Mandatory Gear

Mandatory gear checks will be performed at Registration for your event for the Bright Ultra 100k and the SkyMarathon ONLY!

Please bring all the mandatory gear required to the registration.

Note: There may be spot checks on course or at the finish line for any TWO (2) items on the mandatory gear list for any event. There will be a 30 min time penalty for missing one piece of gear, and disqualification for those runners who have neither piece of gear.

    • Waterproof Jacket with hood. Must be made with a waterproof and breathable membrane. The hood must be attached to the jacket by the original manufactured design and must be seam sealed. Must be suitable for protection in bad weather in the Mountains.

    • Thermal long sleeve top weighing at least 180g (mens medium) made of polypropylene or wool textile only.

    • Thermal long pants (polypropylene or wool textile only) (weather dependant, TBA prior to the race via Text and email)

    • Waterproof Pants, with sealed seams (weather dependant, TBA prior to the race via Text and email)

    • Warm headwear (beanie, buff or balaclava)

    • Warm full fingered Gloves

    • 2L Litres of liquid storage capacity

    • Snake Bite Bandage with indicators (not less than 10cm x 2m). We recommend SMART bandage (LINK HERE with valuable information on snake bites as well)

    • Fully charged Smart Phone that is switched on. It is highly recommended you carry a power bank or have a system to charge your phone at aid stations. Turn off Bluetooth, wifi, and close all apps except Capra. If you listen to music, do it through an ipod or you must carry a power bank to charge the phone. 

    • Survival / Emergency Blanket

    • Two (2) working torches one with spare batteries. The spare batteries can be a separate power bank to charge a head torch.

    • Collapsible cup 150ml (recommended, this is a cup free event)

    • Mystic Park Membership (details TBA as the ownership has changed)

    • Fleece/Second Warm Layer (recommended if cold forecast, not mandatory)

    • Ice Bandana / Neck Cooler (recommended if over 23C). There will be ice, at key points on course to cool runners heading into hot sections. The T8 neck coolers are very easy to use and cover the neck perfectly.

    • Waterproof Jacket with hood. Must be made with a waterproof and breathable membrane. The hood must be attached to the jacket by the original manufactured design and must be seam sealed. Must be suitable for protection in bad weather in the Mountains.

    • Thermal long sleeve top weighing at least 180g (mens medium) made of polypropylene or wool textile only.

    • Warm headwear (beanie, buff or balaclava) 

    • Warm full fingered Gloves

    • 1.5L Litres of liquid storage capacity

    • Snake Bite Bandage with indicators (not less than 10cm x 2m). We recommend SMART bandage (LINK HERE with valuable information on snake bites as well)

    • Fully charged Smart Phone that is switched on.

    • Survival / Emergency Blanket

    • Collapsible cup 150ml (recommended, this is a cup free event)

    • Ice Bandana / Neck Cooler (recommended if over 23C). There will be ice, at key points on course to cool runners heading into hot sections. The T8 neck coolers are very easy to use and cover the neck perfectly.

    • Waterproof Jacket with hood. Must be made with a waterproof and breathable membrane. The hood must be attached to the jacket by the original manufactured design and must be seam sealed. Must be suitable for protection in bad weather in the Mountains. (weather dependant, TBA prior to the race via Text and email)

    • 1L Litre of liquid storage capacity

    • Snake Bite Bandage with indicators (not less than 10cm x 2m). We recommend SMART bandage (LINK HERE with valuable information on snake bites as well)

    • Fully charged Smart Phone that is switched on.

    • Collapsible cup 150ml (recommended, this is a cup free event)

    • Mystic Park Membership (details TBA as the ownership has changed)

    • Waterproof Jacket with hood. Must be made with a waterproof and breathable membrane. The hood must be attached to the jacket by the original manufactured design and must be seam sealed. Must be suitable for protection in bad weather in the Mountains. (weather dependant, TBA prior to the race via Text and email)

    • 500ml Litre of liquid storage capacity

    • A working torch

    • Fully charged Smart Phone that is switched on.

    • Collapsible cup 150ml (recommended, this is a cup free event)

    • Mystic Park Membership (details TBA as the ownership has changed)

    • Waterproof Jacket with hood. Must be made with a waterproof and breathable membrane. The hood must be attached to the jacket by the original manufactured design and must be seam sealed. Must be suitable for protection in bad weather in the Mountains.

    • Thermal long sleeve top weighing at least 180g (mens medium) made of polypropylene or wool textile only.

    • Thermal long pants (polypropylene or wool textile only) (weather dependant, TBA prior to the race via Text and email)

    • Waterproof Pants, with sealed seams (weather dependant, TBA prior to the race via Text and email)

    • Warm headwear (beanie, buff or balaclava)

    • Warm full fingered Gloves

    • 2L Litres of liquid storage capacity

    • Snake Bite Bandage with indicators (not less than 10cm x 2m). We recommend SMART bandage (LINK HERE with valuable information on snake bites as well)

    • Fully charged Smart Phone that is switched on.

    • Survival / Emergency Blanket

    • A working torch (only Leg 3 and 4)

    • Back up working torch (only Leg 4)

    • Collapsible cup 150ml (recommended, this is a cup free event)

    • Mystic Park Membership (only Leg 1) (details TBA as the ownership has changed)