Men were trained in crossing rivers, demolitions and bivouacking. After bivouacking for the night, the two companies split up. Both objectives were reached about 18&colon;00, the brigade bivouacking for the night behind strong outposts. Frequent rotation involved bivouacking in a series of fortified camps. Starting on 30 June, Swedish regiments started bivouacking on the heights west of Holowczyn. On land, essentials are hiking clothes and shoes, as well as bivouacking equipment. After summiting, they descended the southeast ridge, bivouacking high up.