Preparing for the Arctic Circle Trail

The ACT is a virtual route that crosses Greenland's ice cap from Kangerlussuaq to Sisimiut, along the Arctic Circle line. A 160 km engaged ski expedition hauling a pulk, crossing the white continent.

Because the trek will be a 10 to 12 days -full autonomy- expedition, you don't want to get there without some training. You should not. I partner with Expeditions Unlimited, the only organization to offer this route, once or twice a year with a team of 4 to 6 people. The pre-expedition training took place in the Monts of Jura to get yourself familiar with progression in the cold and bivouac techniques in harsh environment, specific clothes, gears and nutrition courses. A complete new learning curve, all about details, precise organization, and fighting cold...even toothpaste freezes there, so what you can bring and use is actually fairly limited.

Over the course of one full week, level I and level II are completed, including 3 days of theory sessions and 4 days in the mountains. The entire 35kg of materials you need will be reviewed item by item, including about 10kg of freeze-dried expedition food. Get a feel for the real deal with the movie of Olivier Bourcet, our expedition guide, about his expedition, 28-days for the full crossing of Greenland from West to East : L'aventure de l'interieur.

Scheduled for February 2026, lots a physical training remains to be done and a cool Mission Patch under preparation.