Norway Feb/March 2011

Rjukan is fast becoming the mecca for winter climbing. With over 140 frozen waterfalls, it is one of the few places you can almost guarantee fantastic ice climbing from early December – end of April.

Map

THE OFFICIAL RJUKAN WEBSITE

We will also look at heading further north and explore

ICE CAVES ADVENTURES

A must do in Norway during wintertime! This trip is only available between November and April, as it is dangerous in the melting season.
Our most popular trip is visiting the Nigardsglacier, and exploring the caves at the terminal glacier. This trip requires minimal ski training, and can also be done on snow shoes. See the last big glacier in europe up close, and explore the caves at the front, where the ice is so blue and clear that it’s hard to believe. Anyone who can ski or walk can do this trip, we find, but you need to be able to walk in the terrain for 3-4 hours.

Explore the blue ice caves

During winter it is possible to explore ice caves under the Nigardsbreen Glacier with a guide. The sight of these amazing abstract ice formations of this 1,000-year-old blue glacier ice will make you think you have entered another world.

The guides take you to ice cathedrals or “blue lagoons”, with breathtaking light and sounds you have never heard before.

Cost
£490 pp (min/max groups of 4)

Deposit £130 as you can see places are very limited, so get your deposit in quick!!! (Full no places available)

This includes self catering accommodation arriving on Saturday and departing on Saturday (7 nights), car hire* and fuel costs**. it excludes flights and travel to and from Norway (flights from around £30 , food and additional activity costs, i.e. skiing, Ice cave adventure etc

Additional and usful info
Flights generally leave from Stanstead, Newcastle, Glasgow or Liverpool twice daily. If you book early enough, these can work out at around £30.00 including taxes. Try www.lowfareflights.co.uk From the Midlands we use www.ryanair.com from Stanstead which flies to Oslo Torp.

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