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Svalbard East to West

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About the expedition

The Svalbard East to West will be challenging, exciting, and beautiful. It offers an unique route focusing on places with stunning views and few other people. You will experience glaciers, mountains, sea ice, and all types of weather and wildlife. The route offers exciting challenges and experiences. 


Dates  2026: 28th March - 7th April

Practical information

Who can join?

The Svalbard crossing is made to be a trip with beautiful nature, mountains and glacier in focus. therefore, it's the perfect trip wether this is your first arctic ski trip or if you have done multiple expeditions before. 


Training 

We suggest you pull tires and get used to walking with a heavy backpack. The days will be long, so make sure your stamina is up for it. 


Insurance

As on other travels it is wise to have your insurance in order. The Ben Nevis expedition is a special expedition requiring a special insurance. After registering for this trip you will receive guidance about what insurance you need, and who offers it. 


Price  

2026: NOK 30.500,- 


Including:

  • All emergency equipment
  • Glacier equipment
  • All foods and drinks - regardless of special diet. We take pride in providing good meals and snacks for everyone. 
  • Snowmobile transport to the starting point
  • All common equipment such as tents, stoves, pulkas. 
  • Administrative costs for applications with Sysselmesteren på Svalbard
  • Obligatory search and rescue insurance

Not included: 

  • Transport to and from Svalbard
  • Accommodation and food and drinks in Longyearbyen before and after the expedition
  • Travel insurance with special coverage for Svalbard expeditions



Available spots for 2026!


Minimum participants: 4

Maximum participants: 9

Plan




Day 1-2 Preperations 

After everyone has checked into their hotels and gotten sorted, we will meet and begin packing! We will spend this entire day on our preparations. On the second day we load our gear onto the beltwagon and drive to our starting point for this adventure! 




Day 3-10 Skiing 

Our route starts close to the East coast, and thats our first goal, Reaching the Bay of Dunér (Dunérbukta) we'll ski out on the sea ice, past the glacier front and turn West. through smal glacier plateous, mountain passes and valleys we'll navigate westwards. 

Day 11-12 Back to civilization 

Arriving back to Longyearbyen on day 12, all will get the rest of the day of yo dry out your gear and take a shower, The guide taking care of all the common equipment. Earliest departure is the 9th of April

Do you want to join or have a question?

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