Arctic Russia

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Introduction

Here you will ski beautiful mountains, travel by train, hovercraft, ‘Soviet snow tank’, 6x6 and 8x8 trucks. You will visit remote towns and even remoter villages, communicating where possible with the locals and learning much about life in the Russian Arctic.

Vorkuta is a hard place with a dark past. We will visit this coal mining town built and operated by slave labour from one of the largest and most notorious gulags in the Soviet Union. Not a place to linger we will quickly head back into the sub-Polar Urals for further skiing before taking a 36 hour train journey to the heart of Moscow. We then have time to visit the city and enjoy Saturday night there before flying home.

This year’s ‘Expect the Unexpected’.

What to expect

Day touring from the village of Harp in the Polar Urals then from the Erkussey Hut in the Sub-Polar Urals. Summits include the highest in the 2500km Ural Mountain chain, 1895m Mt Naroda. Lots of things Russian.

Grade: 10B

Start point for those joining 'Land Only': Moscow.

Share this on Facebook We can organise this expedition on a ‘tailor-made’ private basis for groups of friends, families, clubs, charities or any other group. Depending on your skiing experience, you may want a Jagged Globe leader or go ‘self-led’ with the assistance of local guides. The cost of going private can be surprisingly reasonable, particularly if you take the self-led option. Please contact us to discuss the itinerary and your preferred dates. We will then send you a quote, with no obligation.

Additional Information

If you wish to discuss any aspect of the expedition or your suitability for it, please phone +44 (0)114 276 3322 or contact us.

Know Before You Go

Jagged Globe supports the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) ‘Know Before You Go’ campaign. We recommend that you read the FCO Travel Advice for Russia on the FCO Website.

What the price includes

• Fees and expenses for Mountain Guides
• Twin share hotel accommodation where possible. The hut will be what it is. Everything is full board except for lunch and dinner in Moscow at the end
• Visa support, permits, park fees etc
• All land and water based transport

What the price does not include

• Flight to/from Moscow SVO and one way flight from Moscow SVO to Salekhard (Please contact us for options and prices)
• Lunch and dinner in Moscow
• Any other personal expenditure such as insurance, visa fees and alcoholic beverages

We can organise this expedition on a ‘tailor-made’ private basis for groups of friends, families, clubs, charities or any other group. Depending on your skiing experience, you may want a Jagged Globe leader or go ‘self-led’ with the assistance of local guides. The cost of going private can be surprisingly reasonable, particularly if you take the self-led option. Please contact us to discuss the itinerary and your preferred dates. We will then send you a quote, with no obligation.

Insurance

You will need a travel insurance policy that caters for the activities you will undertake on your trip with Jagged Globe. It is a requirement of our booking conditions that you have such a policy. For a list of insurers who specialise in mountaineering, trekking and skiing, please see our Travel Insurance page »

Itinerary

Here is an outline itinerary for this trip.

Outline Itinerary

Day 1:	Arrive Moscow SVO. You may choose to depart very late in the day, resting as best as you can at Moscow airport SVO before taking the internal flight to Salekhard. Otherwise there are airport hotels.
Day 2:	1150 Aeroflot flight to Salekhard, arriving at 1640. Cross the 2km wide Ob River by hovercraft (?) then take the train or road transport to the village of Harp. Settle in.
Day 3 - 16:	Adventure Ski - contact us for detailed itinerary!
Day 17:	Fly home.

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