Name: Svalbard Dog Sled and Snowmobile Challenge
Brand: Shackleton
SKU: SH-SC-SDSSC
Price: 406740.00 TWD
Availability: InStock

SVALBARD

Svalbard Dog Sled and Snowmobile Challenge

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The Mission:

Embark on an unforgettable Arctic expedition across the wilds of Svalbard, where you'll harness the raw power of dog sled teams and snowmobiles while learning the essential skills for polar travel.

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$406,740.00

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Svalbard Dog Sled and Snowmobile Challenge

1: Ability to hike for a day of 6 hours with a backpack
2: Ability to hike for 4 consecutive days of 6 hours with a backpack
3: Ability to hike for over one week in consecutive days of 6 hours with a backpack

Discover (L1): Learn fundamental skills that enable you to operate in extreme environments
Explore (L2): Develop your capability with longer, more demanding and self-sufficient expeditions Pioneer
Pioneer (L3): Create your own chapter in the history of exploration with long-range expeditions along untrodden paths

Svalbard, derived from the Old Norse for "the land with the cold shores," lives up to its name. Situated a mere 800 miles from the North Pole at 78 degrees, it lies further north than any point in mainland Russia, Canada and Alaska. This expedition offers the opportunity to master both historical and modern techniques of Arctic travel, utilising traditional dog sleds and contemporary snowmobiles to traverse Svalbard's breathtaking landscapes.

The vastness of the wide-open valleys, framed by ribbons of towering mountains. The frozen expanses of sea ice and mighty glaciers. The captivating wildlife: the resilient Svalbard reindeer, the ghostly Arctic fox, and if fortune is favourable, the majestic polar bear.

Experience the Arctic's raw, untamed beauty.

Learn the art of commanding a team of sled dogs.

Under the vast, silent expanse of the Svalbard sky, you'll discover the unique connection between musher and dog, mastering the subtle cues and commands. The only sounds to break the profound stillness are the rhythmic padding of paws on the crisp snow and the occasional echoing barks as you pass through the valleys on this two-day component of the expedition.

This part of the expedition is designed to elevate your snowmobiling skills, progressing from beginner to advanced. Crossing miles of this Arctic terrain, the sheer scale is evident – one of the world’s largest wildernesses, the size of Holland and Belgium combined, yet home to a mere 2,500 people.

Embark on an epic 150-mile snowmobile journey through the breathtaking Nordenskiöld Land.

Spend a night in a lodge on the remote far west of Svalbard. Dine on local reindeer while looking out over the sea ice and fog of the Greenland Sea. To navigators of old, this would really have felt like the ends of the earth.

Overnight at the edge of the earth

“As night fell over the tundra and the dogs settled down at the perimeter of our camp, the sky began to fill with colour, and we were treated to a breathtaking display of the northern lights.”

Wendy Searle

Shackleton Expedition Manager & Guide

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Included

Foundations: Expedition Preparation Programme
Loan of Challenge-Specific Expedition Equipment:
- 800-fill Down Jacket
- Shackleton Pulk Suit
- Safety equipment
- Specialist clothing for dog sledding and snowmobiling
-Camping Gear: Tents, sleeping bags, cooking equipment, expedition rations
Accommodation, Travel & Logistics during the Challenge

Not Included

Return flights to Svalbard
Expedition Kit List
Personal Insurance

SHACKLETON DESIGN & MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD (“Shackleton”) BOOKING CONDITIONS

These Booking Conditions (“Booking Conditions”), together with our Privacy Policy, Acknowledgment of Risk form and any other written information we brought to your attention before we confirmed your booking, form the basis of your contract with Shackleton of Flint Buildings, 1 Bedding Lane, Norwich NR3 1RG with company number: 07169051 (“Shackleton” “we”, “us”, “our”). Please read them carefully as they set out our respective rights and obligations. In these Booking Conditions references to "you" and "your" include the first named person on the booking and all persons on whose behalf a booking is made or any other person to whom a booking is added or transferred.

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Current Season Price

$406,740.00

Following Season Price

$402,713.00 TWD

Embark on an epic 150-mile snowmobile journey through the breathtaking Nordenskiöld Land.

This part of the expedition is designed to elevate your snowmobiling skills, progressing from beginner to advanced. Crossing miles of this Arctic terrain, the sheer scale is evident – one of the world’s largest wildernesses, the size of Holland and Belgium combined, yet home to a mere 2,500 people.

Learn the art of commanding a team of sled dogs.

Under the vast, silent expanse of the Svalbard sky, you'll discover the unique connection between musher and dog, mastering the subtle cues and commands. The only sounds to break the profound stillness are the rhythmic padding of paws on the crisp snow and the occasional echoing barks as you pass through the valleys on this two-day component of the expedition.

Overnight at the edge of the earth

Spend a night in a lodge on the remote far west of Svalbard. Dine on local reindeer while looking out over the sea ice and fog of the Greenland Sea. To navigators of old, this would really have felt like the ends of the earth.

Experience the Arctic's raw, untamed beauty.

The vastness of the wide-open valleys, framed by ribbons of towering mountains. The frozen expanses of sea ice and mighty glaciers. The captivating wildlife: the resilient Svalbard reindeer, the ghostly Arctic fox, and if fortune is favourable, the majestic polar bear.

Foundations programme

The complete programme to prepare you psychologically, physiologically and nutritionally to succeed on your Challenge.

Snow shoe

Travel on foot up into the hills to witness the vast and frozen Fritjofbreen glacier, carving through the jagged mountains.

RECORD-BREAKING GUIDES

FOUNDATIONS

PROGRAMME

TESTIMONIALS

TOTAL PRICE

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$406,740.00

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“The journey is as much inward as it is outward.”

"At the end of this experience I truly felt as if I had conquered a side of myself that didn’t believe intense physical challenges were something for me."