Step1
Send sizes and dates
Height, weight, boot size and the journey you are travelling on. We will tell you what you actually need rather than the full list.
Equipment hire
Do not buy a −40 sleeping bag for one week.
Winter clothing and camp equipment, hired in Ulaanbaatar, so you are not carrying it across the world for a single trip.
Mongolian winter equipment is genuine expedition kit, and buying it for one journey is expensive, heavy to fly with and useless at home for most people. Hiring it in Ulaanbaatar solves all three problems.
We hold a small, properly maintained stock, checked between journeys: winter-rated sleeping bags, insulated boots, down parkas and mid-layers, sleeping mats and the sundries people forget. Everything is cleaned between hires and checked before it goes out.
What you get.
Set out clearly, so you know exactly what is arranged.
Included
- Winter-rated sleeping bags and liners
- Insulated boots and heavy socks
- Down parkas and mid-layer insulation
- Sleeping mats
- Head torches, thermos flasks and dry bags
- Cleaning between hires and a check before issue
- Fitting at collection, so nothing turns out to be the wrong size in the field
Not included
- Base layers and personal clothing, which you should bring your own of
- Boots below the sizes we hold, which we will tell you honestly in advance
- Damage beyond normal wear
- Replacement cost for unreturned items
Pricing.
Quoted for your dates and party size, and confirmed in writing before anything is booked.
The winter package covers a winter-rated sleeping bag and liner, down parka, insulated boots, sleeping mat and a head torch. Weekly hires are charged at five days. A refundable deposit is taken at collection.
Prices are confirmed in writing before anything is booked. Payment by bank transfer or on invoice; we do not take cash in the vehicle.
How it works.
Sized before you fly, fitted before you leave the city.
Step2
We reserve it
And we will let you know in good time if something in your size is not available, so you can bring your own.
Step3
Collect and fit in Ulaanbaatar
Usually the afternoon before departure, at the same time as your journey briefing. Boots get tried on properly with the socks you will actually wear.
Step4
Return on the way out
At the end of your journey, before your departure flight.
Worth knowing.
The details that decide whether this goes smoothly.
Base layers
Hire the bulky, expensive things. Bring your own base layers, socks and gloves — fit and hygiene both matter more there.
−30°C and below
Winter journeys in the Altai and the north routinely see −30°C, and colder at night. Equipment rated for a European winter is not adequate and we will say so.
Stock is finite
We hold a working range, not every size. Tall travellers and very large boot sizes should ask early.
Summer camping too
Sleeping mats, bags and dry bags are worth hiring for summer camping journeys as well.
Questions.
Asked often enough to answer here.
Can I hire a camera or optics?
We carry binoculars and a spotting scope on wildlife journeys as standard. Camera equipment we do not hire, but we can point you to a reliable rental shop in the city.
What condition is the equipment in?
Maintained and cleaned between hires, and retired when it is worn rather than run into the ground. If something is not fit to go out, it does not go out.
What if it does not fit when I collect it?
That is why fitting happens in Ulaanbaatar rather than at a trailhead. If we cannot make it work, you do not pay for it.
Do you sell equipment as well?
No, but we will happily tell you what to buy and where, including which of the local outdoor shops are worth your time.
Send your sizes.
We will tell you what to hire, what to bring and what you do not need at all.
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