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4-DAY
SKI TOUCH:
Description:
4-Day
Ski Adventure
Date:
April 10,
2010 Departure from Longyearbyen
Expedition duration: April 6th-16th, 2010
4 days/3 nights
Code: NPT
You
will be placed on the ice by an MI-8 helicopter
and from that point you will experience
the life on the ice as you travel to the
geographic North Pole. You will spend the next 3
days
skiing to the Pole. This is truly an experience of
a life time. You will be guided by Victor Boyarsky
one of the finest and experienced persons the
industry has to offer. Few people have ever been
able to experience this remarkable accomplishment.
The physical ability required is more demanding
than just visiting the Pole, but well within the
ability of most adventurous travelers.
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Gear List:
Adobe .pdf file.
Please
print out the recommended gear list for all
participants.
Itinerary:
*Actual departure dates may
change due to weather.
Suggested Schedule for
Participants:
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Day 1
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Meeting guides, expedition
equipment check, general instructions.
Preparations for the training
trip, sleds packing.
19:00 - Welcome dinner
Briefing. Guides will inform
you about ice conditions, current situation
at Borneo ice camp 89N , flight departure
time. Any questions welcome.
Final equipment check, sleds
packing.
Overnight in your hotel
Training trip in around
Longyearbyen.
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Day 2
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Breakfast
Briefing. Guides will inform
you about ice conditions, current situation
at Borneo ice camp 89N , flight departure
time. Any questions welcome.
Final equipment check, sleds
packing.
Overnight in your hotel
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Day 3
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Breakfast
Transfer to the airport,
security check, boarding.
Flight with AN-74 aircraft
(weather permitting) to Borneo ice camp. 2,5
hours
flight duration. Arrival, lunch in Borneo
mess tent.
Pitching expedition tent camp
nearby Borneo , dinner in expedition tents.
Overnight in expedition
tents.
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Day 4
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Helicopter flight to a
starting point. Ski expedition starts.
Overnight in
tents on the drifting ice.
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Days 5
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Skiing towards the North
Pole. Overnight in tents on the drifting
ice.
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Day 6
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Arrival the North Pole!
Celebrations. Satellite phone calls home. A
few
hours to be spent at the North Pole. A
helicopter brings us back to Borneo .
Dinner in Borneo mess tent.
Flight Borneo - Longyearbyen
(AN-74 aircraft)
Transfer to your hotel,
overnight.
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Day 7
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Breakfast
The North Pole Diploma
ceremony.
End of services.
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QUALIFICATIONS
Ski expedition to the North Pole is a serious
personal challenge. One should be ready to face
that physically
and mentally. It is better to
enjoy the trip rather then to suffer from that.
To get prepared you should be ready to ski or trek
(depending on ice conditions) for 8 - 10 hours a
day for
3 - 4 days. You should also be ready to
pull a sled of 15 - 20 kg which contains you
personal and communal
equipment, fuel and food.
Ice surface is mainly uneven, so you should not
expect smooth skiing and pulling.
Temperatures normally are in between - 20 and - 35
C, so you should be quite familiar with low
temperatures
like that. It can be windy, so count
on wind-chill effect as well. And keep in mind
that there is a pretty small
difference in
temperature during a day, cause the sun is
constantly up, but only a few degrees above the
horizon.
Previous experiences in trekking, mountaineering,
winter sports (particularly skiing) and winter
camping are
quite welcome.
Please contact your physician before making a
decision to join the expedition.
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Important: Each
expedition to the North Pole is the ultimate adventure full of
random factors. Though we are making all possible efforts to
accomplish every expedition, We reserve the right to change or
cancel an itinerary due to weather and / or ice conditions,
group fitness, political situation, strikes, wars, revolutions,
terrorism and / or other factors beyond its control. Such
changes are to be made in our customers interests and with
regards to their safety. |
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Schedules and costs of The North Pole Touch (ski)
expedition Season 2010
Attention:
1. We do not guarantee expeditions starting on optional dates to be conducted if
the group has insufficient number of participants.
2. Prices are based on the tariffs and exchange rates operating at the time of
publication and therefore are subject to change. Please, check the latest prices
before booking.
