Svalbard, general information

Svalbard/Spitsbergen

Spitsbergen is the largest island in Svalbard. It may not be the first place that comes to mind when planning a hiking trip, but as long as you are prepared to keep an eye out for polar bears 24 hours a day and don't mind mean summer temperatures around +5°C, it is surprisingly well suited for camping and hiking.

Group members

Here we are, all the members of the party from Denmark, Norway and Sweden, apart from Simen who took the picture at Raudfjord in northern Spitsbergen.

S. Tamm

Yours truly taking a break on the Blomstrand Glacier. Photo by Ulla Torsmark.

View from the air

We flew in from Tromsø, in mainland Norway, and our first destination was Longyearbyen.

Svalbard/Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen is the largest island in Svalbard. It may not be the first place that comes to mind when planning a hiking trip, but as long as you are prepared to keep an eye out for polar bears 24 hours a day and don't mind mean summer temperatures around +5°C, it is surprisingly well suited for camping and hiking.
Here we are, all the members of the party from Denmark, Norway and Sweden, apart from Simen who took the picture at Raudfjord in northern Spitsbergen.
Yours truly taking a break on the Blomstrand Glacier. Photo by Ulla Torsmark.
We flew in from Tromsø, in mainland Norway, and our first destination was Longyearbyen.