Recommended
| Gear produced by our sponsors |
In this section we present you some of the gear that comes from our sponsors.
We have chosen those products which will work great in challenging winter race such as the Yukon Arctic Ultra. And if you have used any of these products we are more than happy to hear your feedback.
The featues:
- SPOT is the world's first satellite messenger. SPOT sends your exact GPS coordinates and selected messages over commercial satellites to tell others of your location and status.
- SPOT works around the world, independently of cellular networks.
- SPOT features four key functions that enable users to send messages to friends, family or emergency responders, based upon varying levels of need:
- Alert 9-1-1 - Dispatch emergency responders to your exact location
- Ask for Help - Request help from friends and family in your exact location
- Check In - Let contacts know where you are and that you're OK
- Track Progress - Send and save your location and allow contacts to track your progress using Google Maps
- SPOT uses the GPS satellite system to determine a user's location and the SPOT satellite network to transmit that location and the user's status.
- The SPOT satellite network is a commercial satellite network with a proven 99.4% reliability rate while processing over 6 million messages a month - the equivalent of 2.3 messages per second.
SPOT Satellite Messenger
MSRP:
EUR 199.99 (plus service charges)
At the YAU 2009 for the first time all 430 mile athletes will be equipped free of charge with a SPOT. All other athlete can purchase the SPOT at a very attractive rate.
To find out more about the SPOT, visit www.findmespot.com.
Montane has come on board for the YAU 2009. This UK specialist for lightweight and functional sports clothing features numerous products which are great for the cold. Here is just one example:
Montane Men's Extreme Smock
MSRP:
EUR 129.95
The Extreme Smock is a base-layer, mid-layer and outer-layer combined. For
optimum lightweight comfort and performance it should be worn against
the skin or over a fast wicking technical layer.
This is a clothing system for the really active user who wants to
minimise the stop-start routine associated with adjusting a traditional
layered clothing system.
Through sophisticated venting and construction details, the Extreme
Smock offers comfortable use across a much wider range of temperatures
than competitive products of this type. It is ideally suited to all
high activity outdoor sports in sustained and extreme cold conditions.
It is also available as a women's version. For more information on this Smock's features, please check out Racelite.com. If you want to get an overview off all Montane products, to to www.montane.co.uk.
Lestra is sponsoring the YAU since 2008. For the 2009 edition they have produced a special down sleeping bag which also carries the name of our race:
Lestra Yukon Arctic Ultra
MSRP: EUR 699.00
Apart from being extremely warm it has very interesting features for survival in the cold. For more information check out the information in the Rental section. To find out more about Lestra, please visit www.lestra.com.
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