towel

Sunglasses with retainers
Sunscreen
Lip block

Bug Repellant (consider a hat net)

Pen, pencils, personal journal
Favorite dry snacks