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 Shorts are the preferred legwear of most hikers in the high summer.

 You should have sufficient clothing to cope with sub-zero temperatures.

 A sun hat is strongly recommended and use plenty of sun-screen.

 Good quality lightweight boots or sturdy walking shoes are the best footwear. Heavy boots aren’t necessary and trainers aren’t really robust enough for the terrain. Make sure you have a good tread.

 As a minimum, if you are camping, you should have containers capable of carrying three litres of water.

 It is strongly recommended that you use two walking poles. If you are not carrying walking poles you may need an ice-axe to cope with snow on the high passes. Crampons may be needed in early season in a high snow year.

 If you are carrying any electronic devices needing recharging, remember to carry a continental adaptor.

Safety

On the GR10, especially in the Ariège, you are often traversing very steep slopes where a fall could have fatal consequences. It is not the difficult terrain – there is very little difficult terrain on the GR10 – but it is the careless slip on an easy, but exposed, path that is potentially dangerous. It is strongly recommended that you use two walking poles and learn to use them effectively to prevent a careless slip on steep traverses. This is in addition to the other uses of walking poles such as crossing snowfields, stream crossings, descending steep slopes, clearing vegetation and fighting off dogs. Poles might also help in the extremely unlikely event of meeting a bear or the more likely encounter with a bull or even for use as an emergency tent pole.