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Across Nordenskiöld land

5-day hiking from Longyearbyen to Isfjord Radio

Min. age 15
per person 34,990 nok
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Across Nordenskiöld Land

Experience Spitsbergen under the midnight sun by hiking through the beautiful Nordenskiöld Land. We start from Longyearbyen and hike over the mountains and through the valleys towards our outstanding hotel in the west, the last stop before Greenland.

 

Day Before

Meet the guide in the reception at Basecamp Hotel at 3PM. You will get to know your fellow travelers and prepare yourself for the program and learn more about equipment. If you need to do some last minute shopping than the sports shops are open until 6PM.
Each participant will carry an 80-liter rucksack, containing both personal items and shared equipment essential for the journey. Please see our recommended packing list for details on what you’ll need to bring.

Day 1

At 8AM you will be picked up at your hotel and taken to Bjørndalen, Bear Valley, right outside Longyearbyen. We follow the footsteps of the reindeers into Bjørndalen and climb up our first mountain, Fuglefjellet, for some 500 meters. From the top of the mountain you can enjoy beautiful views over Isfjorden while we stop for expedition lunch. After the lunch, we continue our hike westward until we reach the first camp site. Everyone will help setting up the tents and preparing dinner together. Later in the evening, we will visit the abandoned Russian mining settlement, Grumant. Once back at camp it’s time to crawl into our sleeping bags for well-deserved sleep. During the night, we rotate as polar bear guards.

All meals included
Tent

Day 2

After breakfast with a perfect view over arctic fjords, we pack our bags and lace our hiking boots for another adventurous day on foot. We descend to the coastline and reach Coles Bay, another interesting part of the Russian mining history, where we stop for lunch. We cross the river in Coles Valley and walk a bit further before making camp for the night. After a long day, it is nice to relax by the camp, enjoy dinner and arctic silence in good company. Before heading to the tents, we agree on turns for the polar bear watch.

All meals included
Tent

Day 3

After breakfast and packing up our camp, we continue westwards towards Isfjord Radio. The distance for today’s hike is bit longer than what we have done on the past days, but the terrain is more flat and easier to hike on. We will stop for a warm expedition lunch on the way. We have walked past several old Russian settlements during the last days, and today we will have a glance at Barentsburg from a distance. This is the only still active town with about 400 locals and 1 cat.

We continue a bit further before settling the camp for our last night out in the wilderness.

All meals included
Tent

Day 4

After breakfast we pack down the camp and start the day with a short boat transport across the fjord to the Russian water station. Here we lace up our hiking boots once more and set on foot the last kilometers towards Isfjord Radio Adventure Hotel. Depending on the weather we can pick either the inland route or the coastal route. Upon arrival Isfjord Radio we are welcomed by our hosts with warm drinks. Then it’s time for an Isfjord Radio dinner – a voyage of tastes you will not easily forget.

All meals included
Isfjord Radio

Day 5

Enjoy a relaxed morning with the fantastic breakfast on Isfjord Radio. Enjoy coffee and the dramatic scenery around the former radio station in the west. Maybe it’s appropriate to visit the sauna before lunch? After a final taste of Isfjord Radio’s kitchen, it’s time to return to civilization. The boat leaves at 17.00, and now you get to see the same landscape you have walked through from a whole new angle.

We arrive in Longyearbyen with great experiences in our luggage.

Breakfast included
AUG 17-21
5 days
August
Meals included
Tent and Isfjord Radio Adventure Hotel

Price information

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

5-day hiking advenutre with Arctic natureguide
Accommodation in shared room and tent
Meals according to the program
All camping equipment, thermos, cup and cutlery, sleeping bag and sleeping mat can be borrowed if needed without extra cost
Pick up and return transport to your hotel or guesthouse in Longyearbyen
Search- and rescue insurance

ADDITIONAL CHARGES

Personal spendings, drinks with meals, private equipment and travel insurance
Single room supplement at Isfjord Radio Adventure Hotel
Accommodation in Longyearbyen before and after the expedition

MORE THAN TRAVEL

As part of Basecamp Explorer Spitsbergen’s efforts to be climate neutral, we add an additional CO2 and enviromental investment of NOK 250 per guest.  This is donated in its entirety to do good projects contributing to a sustainable future in our destinations.

MINIMUM PARTICIPANTS

We have a minimum of four participants for this adventure. If the number of guests is less than four, we reserve the right to offer an alternative program.

Clothing and equipment

MANDATORY CLOTHING ON EXPEDITIONS IN SVALBARD

Woolen underwear as the base layer
Warm wool or flees trousers & sweater on the top
Two sets of layers of socks (thin & thick woolen socks)
Wind- and waterproof pants and jacket. We recommend spacious clothing because air is the best insulation.
Woolen glowes with wind and waterproof outer gloves
A pair of working gloves or mittens to have when setting up and packing down the tent camp
Warm and windproof hat
Two warm buffs of natural material
Toilet articles
Sunglasses min. category 3
Sunscreen factor 50 (not based on water)
Binoculars
Camera and extra battery/power bank for charging
Waterproof pack for personal and shared equipment (around 65 litres)

Pack all your personal equipment in a couple of small waterproof bags, rather than one big one due to limited space and we can get wet if it rains. Do note that you need to carry some of the common equipment’s as well as your personal equipment. In total this will sum up to around 20 kg. Recommended size of rucksack is 80 liters.
Storage for other luggage during the trip: Basecamp Hotel

Note

Physical requirements

We will walk around 12-15 km per day. The route follows no set trails, you should be able to move in varied terrain such as grass slopes, boulders, and moraine safely and independently. To reach our destination, we will also have to cross rivers. This trip requires very good physical fitness and is not suitable for persons suffering from back pains or pregnant women, and this is due to your health and safety. Basecamp will unfortunately not allow participation in such case, as we cannot that responsibility for any health issues due to neglecting this advice.

experience requirements

We recommend that you have previous experience with multiple-day hiking and outdoor camping. During this adventure we sleep in shared tents and each tent team is expected to participate on boiling own drinking water, setting up and packing down your own tent each day. The guide will supervise and with some practice you will soon get a hold of it. Each night participants have rotating schedules of being polar guard.

Language

Safety is our top priority during our trips. It is necessary for you to be able to communicate in English or a Scandinavian language if you want to join our excursions. The tour language (English or a Scandinavian language) will be chosen based on the group’s language skills.

Weather conditions in Svalbard

In Svalbard, weather conditions can change quickly. We can meet heavy winds, snowstorms or thick fog. This means we might need to make changes to the planned route, and this might lead up us not arriving to the planned destination. It can also mean that we need to use a different transportation style or accommodation than what was described in the program. We will always do our outmost to give our guests a great experience in the Arctic, but we must be aware that characteristics of the destination.

Maps and weather

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Packing list: What to pack for Svalbard?
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