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The
Participants
The tour demands stamina, strength and a
sufficient level of fitness. The participants
must cope with long daily
legs, approx. 15-20 kilometers per day, carrying backpacks and pulling a
pulka. The participants should have
experience from sleeping in tents during winter (snow), and be able to
handle somewhat rough, cold and harsh
weather conditions.
The participants are divided into pairs of two and two persons. They share
one or two pulkas with shared
equipment like tent, stove, food and fuel for 10 days. They pull one pulka
each, or one pulka in turns. Personal
equipment can be packed in the pulkas or in backpacks. The pulkas will
weigh at least 35 kilos.
The Tour
You will be taken by snowmobile or tracked vehicle to the starting point
in Gipsdalen or Billefjord (approx. 70 km
from Longyearbyen).
From there you ski for about 60 kilometers to
Mount Newton, through mountainous
terrain (over glaciers), probably reaching the top on the fourth day. On
our way back we will be picked up
somewhere near Billefjorden.
WEATHER CONDITIONS IN APRIL/MAY:
Average temperature approx. -10ΊC
We may have temperatures down to approx. -25ΊC
Daylight around the clock
Cold winds are common
EQUIPMENT THAT EVERY PARTICIPANT
SHOULD HAVE:
Backpack for personal equipment
Sleeping bag good for temperatures down to -25ΊC
1 pair of solid, sturdy and well adjusted ski-boots
1 pair of Nordic Telemark skis (NOT narrow cross-country skis)
with steel edges and strong bindings
(randonee skis
are not recommended)
Adhesive skins (to have under the skies)
1 pair of solid ski poles
1 pair of gaiters
Mountain jacket (windproof, waterproof and breathing)
Mountain trousers (windproof, waterproof and breathing)
Warm hat (+ a headband if wanted)
Balaclava
Scarf or fleece tube
1 pair of windproof mittens
1 pair of gloves
2 pairs of mittens (we recommend wool, to have inside the
windproof mittens)
2 sets of long underwear (long johns and sweater, we recommend
wool)
Warm woolen sweater or fleece sweater- /jacket.
3-4 pairs of warm woolen socks
Down jacket
1-2 sets of casual indoor clothing for the stay in Longyearbyen
2 thermos bottles
1 drinking bottle
1 pair of sunglasses with side protection
1 par of snow-goggles
Sun- and cold block cream (not based on water)
Knife
Toilet articles and small first-aid-kit with sports tape and compeed
Remember to pack in plastic bags as the equipment may become wet
during the tour.
IN ADDITION WE RECOMMEND:
Thermarest sleeping-mat
Map and compass (you can buy a map in Longyearbyen)
Binoculars
Camera (film is sold in Longyearbyen)
Ski wax
A book in case of bad weather and long days in the tents
THE TOUR OPERATOR PROVIDES THE
FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT:
Tent
Sleeping-mats
Sleds
Shuffles
Glacier-rope
Glacier equipment
Stove
Fuel
Cooking equipment
Food
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