Packed for adventure

Ben Kellett has racked up millions of views for his videos of his adventure flying in places like the Southern Alps, New Zealand and the Indian Himalayas. His editing style and wry commentary makes it all look effortless and easy – but we know that’s just life on Instagram! 

In real life he spends a considerable amount of time training, planning, researching and equipping himself properly for his vol-biv adventures. Those adventures take him into remote places where you need to be autonomous and self-supporting. We asked him to explain what he packs in his harness and why.

Live tracker: I use a Garmin inReach satellite two-way communication device that tracks my location. I run live tracking in conjunction with ‘taking off soon’...