As for what I wore, you can read my post on my whole outfit here:

http://drewgilbert.com/gear-up-for-the-toughguy-race/

I would say for sure, if you are doing your race any time other than the dead of winter like I did, you should dress NOTHING LIKE what I dressed in. Hotter weather, you will want much, much less on.

As far as getting up walls, you will be surprised how much stronger you are when the adrenalin is pumping through you. And if your race is at all similar to what mine was, you will have all sorts of help from the other racers in getting over. It’s in their best interest, as the longer you take, the longer they have to wait their turn:)

Good luck! When is your race?

Quite simply that event was like nothing i have ever done before and i swore i would never do it again on the day, after the event, now i cannot wait to hit the icy waters again!

Antony – I will likely write about the gear in the next post, but it held up amazingly well I would say. My core got quite hot through this first part of the run, but after each submersion, it would only take about 30 seconds or so for me to start feeling the tech layers, gloves and hat doing their jobs and containing what little heat there was. I was very happy with how things held up.