Gear

- Hilleberg Nallo 2, lightweight (2,1 kg) tunnel tent for two people. Four pegs needed to pitch, which was impossible on the hard soils of the Atacama. I had to sleep outside for four nights
- Marmot Pinnacle sleeping bag warm up to -10°C
- Therm-a-rest ProLite 3, ¾ length
- thin pad below the Therm-a-rest
- MSR Dragonfly fuel stove
- MSR Titanium cooking set with handle two small pods were enough
- small spoon, Swiss army knife, stainless steel cup
- Micropur water purification tablets. Bottled water is sold everywhere in South America. In Patagonia most streams are clean enough to drink from
- two 0,7 l bottles on the bike frame
- Ortlieb 10 l water bag
- Black Diamond LED head torch
- Gore Tex jacket
- Fleece pullover
- Mammut Clime trekking pants without a seam in the middle and quick drying material
- Powerstretch pants and thin long sleeve shirt
- cycling pants with insert
- cycling gloves with good padding
- two times underwear for restdays
- three pair of socks (one thin, two thick)
- fleece cap and glooves
- sun glasses
- sun blocker Daylong factor 50+
- tooth paste and brush
- small emergency kit with pain killers (Aspirin/Ibuprofen/Paracetamol), desinfective, anti dysentery (Lopedium or Immodium), plaster and bandage. No anti malaria tablets needed
- 40 l pack for mountaineering
- Lowa trekking shoes
- Camera: Canon Ixus
- Lonely Planet guidebook: Chile and Easter Island; Peru;
- NELLES MAP South America : The Andes 1 : 4 500 000, good for an overview
- Rutas de Chile free road atlas for Chile from COPEC filling stations but without relief