Risk assessment and emergency communications
Route table
Equipment list
Costings
Glossary

Risk assessment and emergency communications
It is a good idea before embarking on any activity such as this to carry out a risk assessment. I had a responsibility not only to myself but also to the Hearing Dogs for Deaf People and it's sponsors to make sure I came back in one piece. I found that in Iceland many of the problems and dangers involved in a project like this were minimised by the fact that although you may be far from civilisation at times, on the whole at that time of year the roads and tracks are well used, and help in a particular situation was never far away. I carried with me a comprehensive 1st aid pack and felt confident I could deal with anything but some of the worst case scenarios, in which case I had an NMT (Nordic Mobile Telecommunication) satellite mobile phone. This is essential in Iceland because the coverage of a normal GSM phone, although improving, is limited to the most heavily populated areas.

Route table

Equipment
As mentioned earlier in the report my food and equipment had to be distributed around the trike with a certain amount of care and attention as conditions and weight changed then so did the system of distribution. This allowed me to keep the weight I needed over the front wheel for traction without compromising the steering. I would suggest that any cyclist on bike or trike would need to make the same considerations.

Transportation
1 x Trike-Built by Chevron and able to separate so that it can be used as a standard wheelchair
Front and rear lights and odometer
2 x Large panniers (front)
2 x Small panniers (slung in the centre of the trike)
1 x 35ltr Dry bag (canoe type)

Accommodation
1 x North Face single-man tent
1 x Thermarest
1 x Sleeping bag (fibre)

Communications
1 x Mobile phone (satellite)

Cooking equipment
1 x Stove (butane/propane gas + 3 canisters)
1 x 1pint pan
1 x Frying pan/lid
1 x Spoon
1 x Ortlieb waterbag (2ltr)
1 x Sigg water bottle (1ltr)
1 x Mini Katadyn water filter pump

Food (all dried) Supplied by Harvest Foodworks (Canada)
3 x Packet soups x 3 servings (1pint each)
1 x Tuna salad x 2 servings
1 x Seafood salad x 2 servings
3 x Porridge oats x 6 servings
1 x Chilli Mexicana x 2 servings
1 x Packet of Bannock bread mix
1 x Tuna pasta x 2 servings
1 x Packet of dried banana
1 x Packet of dried mango
1 x Packet of dried pineapple
Tea, coffee and powdered milk, enough for 6 cups a day.
Powdered Energy supplements drink.

Spares and tools
1 x Multi-tool (bike)
1 x Multi-tool (Leatherman)
1 x Spare tyre (folding kevlar)
2 x Spare self healing inertubes
1 x Spare chain+link
1 x Puncture repair kit
1 x Can of silicon lubricant

Clothing
1 x Cycle helmet
1 x Peaked hat
1 x Fleece hat
1 x Light-weight water-proof jacket
3 x Light-weight high-wick tops
1 x Fleece pullover
1 x pair of Stumpies (SOCS)+Neoprene shorts
3 x Underwear
2 x Long over-shorts
1 x Basic personal wash-kit/pack towel
1 x Pair of leather gardening gloves

Miscellaneous
1 x World band radio
2 x Camera, 35mm A1 Sure-shot/35mmOM1
Maps/compass & water-proof case
Lonely Planet Guide
Note book & pencil

COSTINGS

Flight £396
Trike £1600
Accessories and spares £145
Campsite fees £20 inclusive
Bus fares £100
Hired Mobile phone + Calls £100 (waived)

Glossary
I have given the English spellings of many of the Icelandic names and places, so when looking at maps and books on Iceland you may find differences but they will be obvious.

Stumpies- (SOCS - Security in Open Canoe Seating) These were originally designed for the Coppermine River Expedition They are two carbon fibre stump covers that I wear on my legs and enable me to walk, in a fashion, short distances and offer protection.

Washboarding- This is caused by the combined effects of water and vehicles on a track it has the same effect as the ribbing on motorway rumble stripes and resembles a washboard it is just about impossible to ride on.

Moraine- Sand and gravel deposits left by a glacier

Jokulhlaup- A sudden release of water from a glacier following an eruption.

Sandur- The delta that the moraine covers.

Eldhraun- Means "fire river" the name given to this lava flow.