This feels like one of the most important journeys I have ever done. Though it doesn´t involve any greater physical work, I think it will be the most emotional one. I already feel, somehow it will change my life. All the books on the subject, especially two, Solzhenytsin´s The Gulag Archipelago and Barnes Death And Redemption, is haunting me every night now. It is hard to sleep considering all these profoundly tragic stories. Anyway, no matter what, I have gathered the kit list I need and this will keep me decent and alive for three weeks in and around Karaganda. It is not a wilderness and outdoor sleeping journey.
1 Explorers Club Flag 80
1 Mountain Hardwear Juggernaut 115 Suitcase
1 Sleeping bag
1 Therm-A-Rest Short
1 Backpack 25 liter, Eagle Creek
1 3 season sleeping bag
1 Goretex jacket with hood and trousers, Mountain Hardwear
1 pair of Teva sandals
1 pair of running shoes, Diadora
2 long sleeved shirts, Mountain Hardwear and Ortovox
2 trousers, one which can be used as shorts, Mountain Hardwear
2 T-shirts, Mountain Hardwear and Ortovox
2 pair of wool socks
2 pieces of underwear
1 tophat
1 Castro cap
1 vest
1 fleece jacket, Mountain Hardwear
1 LED lamp, Ledlenser
1 pair of Sunglasses, Julbo
1 Leatherman Tool, Leatherman Tool
Personal effects
1 lipbalm
1 sun tan cream 50
1 passport
2 credit cards
1 towel (small one)
Toiletries (personal use ,e.g small soap, tooth paste, toothbrush, 2 rolls of toilet paper)
Technical Equipment
1 Canon XA10
1 Kata Raincover
1 box of SD Cards (8 32 mb/95)
1 Canon recharger
3 batteries
1 pair of earphones from Swimbuds Sport (small, water- and dust tight)
1 Sennheiser Microphone with windcover from Rycote Deadcat
2 cables
batteries
1 hard drive 1 TB from Seagate
1 lightweight laptop Acer Aspire V5
1 charger
Nokia 106 mobile phone plus charger
Books is reference are more important than ever:
1. Steven A. Barnes, Death And Redemption
2. Aleksandr Solzhenytsin, The Gulag Archipelago
3. Anthony Beevor, Stalingrad
