Ice Climbing in Abisko

Ice climbing is one of the most popular activities to do in Abisko because it is one of Sweden’s best places to do ice climbing with a lot of different icefalls for beginners as well as experienced ice climbers. The many icefalls and the beautiful surroundings with the Abisko Mountains and the lake Torneträsk is some of the reasons why ice climbing in Abisko is so spectacular.

Ice climbing equipment and certified guide are included in the tour. The tour starts with fitting you out with ice climbing equipment (alpine boots, crampons, harness, and helmet).

After a short drive to the icefall, your guide will take you through the first basic steps of climbing vertical ice and instructions on how to handle ice climbing crampons and ice axes.

Make sure you dress warm and you will get one of the best arctic experiences in your life!

The tours start at 9.30 and 14.00. The duration is approximately 3 hours. The tour includes equipment for ice climbing and transfers from/to your accommodation in Abisko or Björkliden.

Dress warm, with mittens / gloves, hat (avoid hats whit tassels etc. on them when it’s mandatory to use a helmet during this activity) and warm pants & jacket or an overall. It’s recommended to bring a backpack so you can bring an extra sweater or take some clothes of if you get to warm when climbing / to cold when standing by the icefall.

We offer pickup from these locations;

• Abisko Mountain Lodge
• abisko.net/Abisko Fjällturer
• Abisko Guesthouse
• STF Abisko Turiststation
• Björkliden – Hotell Fjället
• Björkliden – Camping
• Björkliden – Gammelgården

Please be at the pickup location 5 minutes before the scheduled pickup time.

Last-minute reservations

This activity can be booked online until 20:00 the night before. To make a reservation with shorter notice, please send an e-mail to aril.p@abiskoadventure.se with your contact information, how many guests you are, and which tour you are interested in, and we will get back to you as soon as possible. 

If you wish to join this tour on another time/date than those scheduled, please send an email with your request to aril.p@abiskoadventure.se