Volunteers are carefully selected from around the world to ensure a variety of nationalities, language abilities, fitness levels and general experiences working in harsh conditions. Approximately four applications are received for every available volunteer position.

Expedition Foods is the official food partner for RacingThePlanet:  Iceland 2013. Expedition Foods pioneered the concept of expedition foods by providing highly nutritious, flavorsome, easy-to-store and prepared foods and has built a reputation on quality, service and choice, boasting arguably the largest range of meals available in Europe. Expedition Foods' 800 Kcal range is the highest calorie to weight food available on the market. Also 500 Kcal serving size is now available. Expedition Foods' objective is to provide a mix of traditional meals with dishes from around the globe. The diverse menu, which appeals to all tastes, is coupled with continual innovation and product development.

RacingThePlanet: Iceland 2013 is expected to be a truly international event with over 40 nationalities represented. To welcome each and every competitor, we make sure that we fly the flag of every competitor's nation at the start and finish lines of each stage. Our flags are handmade by a traditional sailmaker, Mr. Poon, who lives and works in Hong Kong. Mr. Poon is a master in his trade, having originally been trained to make sails for junks that used to ply the South China Seas.

A course team works around the clock to mark the 250-kilometer course, employing small pink flags and large handmade checkpoint flags to make the course as visible as possible. At night, reflective tape and bright green glow sticks are used as back up markers. The materials for the flags are imported from the United States and Hong Kong. The large pink flags are handmade by a famous sailmaker in Hong Kong.

RacingThePlanet’s communications system features a top of the line Motorola system. The RacingThePlanet: Iceland event will feature fourteen of the most powerful portable transceivers (or handheld radios) available, twelve 25W mobile transceivers (car radios) and two repeater stations. In addition, staff will utilize Iridium satellite phones as backup - the only satellite provider with global coverage from Pole to Pole. In some areas of the course, Blackberries and standard cell phones will be utilized. To obtain broadband internet coverage, RacingThePlanet will use four BGAN terminals which have been successfully deployed in all the major deserts of the world including Antarctica.

Checkpoints are spaced at approximately 10 kilometer intervals, with the final checkpoint of the day being the finish line and campsite. At each checkpoint, competitors are supplied with 1.5 litres of water, shade, a place to rest and encouragement for the next section ahead by staff and volunteers. However, the checkpoints will be fully dismantled once all competitors and the team of sweepers have passed through them. No trace of the checkpoints will be left behind in spectacular Icelandic scenery.

66°NORTH is the official clothing sponsor for RacingThePlanet:  Iceland 2013. Founded in 1926 in Iceland, 66°NORTH began with protective-wear designed to shield the Icelandic workforce from the elements. Some of their expertise clientele include the Icelandic Search and Rescue Organisation, which still stands as the largest volunteer rescue squad in the world for more than half a century. As one of Iceland's oldest design and manufacturing companies, they still proudly make an extensive range of durable workwear. This clothing range includes jackets, sweaters, parkas, pants, coats, fleece garments and accessories for adults and children. All the clothing is waterproof, breathable, durable, reliable, comfortable, versatile and stylish. All Iceland volunteers and competitors will receive jackets from 66°NORTH.