Outdoor activities - Alps and Svalbard
A year in the mountains you won't forget!
With Hallingdal as a base and study trips to the Alps and Svalbard, you will have a year of outdoor life, new challenges and community. We will hike and ski, explore the mountains and learn to make good choices on trips.
Autumn starts outside. We actively use the mountains around Hallingdal, get to know each other as a group and build basic skills in outdoor activities. Through hikes, climbing and bouldering we learn to cooperate, use the equipment and make good choices along the way.
When winter comes, we move further up into the high mountains. We work with summit hiking , randonee , avalanche awareness and winter outdoor activities. You get to experience snow caves, tent camping, bonfires, ice climbing and long days out in the winter mountains.
In February we travel to the Alps . Here we bring the skills from Hallingdal into a new mountain landscape. Summit tours and randonee give us new challenges and experiences, and we adapt the trips to the conditions and the group.
Over the winter, we continue to develop our skills at home. We plan trips, share tasks, and become more confident in ourselves and each other.
In April we will travel to Svalbard . Here we will encounter Arctic nature with snow-capped mountains, vast expanses and a completely different landscape than at home. Towards the end of April, the midnight sun becomes part of the experience, the light gives the winter days a special atmosphere and sets a great frame for the last big line trip of the year.
Practical information
Practical information
The year is divided into three line days a week, in addition to 4 line weeks where we are on tour the entire week.
Price for the school year 2027/2028
Full year: NOK 153,900
Autumn: NOK 72,000
Winter/spring: NOK 81,900
You can get support from the Loan Fund. For the school year 2026/27, the support is NOK 170,000, of which 40% can be converted into a scholarship when the school year is completed and approved.
The price includes:
- food
- housing
- electricity and internet
- instruction
- line activities and tours
The school year
Start: August 22 / January 4
End: mid-May
Question?
Please contact us.
📧 arne@hallingdalfhs.no
📞 469 16 040
Join us for great adventures with Friluftsliv - The Alps and Svalbard!
What are you learning?
The foundation of outdoor life
- dress appropriately for all weather conditions
- orienteering in forests and mountains
- make different types of camps, such as tents, snow caves and simple winter camps
- first aid on the go
- cooking on a campfire and primus stove
Skills and experiences
- climbing and walking in steep terrain
- glacier and rope travel
- hiking and randonee
- avalanche understanding and safe route choices
- canoe trip and simple paddling techniques
- ice climbing and winter outdoor activities
- classic climbing
- trip planning in Norway and abroad
Experiences you take with you
- to make good choices in nature
- cooperation and responsibility on tour
- respect for nature and sustainable travel
- safety outdoors – both alone and with others
What we expect from you
- that you show up and participate actively
- that you contribute positively to the community
- that you want to learn and try new things
- that you are willing to challenge yourself
You don't need any previous experience. The most important thing is that you have motivation and a desire to be outside.
Equipment list
Equipment
You need clothes and equipment that will allow you to be outside in all kinds of weather. You don't have to have everything ready before school starts. We'll help you get started.
This is what you need:
- clothing suitable for hiking in all weather conditions
(wool, outerwear, hat and mittens) - hiking boots
- Skis for randonee/mountaineering with traps (can be borrowed from the school)
- ski boots and poles
- backpack (60–80 liters)
- sleeping bag (–10 to –15 degrees) and sleeping pad
- headlamp, thermos and basic hiking equipment
- map, compass and small first aid kit
The school has shared equipment that can be borrowed:
- tent and cooking equipment
- avalanche equipment
- ice axe and crampons
- climbing and safety equipment
- sleds
Who is the line suitable for?
This is not the line for world champions. That means that regular good form will do the trick. The most important thing you have with you is the desire to get out on a ride, and the curiosity about what awaits you out there.
Teacher
Meet the teacher
Arne Myksvoll is a teacher at Friluftsliv Norge. He grew up in Bergen, but he thrives best in the mountains, especially when it's winter, snow and long days on the trail.
Arne has worked for many years as an outdoor teacher at folk high schools in Sogndal, Bømlo and Hallingdal, among others. He is educated in sports, outdoor life and science from the colleges of Telemark and Sogn og Fjordane, as well as the Oslo School of Sports and Health Sciences.
On a trip with Arne, you won't just learn about karting, skiing, and camping. You'll also learn what it's like to thrive outdoors, both when the sun is shining and when the weather isn't quite cooperating.
He enjoys most forms of outdoor activities, but the winter mountains are his favorite.
Motto:
Go on a hike, in harmony with nature!
Do you have questions about the line?
📧 arne@hallingdalfhs.no
📞 469 16 040
