Glacier trip

Topic for the activity: • gain experience travelling on a glacier • practise navigation in demanding terrain • work on safe travel FLL1 competence aims: • plan, carry out and reflect on trips with several overnight stays in different natural environments and at different times of year • assess and prepare food that is appropriate on friluftsliv trips • understand the importance of, and use, appropriate clothing in different types of friluftsliv • use, maintain and look after equipment and tools in an appropriate way • cooperate in order to contribute to community, social experiences and mastery • travel safely and practise a friluftsliv that takes account of nature • use first aid and life-saving skills in connection with friluftsliv • reflect on what significance friluftsliv can have for the individual FLL2 competence aims: * plan, carry out and assess trips with several overnight stays in different natural environments and at different times of year

• understand the importance of an appropriate diet on trips, and explore the possibilities nature offers us as a food source
• understand common weather signs and warnings that nature gives, and take account of these
• use equipment and tools in a sustainable way,
• apply first aid and life-saving skills in connection with the friluftsliv the pupil practises
• practise and reflect on sustainable travel in nature
• carry out and assess friluftsliv trips where a sense of mastery, experiences of nature and community are central
• assess possible health benefits of friluftsliv Relevance to the subject / specifics: • plan and carry out safe travel on the way to and on the glacier • practise navigation and map reference • work on crampon technique and travel on blue ice and snow • establish rope-team routines and practise dividing into rope teams • practise rescuing a person from a crevasse • practise an efficient and safe travel pattern on the glacier • learn about the glaciers and how climate change affects them • have the right food intake and manage one’s energy through long days on the trip • cooperate and look after the group on the trip and in camp • learn which clothing is suitable for a glacier trip and what must go in the rucksack • practise leave-no-trace travel Type of trip: Day trip, Mountain, Overnight trip Season: Autumn, Summer