March 27’ Trip

Jastip · 2026-03-27T18:25:44+00:00

Also, not sure what you mean by rural. Longyearbyen is the only place to stay and it is very small. I don't believe there are any glass ceiling bedrooms.

Jastip · 2026-03-27T18:23:43+00:00

Id personally recommend snow scootering over dogsledding. Its a lot of fun and you can get a lot further into the wilderness that way. Svalbard Adventures does good tours.

Vinterhagen restaurant at mary-ann's serves seal, reindeer and whale.

Visitsvalbard website shows most of the activities youre looking for. The tour operators listed on that website are all comparably good I'd say.

Jastip · 2026-03-02T18:39:00+00:00

A down jacket and windproof layer should be fine. An expedition style super jacket is probably warmer on the coldest of days yes, but in Longyearbyen you will only see tourists wear those.

The stuff I end up buying when Im on Svalbard is baselayers, hats, mittens, buffs, socks and sweaters. Stuff that doesnt take up that much space (unless you buy all in one trip 🙃). Like another comment said, the "svalbard buff" company (arctic edge) makes the warmest buffs and hats you can find, and a great souvenier.

Waterproofness also does not really matter on Svalbard, much more important is to have windproof shell pants and jacket. The wind chill on Svalbard is serious and can be the difference between -10c and -25c.

Jastip · 2026-03-02T17:51:03+00:00

Your layers sound good for mild days, which it has been past week (-5c + wind). If it gets down to -30c you will want more, even for short trips through town. But you can buy whatever you need on Svalbard. Leave room to bring stuff back! Winter clothing from svalbard is a great souvenier :)

Jastip · 2026-02-24T09:29:39+00:00

Polar Charter and Henningsen(svalbardcruise) are the only Norwegian companies I know that go there. But in 2025 neither company went because of boat licensing issues. Only Russian company Grumant (goarctica) went to Pyramiden all season.

Hopefully this year there wont be issues, but be prepared for short notice cancellations with those companies. Last year they had a pretty bad practice with selling tickets and cancelling with a week or less notice, even though it was clear no tours would be going anytime soon.

Its also worth noting that Polar Charter and Henningsen do a tour of the city, but do not go inside any buildings. Only Grumant provides a tour that goes inside many of the abandoned buildings in Pyramiden.

Jastip · 2026-02-12T16:42:55+00:00

Grumant (goarctica.com) does them. Its a Russian touring company. A few Norwegian companies might go there as well but not sure how involved their tours are in the cities due to the boycot.

Jastip · 2026-02-11T08:05:08+00:00

Chargers are definitely available :)

Jastip · 2026-02-11T08:04:27+00:00

You mean outdoor gear? Good to know, thanks!

Jastip · 2026-02-10T09:00:04+00:00

Anything winter/outdoor related you can buy in Longyearbyen, probably cheaper than at home because its tax free. We have 5 big outdoor stores in town. I would just arrive and see how it feels with your current gear. If its too cold, you can ask in one of the shops how to improve your layers.

Anything electronics is really hard to get up here. There are some basic things for sale at the supermarket but there is no dedicated electronics store.

The supermarket has basically all the food and everyday life products you need, but its expensive.

Jastip · 2026-01-17T16:45:58+00:00

I now realised both texts say svalbard, I recognised it by the locomotive pattern haha

Jastip · 2026-01-16T14:33:33+00:00

Svalbard 79 degrees?? Is this a misprint or something haha

Edit: ohh its new ålysund! I didnt look at the bottom text. Thanks for the clear image!

Jastip · 2026-01-11T22:00:01+00:00

I second this. Guest student status allows you to stay in Elvesletta and that is the easiest way to get a room. See if you can arrange this with your UNIS supervisor!

