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NIGHT AT NORTH POLE:
Description:
You
will be flown to Base Camp Barneo where you will spend one night in warm
heated tents. You will then be flown to the geographic North Pole where
expedition
tents will be pitched for an overnight stay. Next day you will be flown back to
Barneo and then to Longyearbyen.
Date of Program: April
16-18th, 2010
Arrive in Longyearbyen on April 14,2009, Depart Longyearbyen on April 20th or
later.
Code: NPN
Midnight
Sun
North Pole Night Sky
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NIGHT AT THE POLE:
Price:
17,900 € Euro
***Please note: Due to the almost daily fluctuations of the exchange
rate of the Euro to the US dollar, we must post trip cost in Euro. To
calculate the cost in US dollars, please visit this site for the current
exchange rate:
http://www.xe.com/ucc/
or
http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html
Final cost in USD will be determined at the time of full payment, based
on the exchange rate at that time.
Call or Email for booking.
Click here for
booking instructions
Please see our photo gallery for a
few images from past expeditions.
PHOTO GALLERY
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*Prices posted
September 11, 2009
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*Actual departure dates may
change due to weather.
Suggested Schedule for
Participants:
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Program: |
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1st day |
Meeting at Longyearbyen airport. (Spitsbergen, Norway),
transfer to hotel.
Collection of your polar clothing kit.
Information meeting, where our staff will brief you on
the current situation at the Barneo Ice Camp, inform
about polar flight departure time, and answer any
questions you might have.
Free time. |
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2nd day |
Transfer to the airport for the flight to Barneo Ice
Camp.
Flight from Longyearbyen to Barneo (approx. flight
duration: 2 hrs 30 min).
Arrival to Barneo, acquaintance with Barneo Ice Camp,
located at 89 degree North.
Accommodation will be provided in the heated tents of
the Ice Camp (each tent comfortably accommodates 10-12
persons).
Full catering during your stay at Barneo Ice Camp.
Free time.
Sleeping in the heated tent at Barneo Ice Camp.
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3rd day |
MI-8 helicopter brings you to the geographic North Pole
at first chance, depending on weather and ice conditions
(approx. flight duration: 40 min).
Celebrating of the arrival to the North Pole. You have
an opportunity to make a short phone call to your
friends or relatives via satellite phone. Helicopter
will depart for Barneo in approximately 1 hour after
landing. Expedition tents will be pitched in the North
Pole surrounding for overnight accommodation.
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4th day |
Striking the camp, meeting helicopter, and return to the
Barneo Ice Camp (by MI-8 helicopter, approx. flight
duration: 40 min).
Flight from Barneo to Longyearbyen on the AN-74 aircraft
(approx. flight duration 2 h 30 min).
Transfer to hotel. |
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5th day |
The North Pole Certificate ceremony. Time and place are
to be discussed with expedition participants and
announced in advance. |
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6th day |
Free time. You have a chance to take part in Svalbard
entertainment programmes (for additional costs, advance
booking required). Transfer to the airport for your
flight home. End of our service. |
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Barneo Ice Camp operates Longyearbyen time.
