Ski Lyngen & Ski Narvik Equipment

Equipment

Personal Clothing
Casual clothes for the valley
Waterproof jacket
Light Duvet jacket
Waterproof trousers to fit ski boots
Ski touring boots
Ski gloves or mitts (and spares as they might get wet)
Inner gloves Thin for hand protection and warmth whilst climbing
Thermal Top (a wicking base layer, long sleeves are good to protect the arms from sun) and spare(s)
Mid layer thermal Top (layers are much more versatile at regulating your body temperature)
Fleece / softshell Jacket
Trousers (softshell)
Socks and spares
Map (can be purchased locally)
Rucksack 45 to 50 litres (compact, so not to flap about when skiing)
Small personal first aid kit (tape for blisters, pain killers such as aspirin or ibruprofen)
Water bottle/’Camelback’ (1litre or 1 ½ litre recommended). NB. Camelback external tubes can freeze
Pen knife (to use for packed lunches)
Sunglasses (CE 3 or 4 preferable)
Ski goggles
Sun cream (factor 25+) and lip salve
Warm hat and sun hat
Buff
Valley clothes (casual)
Wash kit
Money and Passport
Ear plugs and eye shades (there is 24 hours' daylight from mid-April).
Comfortable shoes (for travelling and evening wear, when in the valley)
Camera
Energy bars/snacks

Supported by:

Technical Equipment

Ice axe - light weight mountaineering - Petzl Ride
Crampons (light weight or 10-point crampons are useful - they will not be used often) - Petzl Irvis Hybrid
Helmet (this is a personal choice) - Petzl Scirroco
Harness (with adjustable leg loops) - Arc'teryx R320a
Large locking karabiner (HMS, pear shaped) - Petzl Attache
Long sling (8ft)
Avalanche transceiver and spare batteries
Snow shovel
Avalanche probe
Skis with ski touring bindings
Ski Poles
Ski Crampons and Skins

Note - Group shelter, basic ski repair kit (petex, file, scrappers) and rescue sledge your guide will bring.

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Both shops stock a wide range of equipment and offer a discount (in store and online) when you book a course with ISM. A discount code will be sent when your booking is confirmed.

Testimonials For ISM

Good mixture of progressive instruction and learning, climbing and guiding. We climbed some very good mountains from good huts and made the best of the mixed weather conditions. The course also used a range of situations and locations to cover a wide range of skills and techniques.

Donald Connolly
Classic AlpinISM (Instructional Course)

The course was excellent, lots of variety and provided me with a good range of skills. Loved reaching the summit of the Weissmeis, for such a nervous and unconfident novice like me, I gained a real sense of achievement from the ascent and the whole week. Huge thanks to Pat.

Jo Clark
Summits & Skills 4000m (Instructional Course)

What a brilliant week we had! I really enjoyed the fact that the course was very hands on and we were given freedom and responsibility to look after ourselves. I really like the fact that the price was all-inclusive, the the course was excellent value for money!

Rachel (2017)
Summits & Skills 4000m (Instructional Course)

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