A satellite mobile phone can be used worldwide. We will use it for live reports to our media partners and as our primary means of communication in case of an emergency.
Since the polar ragions are only covered by the Iridium Satellite System we will use an Iridium 9505a Satellite Phone from Motorola.
Upon activation the emergency beacon transmitts a signal on the international emergency frequencies 406 MHz and 121.5 MHz. The signal and the individual code will be received by satellite (COSPAS/SARSAT) and can be located precisely. In case of an emergency this enables a fairly quick initiation of a rescue operation.
We use an ACR Aquafix 406 I/O with internal GPS. As with all 406 MHz Beacons it is imperativ to programm a unique identification number (UIN) with the corresponding country and have the unit registered.
GPS and altimeter are not only used for navigation in white-out conditions but also for the survey and documentation of our planned first ascents. In areas where only few geographical data is available, we want to measure exact positions and altitudes of sofar unnamed mountains.
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To store the considerable amount of digital photo data we will use an autonomous hard drive with USB and card reader. The media storage device will also be used to save expedition log entries.
