Required kit · 2026 edition
High Lonesome 100
This page restates the race director's required equipment list in the RD's wording so you can see what must be carried. It is a reading aid, not product advice. If the official rules change, the source linked below controls.
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Whistle
Base required gear, start to finish.
Emergency bivvy
SOL emergency bivvy.
Base required gear, start to finish.
Water capacity
Minimum 1.5L.
Base required gear, start to finish.
Emergency light source
At least 10 lumens.
Base required gear, start to finish.
Waterproof jacket
Must have taped seams.
Base required gear, start to finish.
Collapsible cup
Base required gear, start to finish.
Pants
Leggings, tights, running pants, or waterproof options are all acceptable.
Divide gear, required only from Cottonwood to Monarch.
Two light sources
Primary plus emergency light.
Divide gear, required only from Cottonwood to Monarch.
Beanie or buff
Divide gear, required only from Cottonwood to Monarch.
Extra layer
Long sleeve T-shirt or greater. No cotton.
Divide gear, required only from Cottonwood to Monarch.
CORSAR card
Proof required at packet pickup.
Not necessarily carried during the race itself.
Gear check
Runners are checked at the Start Line (Friday 5:00am-5:45am), Cottonwood (mile 31), and Hancock (mile 49). Pacers are checked at their pickup location only; a pacer starting at Hancock is checked there but not at subsequent aid stations.
Source: highlonesome100.comretrieved 2026-09-06