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Polar Expedition Training Course – Itinerary

Itinerary (April 16 – 23, 2020):

  • April 16 – Arrival day and check in to the Mary Ann’s Polar Hotel
  • April 17 – Course Curriculum
  • April 18 – Leave Longyearbyen in the afternoon
  • April 19 – Expedition on ice
  • April 20 – Expedition on ice
  • April 21 – (24 hours of sun)
  • April 22 – Return Longyearbyen Celebration Dinner and Debrief
  • April 23 – Return Home

The first day and half day of the Polar Training Course will be time spent indoors, going over the course instruction, and discussing the best in class practices in polar environments. The goal of the indoor instruction is to ensure that clients will be well versed in the following topics:

  • Appropriate clothing layering techniques
  • Polar travel philosophy
  • Fitness
  • Logistics
  • Navigation
  • Daily routines
  • Tent orientation
  • Efficient sled pulling techniques
  • Cold weather cooking
  • Proper nutrition
  • Navigation
  • Analyzing weather conditions
  • Communication
  • Emergency and evacuation
  • Environmental issues

After the day and half day of orientation, gear check, and course curriculum, clients will leave for a four and half days of polar training in freezing temperatures and conditions. This is a remote and challenging expedition that requires physical strength and endurance with the ability to pull a 40kg sled for 8 hours for four and half days.

The team will leverage their understanding of the course work in the field with Doug and our team of guides to help support in questions or concerns one might have. Temperatures will be well below zero and conditions will be identical to the poles. The course goal is for each client to learn the skills needed in order to be successful in modern day polar travel while completing this short expedition.

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