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Price includes: |
Price does not include: |
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Meeting at the Longyearbyen airport ( Spitsbergen, Norway);
2 transfers airport-hotel-airport;
Introductory dinner in Longyearbyen;
Training tour in the Longyearbyen surrounding;
Aircraft flights Longyearbyen - Barneo - Longyearbyen;
Helicopter flights according to the programme;
Using Barneo facilities;
Full catering at Barneo Ice Camp and on the trek;
Disposable plates, spoons, forks and cups at Barneo (2 sets per
visiting a mess-tent per person);
Personal polar expedition clothes kit (please, see Equipment
check-list);
Rent of the safety equipment (communication, navigation aid, weapon);
Rent of the skis with binding and ski poles;
Rent of the cargo sledge and tent;
Rent of the other group gear;
Stove fuel;
1 satellite phone call from the North Pole (2 min maximum, if battery
capacity is sufficient);
Certificate of the North Pole visit;
Festive ceremony at Longyearbyen;
Guides service;
Accommodation in the heated tents at Barneo and full catering at
Barneo Camp before departure to Longyearbyen (in case the group
completed expedition before the time);
50 kilos of luggage. |
Travel costs from your place of residence to Longyearbyen (
Spitsbergen , Norway ) and back;
Accommodation in Longyearbyen;
Catering in Longyearbyen;
Transfers in Longyearbyen (excl. airport-hotel-airport for travel
home and hotel-airport-hotel for travel to the North Pole);
Activities in Longyearbyen (dog-sledge rides, tours to the glacier,
excursion to the coal mine, depending on the weather);
Alcohol drinks ;
Full medical-evacuation insurance with minimum coverage for
evacuation - 50,000 Euro, required;
Insurance against full or partial cancellation of the expedition,
luggage insurance, life insurance (strongly recommended);
Private belongings;
All the unforeseen costs related to the flights delays;
Souvenirs and postal expenses;
Overweight luggage - 20 Euro/kilo. |
What a member of the expedition to the North Pole has to know.
Ski expedition to the North Pole - is a complex mission that demands a good
physical and psychological preparation. It is always better to enjoy the trek
than to suffer of it. In order to estimate your abilities and prepare yourself
better, you ought to know what to expect.
Physical exercises:
You are going to walk on skis or afoot (depending on the ice conditions) for
8-10 hours daily for 2 days. Besides, you have to pull 20-30 kg expedition
sledge with equipment, fuel, and food. The ice surface is mostly rugged, making
smooth and comfortable sliding pretty unlikely.
Cold:
The air temperature in the Pole vicinity during the expedition period lies
usually between -20 C° and -35 C° and it is good if you have endured it in the
past. Apart that wind may dramatically increase cooling effect. Daily
temperature deviations in the Arctic are not significant in April. Sun neither
sets nor rises high over the horizon.
Conclusions:
1.
Consult your doctor before making up a decision about expedition to the
North Pole.
2.
Previous experience of the tours, ascents, expeditions and winter camping
could prove very useful.
3.
Doing various winter sports would be very helpful.
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List of equipment for the expedition
The North Pole Touch
(Code NPT)
You
should bring your own
Plastic mug with press-on cap: 1
Strong plastic spoon: 1
Plastic bowl of 2-3 cups capacity: 1
1 L stainless steel thermos: 1
Knife: 1
Carabiners: 2 standard
Sunglasses or goggles 100% UV & IR: 1 pair
Sun cream: SPF 40 large tube
Hygienic lipstick: SPF 40, at least 2 pieces
Personal medical kit: medicine, you normally take, along with
aspirin, plaster, bandage, etc.
Personal hygienic kit incl. toilet paper, toothbrush, etc.
Wide-mouthed plastic bottle for using as an urinal in the
night: 1
Large bag or rucksack for your gear: 1 or 2
Casual look garment for civilized places
Received from us
and becomes your property
Thin underwear made of Polycolon: 2 sets
Expedition thermal underwear made of Power Stretch: 1 set
Polartec 200 jacket and trousers: 1 set
Storm shell jacket and pants: 1 set
Warm coat and trousers with Thinsulate insulation: 1 set
Light hat with Windstopper membrane: 1
Hat for sleeping: 1
Windstopper pile hat :1
Polycolon balaclava : 1
Thick expedition socks: 2 pairs
Expedition footwear: 1 pair
Thinsulate shoes for using in tent: 1 pair
Expedition mittens: 1 pair
Thinsulate mittens: 1 pair
WindPro gloves: 1 pair
Individual sleeping bag liner: 1
40 L backpack: 1
6 mm rope: 10 m
Free rented:
Expedition tent: 1 for two persons
Ski with binding :1 pair
Ski poles : 1 pair
Cargo sledge :1
Expedition class (-30 C°) sleeping bag
Sleeping mats 40 mm
Cooking stove with fuel, cooking utensils
Litter bags
Other useful
things you might bring:
Chemical hand- and foot-warmer bags
Neoprene face mask
Compression stuff bags
Photo and video equipment
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ATTENTION: Though, we provide you with basic polar
expedition clothes kit, everyone endures cold
differently. Therefore, if you have some items in your
wardrobe, which are tested in cold environment and suit
you, you are welcome to bring them. |
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Please note:
A Deposit of $3,000.00 Euro is required to confirm your place on the
expedition. Of this deposit, $1,000 Euro will be
non-refundable. Deposits will be credited against the balance due at
the exchange rate in effect when final payment is made. Any deposit over the
non-refundable $1,000.00 will be returned
prior to January 15, 2010,
should you
cancel your participation with the
expedition. Full payment is due prior to December 1st, 2009
After January 15th, 2010,
there are no refunds.
Final payments are due prior to January 15, 2010.
Bookings made after February 1, 2010 will
possibly have an increase of 10% of the listed price.
This is a limited participation expedition.
Register early to insure your place at the
North Pole.
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To book your
expedition for 2007,
click here,
or
email: jrrussell@eaglescry.com
or call me: 678.414.9119
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