Changes and amendments may apply to the program, depending on
the weather, ice or other conditions. It is important to
consider possible delays or alterations, and take them with
patience. We strongly recommend you to acquire insurance against
full or partial cancellation of the expedition. |
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Price includes: |
Price does not include: |
• Meeting
at the Longyearbyen airport ( Spitsbergen , Norway );
• 2
transfers airport-hotel-airport;
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Aircraft flights Longyearbyen - Barneo -Longyearbyen;
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Helicopter flights Barneo - North Pole - Barneo;
• 1
satellite phone call from the North Pole (2 min maximum, if battery
capacity is sufficient);
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Using Barneo facilities;
• Full
catering at Barneo Ice Camp and at the North Pole camp;
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Disposable plates, spoons, forks and cups (2 sets per visiting a
mess-tent per person);
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Accommodation in the heated tents at Barneo according the program;
• Rent
of the expedition gear, incl. tent, sleeping bag, individual sleeping
bag liner, sleeping mats, cooking stove, ski with binding, ski poles;
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Safety equipment (communication, navigation aid, weapon);
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Stove fuel;
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Certificate of the North Pole visit;
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Festive ceremony at Longyearbyen;
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Guides' and ECA representatives' service;
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Personal polar clothes kit (boots, trousers, coat, thermal underwear,
mittens, hat);
• 15
kilos of luggage. |
• Travel
costs from your place of residence to Longyearbyen ( Spitsbergen ,
Norway ) and back;
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Accommodation in Longyearbyen;
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Catering in Longyearbyen;
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Transfers in Longyearbyen (excl. airport-hotel-airport for travel home
and hotel-airport-hotel for travel to the North Pole);
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Activities in Longyearbyen (dog-sledge rides, tours to the glacier,
excursion to the coal mine: depending on the weather);
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Alcohol drinks ;
• Full
medical-evacuation insurance with minimum coverage for evacuation 50,000
Euro- required;
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Insurance against full or partial cancellation of the expedition,
luggage insurance, life insurance (strongly recommended);
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Private belongings;
• All
the unforeseen costs related to the flights delays;
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Souvenirs and postal expenses;
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Overweight luggage - 20 Euro/kilo. |
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Qualification
of the expedition members.
Participation in the expedition
Night at the North Pole
is not extremely difficult, if you have not a serious
disability. There are no any special requirements to potential members
of the expedition. If you are able to fly on the regular flights, it is
most likely you can fly on the charter aircrafts. AN-74 is a simple yet
reliable and comfortable airplane, and MI-8 helicopter, though having a
plain interior, meets all the necessary safety requirements. Barneo Ice
Camp meets all the standards of the winter base-camp. It is equipped
with heated tents for sleeping accommodation and large and comfortable
mess-tent.
We provide you with polar outer clothes suitable for temperatures
between -20 and -35 C °, all the necessary gear for sleeping in the cold
environment, our guides will provide you with the basic skills of
cooking. You should not forget your bowl and spoon and pick up the extra
garments from our recommended list. Please, let us know in advance if
you require some specific items- we might be able to help you.
Staying at the Barneo Ice Camp and the North Pole includes walks around
the camp, exploration of the local ice summits (1-2 m high),
photographing the beauty of the ice cap. |
List of equipment for the expedition
Night at The North Pole
You should
bring your own:
• Fleece
jacket and trousers made of Polartec 300 or Polartec 200
• Mittens
or gloves you are usually using during the winter: 1 pair
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Sunglasses 100% UV & IR: 1
• Sun
protection cream: SPF 40
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Hygienic lipstick: SPF 40
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Personal medical kit: medicine, you normally take along with aspirin,
plaster, bandage, etc.
• Large
bag or rucksack for your gear: 1 or 2
• Casual
look garment for civilized places
• Shoes
or Gore-Tex socks for using inside the tent
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Tableware: plastic mug with press-on cap, strong plastic spoon, plastic
bowl of 2-3 cups capacity, knife
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Wide-mouthed plastic bottle for using as an urinal in the night: 1
P.S.
Polartec 300 or 200 jacket and trousers could be replaced with your
usual winter pullovers and long
knit pants if worn over the thermal
underwear.
Received from
us and becomes your property:
• Thin
thermal underwear - 1 set
• Winter
coat and trousers with Thinsulate insulation: 1 set
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Expedition footwear: 1 pair
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Expedition mittens: 1 pair
• Thick
expedition socks: 2 pairs
• Woolen
hat with Wind stopper membrane: 1
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Sleeping bag liner: 1
• 35 L
backpack: 1
Free rented:
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Expedition class (-30 C°) sleeping bag
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Sleeping mats 40 mm
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Expedition tent (1 tent per 2 persons)
• Cooking
stove with fuel
Other useful
things you might bring:
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Compression bags and sacks
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Chemical hand- and foot-warmer bags
• Photo and video equipment
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 2010,
click here,
or
email: jrrussell@eaglescry.com
or call me: 678.414.9119
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