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Caving underneath the Glacier - Svalbard Wildlife Expeditions

Caving underneath the Glacier - Svalbard Wildlife Expeditions Photo: SWE Caving underneath the Glacier - Svalbard Wildlife Expeditions Photo: Svalbard Wildlife Expeditions Caving underneath the Glacier - Svalbard Wildlife Expeditions Photo: swe Read more: Istapp Caving underneath the Glacier - Svalbard Wildlife Expeditions Photo: SWE Caving underneath the Glacier - Svalbard Wildlife Expeditions Photo: swe
Caving underneath the Glacier - Svalbard Wildlife Expeditions Photo: SWE
Caving underneath the Glacier - Svalbard Wildlife Expeditions Photo: Svalbard Wildlife Expeditions
Caving underneath the Glacier - Svalbard Wildlife Expeditions Photo: swe
Read more: Istapp
Caving underneath the Glacier - Svalbard Wildlife Expeditions Photo: SWE
Caving underneath the Glacier - Svalbard Wildlife Expeditions Photo: swe

Hike facts

Duration
  • 4 hours
  • 1 day

Contact information

Description

Melting water channels are formed in the glaciers during the summer. In winter these channels freeze, creating spectacular ice caves. We will have to crawl during some parts of the trip, so the trip is not suitable for those with back problems or claustrophobia. Duration app. 4 hours.

Categories

  • Glacier walking Glacier walking
  • Caving Caving
  • Hiking Hiking
  • Winter without skis Winter without skis

Hours

12/1/2013 - 1/31/2014
Mon - Sun
2/1/2014 - 5/31/2014
Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun

Facilities

  • Capacity

    • number of persons
  • Season

    • winter
  • Activities

    • hiking
    • glacier hiking
  • Language

    • English
    • Norwegian
  • Duration

    • 4 hours
    • 1 day
  • Discounts

    • discount for children

Equipment and safety

Please follow these safety tips when you go hiking in Norway.

1. Be prepared
Be sufficiently experienced, fit and equipped for your intended trip.

2. Leave word of your route
Many cabins, hotels and other lodgings have tour notification boxes in which you may put a written notice of your planned route

3. Be weather-wise
You should always be alert to forecasts of bad weather, yet not rely completely on forecasts of good weather.

4. Be equipped for bad weather and frost
Always take a rucksack and proper mountain gear.

5. Learn from the locals
Local people can often tell you about avalanche trails, wind and snow conditions, and the safest routes.

6. Use a map and compass
Always have and know how to use a map and compass.

7. Do not go solo
If you venture out alone, there is nobody to give you first aid or notify a rescue service in an emergency.

8. Turn back in time - sensible retreat is no disgrace
If conditions deteriorate so much that you doubt you can attain your goal, turn around and return.

9. Conserve energy and build a snow shelter if necessary
The stronger the wind, the tougher the walking/skiing. Suit your speed to the weakest member of the party.

Find more detailed safety tips in the Norwegian Mountain Code.

 

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Join a boat trip to watch the arctic landscape and wildlife. Or try dog sledding or a snowmobile safari.

Key facts about Svalbard

Svalbard, the realm of the polar bear, has long fascinated travellers. Unique wildlife, wild nature and old mining towns are all found on the islands.

Getting to Svalbard and around

There are daily flights from Oslo to Longyearbyen, the main town on Svalbard, via Tromsø most of the year.

Eating and nightlife in Svalbard

There is a selection of cafés, pubs and restaurants in Longyearbyen, the capital of Svalbard. Having your meal in a Sami turf is a special experience.

The Svalbard Islands

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