This trip can be done in both spring or fall. Our experience is that August is one of the best months for it. The wet snow in the lower parts are gone, weather is generally good, there is still midnight sun and transport in and out to the glacier system is much faster since you can use a boat.

We are constantly on glacier, camp sites are all on snow and even up to the summit we can use skis. Crevasses are easily visible and if there is any doubt about the conditions we go roped up. On Svalbard it is difficult to imagine a more beautiful ski trip or a better season to ascend the Newton peak on than this!

Apart from the boat trip, and some use of crampons at the start, it is a pure ski trip. We are constantly on glacier, camp sites is on snow and even up to the summit we can use skis. Any crevasses are easily visible and if there is doubt about the conditions we go roped up. On Svalbard it is difficult to imagine a more beautiful ski trip or a better season to ascend the Newton peak on than this!

 

The route. The ski trip to & return VonPost glacier is 185 km. The boat trip is 56 km.

 

The guide: Vince Colliard, born 1986 in France, is the youngest in our team of excellent guides, but with already considerable amount of experience. Here is a bit of what he has been doing:  Made this trip in 2014, two crossings of Nordaustlandet,  Stikine glacier in Alaska with Borge last year, the Patagonia Icecap, in addition to some other tours. Clever and very nice guy!