from a - z

There will always be tons of questions. And to be frank, the more questions the better! To be even ‘franker’, we prefer to talk to you and answer you directly. We are a very small team, so we are set up to chat with everybody.

That said, here you can find a few hints of this and that. We are working on the whole webpage, so this page will evolve a lot!

Decide in a trip

How to decide what trip? Not easy. But if you really want to get a maximum return for your effort and investment, you should feel that you are flirting with your comfort zone.
But in doing that, you must be sure that the trip really triggers something in you – after chewing on it for a while and learning as much as you can – you must really, really want it! Because there will be a lot more work than you think.

sign up

To sign up is the big thing. The sooner you do that, the more time you have to prepare physically, mentally and logistically. And the bigger the chance to have both a successful trip and an experience you can savour for the rest of your life!
One more thing! Tell someone or everybody! To let it out of the bag is good pleasure both for the mind and preparations.

deposit

The next big thing is the deposit. This is the first down payment of the trip. It is non-refundable and very important for both of us. For you it means that you then know you are on the team and the first real step is taken. From here on it is go go go!
For us it is important to close the team and start preparing – as the costs start running for us. Again, the earlier the better – for both of us.

training / preparations

Training is everything. It is important to enhance you physics. But is equally important because all those hours are great for preparing you mind, build up focus and will. Be sure that you follow our advice and train as we plan together.
It is nor enough to stick to your bicycle or gym even if you feel that you have had success with that before. If you, for example are doing a sledge trip you need to pull tires. Actually you need to pull tires a lot! Probably many hundred hours. We will find a plan.
This does not mean that you should not do swimming / gym / bikes / running / walking etc etc. A mix is great – but your focus must be on what you actually will be doing.

equipment

Ahhhhh – this is the reward point! Finally, you have the best excuse in the word for going into all those mouth-watering sports shops! Know that your mission will propel you to VIP status and then just buy what you want (or absolutely need as we normally say :-)
That said. Equipment is a serious part of all our trips. We will guide you through what you my borrow, or if you should bring something that har emotional value to you. But first of all, we will tell you what is essential, what is critical and what quality this important for those garments.
Again, do ask. Please!

final payment

Big one! It is (often) a lot of money at stake. But it is very important for us that you pay on time. All our trips have heavy investments before the trip starts. Thus, late arriving money will both jeopardise the preparations – and worry us.

plane tickets and lodging

This is all on you. Of course, we will advise you on what is best. But when and how you can decide yourself. The same goes for lodging and food before and after the trip proper. This is because we normally have people arriving form many different places – and some like to arrive early, chill out a few days before etc. But we will tell you where we stay which is normally quite ok - but also chosen for logistic reasons.
What is for sure, though, is that the earlier you commit, the less expensive the travel bit will become.

food, allergies and medical details

More and more people seem to have food allergies, intolerance, or strong preferences. This is now more a norm. But it does make thing both more complicated and difficult for us. On all our trips good, adequate, and nutritious food as critical.
Thus, if you have issues with our standard menu, you will be asked to both contribute and help put together your own rations. This is because we can not take responsibility for you eating things that makes you weak or ill.

communication with the guide

As soon as the trip is go, we will designate a leader. He will contact you all and from then (almost) all communication will go through er or him. Through his you will find the pest possible platform for communication so that you two can be in regular contact or you can acquaint with the others.
At all times are you welcome to continue aske the rest of us questions.

Out on the trip, we prefer to minimize the communications with home. We try to stay on the ‘ice’ both mentally and physically. That normally makes for better ambience and focus.
As for those at home, they are of course welcome to contact us on how things are going. We also have a diary on out website that is make for family and friends.
And of course, if there is a big day for you or anybody at home, we will take care of that. We love celebrations  But, please do take time before you leave to single out what should be communicated and what should not.

meeting up - ready to go

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insurance

This is important. The expedition is our concern. But you need a travel insurance that is valued for the kind of adventure you have chosen to do. There is a big variety in what different insurance companies cover, so ask you own company and be sure.

It is also important that on some trips you need to have a valued medical evacuation insurance. This because your injuries etc is personal responsibility. Not all companies have that. We can not sell that, but we can help you with a list to choose from if you have problems.

Some also wants trip cancellation insurance. This can also be hard to find, especially if the trip is very expensive. Then it may only cover parts of the total.
Most of all, it is important that you do things right. Look into insurance early so that you get you timing correct for what you buy and effectuate your insurance.