BACKYARD SVALBARD

Day to day program:

Program:

Day 1

• Arrival in Svalbard
• We will take you to a suitable lunch place and have a chat. We go through the equipment list.
• A shopping trip also follows
• Packing of sleds
• Shared dinner

Day 2

• We will pick you up at 09.15 at the hotel.
• Clothing and instructions for the scooter leg of 80 km to Mohnbukta.
• Departure at 10.00.
• You ride 2 and 2 together on a scooter. Remember your driving license for the car.
• Once in Mohnbukta, we have lunch. Maybe we’ll also see a polar bear?

Thus begins the trip west towards Tempelfjorden. First it goes up and up and up a glacier. We find a suitable place to set up camp on Hayesbreen.
– In camp we arrange routines; someone sets up a tent, someone starts boiling water, someone keeps a bear watch.
– Dinner in camp
– Bear watch at night

Day 3

• Breakfast and boiling more water.
• Tent pulling
• The march continues up Hayesbreen. We are surrounded by glaciers, and all around are nunataks. If we have sight, we will be able to get the ultimate Svalbard feeling – wait until you are there!
• Camp will be approximately at the top of the glacier, at Panoramaberget.
• Dinner in camp.
• Bear watch at night. We can assess whether it is needed this far up on the glacier.

Day 4

• The routines in camp continue as before.
• Today goes down the Von Post glacier, an easy stage down. Camp is set up near where the Marit glacier meets the Von Post glacier.

Day 5

• Today we walk the last leg down to the fjord.
• Lunch before returning home
• We calculate pick-up until 13. Here you can also experience Svalbard at sea. Watch out for seals and whales!
• Back in Longyearbyen approx. 3 p.m.
• Return of equipment before accommodation in hotel.
• A well-deserved shower and relax before a joint dinner.

Day 6

• This day can be fine to have without plans, as it is certainly good for the body to relax. In addition, we recommend having a day’s wandering, in case of bad weather.

Day 7

• Home journey. We arrange a taxi out to the airport for 12.00. Make sure you take food with you for the journey (Local tip).