Montane Arctic Spine

Arctic Spine Training Course

Kungsleden Trail

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Our 7-day training course covers all of the essential skills needed for expeditions in extreme cold environements.

This course will equip you with essential skills crucial for expedition success. Our goal is to help you develop an awareness of critical aspects you will encounter on Arctic expeditions, how to avoid common hazards and how to deal with them if they occur.

This course is delivered by professional Arctic guide Dave King. Dave has been living in the Arctic for over 50 years, much of it in remote Northern Alaska and for the past 17 years in Arctic Sweden. Dave is a professional mountaineer & dog musher.

Spend a week in a remote tent camp high in the wild fjell. Gain expert training on how to ski with pulks, moving across variable terrain and skiing efficiently. This training will also cover how to efficiently pack and manage your pulk in extreme weather.

 

Training Details

  • Location: Arctic Lapland, Northern Sweden
  • Date: 30 March – 6 April 2024
  • Duration: 7 Days
  • Cost: £2, 495
  • Temperature: -5°C / -40°C
  • Terrain: Arctic tundra 
  • Daylight Hours: 8 hours
  • Nearest Airport: Kiruna

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Book a call with Arctic Spine Race Director and Arctic expert Phil Hayday-Brown, have a look at the Spine Training Series on Youtube, or find out more about the Arctic Spine Race Series.

Training FAQs

This course is delivered by professional Arctic guide Dave King. Dave has been living in the Arctic for over 50 years, much of it in remote Northern Alaska and for the past 17 years in Arctic Sweden. Dave is a professional mountaineer & dog musher. His dog mushing exploits have seen multiple races across Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia, he has twice driven dogs across Northern Canada with numerous combined mountaineering/dog sledding expeditions in Alaska. He currently has a kennel of 40 huskies and is also involved in several related projects in East Greenland. Dave`s company Arctic Alive has been delivering custom training courses to both civilian & military clients for many years, specialising in Arctic survival, travel & safety. He is based at the Southern end of the Kungsleden Trail near Hemavan.

Whilst you will already have outdoor skills such as navigation, camping and using stoves, this course will equip you with essential skills crucial for expedition success in extreme cold weather conditions.

You can be provided with skis with skins or snowshoes, poles and a pulk with a harness, towing system and bag.

We will send you a full kit list on sign-up. We encourage you to bring as much of your own kit as possible but we can also supplement with some specialist rental kit should you need it. 

Payment schedule

The entry fee for the Training course is £2495.00. To secure your place in the course, you will need to make a deposit payment of £1247.50 on entry. The remaining fee will be paid 90 days before the event starts. Alternatively, you can pay in full when you enter.

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Deposit

Pay a £ 1247.50 deposit in order to secure your place.

90 days to go

100% of the total entry fee is now due and the remaining £1247.50 must be paid.