I Actually only "went down" once on a wet Dempster , the other 3 times were just gravity and weight coupled with my short inseam

Maneuvering the bike while parking or jockeying for a pic .. uneven ground More like a controlled ease to Terra Firma .
As for gear Altrider all the way around Skid and Crash , no uppers I did install a waterpump guard ( altrider too) OEM hand guards . When I left my house my own assessment was my OEM Panniers were going to be my weak point , and after my capsizing moment at about 15 KMS the pannier on the side I went down on exploded , nothing else was significantly damaged I had a small dent in skid plate and crash bars lost a little paint .
Tires... we all were on Mitas E07 Dakars we also used a wheel coating compound called " ride on " inside the tires for an extra piece of mind this would seal a puncture from inside out . These tires performed excellent until that really greasy Arctic muck , it starts to pack up in the tread pattern and now you have a slick . Some fellas reported there tires just stopped spinning period , this was not our experience but that road base once wet is not kind to anything .
Tools ... I packed them all on my bike it was a fairly big roll ( about 25lbs) a little over kill and we used absolutely Zero tools haha isn't that the way . One thing that was handy was a mini compressor and the XP1 Anti gravity Micro start power supply. Yukon Yamaha in Whitehorse is a great Dealership , they let you service your own bike right on the premises and offer simple amenities to assist.. Great guys !
Any more questions I will answer what I can from my own experience !
One thing I will mention another Tenere rider took a rock or ?? to the Radiator on the Dempster and it leaked on him through a pin hole . After finding the leak in Dawson City he used some stop leak and finished his ride all the way back to Ontario . this may be something to pack ..??