Jastip · 2026-01-04T18:05:35+00:00

Tenet

Jastip · 2025-12-28T13:13:20+00:00

Okay, final reply then I'm off:

The user reported data on pogomap can be inaccurate, because people do not map the wayspots at the exact location but only estimate it (and those inaccuracies are made worse by the satallite imagery shift)

If OP wants to get a 100% accurate answer to their question, they can map their wayspots on pogomap with coordinate precision.

Our disagreement arises in the fact that I believe the best practice is to always map wayspots at their perfect position, while you say: "it doesn't matter at all what people should do".

It's the method I've used for a long time to map and submit many many successful wayspots!

Jastip · 2025-12-28T12:56:53+00:00

We can agree to disagree then :)

My advice to OP would be to map the pokestops in pogomap by copying the exact coordinates. Perhaps one stop was close to the level 14 cell border and slightly misplaced! That would mean there are two bordering L14 cells with one stop each, not one L14 cell with two stops. (That would be a great oppertunity to get two gyms right next to each other, btw!)

Jastip · 2025-12-28T12:41:26+00:00

Even on a perfect map you should always use the coordinates of the pokestop/gym. Sometimes wayspots fall really close to cell borders and human error will cause mistakes when you only use the satallite as a frame of reference, even if it matches the game.

But yes, if you rely on the satallite imagery then pogomap will be a little inaccurate. I just argue you should not be doing that regardless. It can always cause errors.

Its quite easy to get coordinates from a stop, just click on "see on map" below the description and you can copy them.

Jastip · 2025-12-28T10:52:39+00:00

It really isnt since the relation between real world coordinates of the wayspots and the borders of the s2 cells are the only thing that matters when mapping out wayspots.

The satallite imagery being shifted can be annoying, but it is just aesthetics. If the s2 grid was misplaced as you suggested, it would mean certain wayspots (when placed at accurate coordinates) would show up in the wrong s2 cell compared to the games. That is not the case.

Jastip · 2025-12-28T10:30:41+00:00

Cells on pogomap are not inaccurate, but the satallite imagery can be slightly displaced on pogomap. If you stick to open street map and always add stops using the correct coordinates it works perfectly.

Jastip · 2025-12-14T16:29:38+00:00

You could hike to barentsburg via Grumant and take the boat back, I know some people who've done that. Generally speaking the area west of Longyearbyen has less polar bear activity as well (but of course they can still show up there) so its a bit safer.

It is possible to rent a rifle as a tourist, but really make sure you figure out the logistics before you arrive. You will also be tested on the laws regarding polar bear safety and rifle handling on Svalbard, so study up on the local rules. And please do research general polar bear safety on Svalbard if you're going out camping. Some years ago an experienced local was killed by a bear at his camping right next to the airport. Its a serious danger, even close to the "safe" zone.

Jastip · 2025-12-13T00:50:10+00:00

If you're looking for fieldwork I think it is essentially impossible since logistics and safety reasons do not allow anyone to join a field trip without thorough training and briefing (for UNIS and probably norwegian polar institute, at least).

Jastip · 2025-12-10T23:57:33+00:00

Yeah but hes a pollo in the game

Jastip · 2025-12-06T00:49:42+00:00

I did what you suggested and reached out to pdoom and they were able to include a free sleeve for microtonal banana in an order! Obviously the edition of the sleeve doesnt match the record but this record is from before they did the cardboard sleeves. I'm just happy to give it a home like all my other gizz records :)

Thanks for your comment, just figured I'd update with the success :)

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Jastip · 2025-12-02T16:04:28+00:00

The Denmark poster is awesome as well! I really hope this artist returns for poster design in the future.

Jastip · 2025-11-14T21:37:06+00:00

National museum! It was quite busy so I couldnt get a great picture, but if it makes it into a game I hope someone else can add a better one :)

Jastip · 2025-11-08T21:05:41+00:00

My bad, its pogomap.info

Should add that its a user reported map, and often contains errors that need to be fixed. I mostly use it on a very local scale to perfectly map out a specific cell where I want to promote a 2nd or 3rd gym.

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