Out & Back
Seven days in the Swedish Arctic.
For people who want to step out,
to step back in stronger.
Dates
March 2027
Duration
7 days / 6 nights
Pickup
Luleå Airport
Group
4 - 10
Price
€5,000
Monthly payment plan possible
Deposit
€1,000
Reserve your spot
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Who this trip is for
You're doing well - on paper.
You've worked hard, followed the path. It's paying off. You're leading people, and they depend on you now. A business, a team, a family, or all three.
What isn't right is harder to name.
Inside, the strain is at its peak. There's a tiredness you can't shake. The news is relentless. Your attention is scattered. You pick up your phone without thinking.
You've done the nice hotels. Retreats aren't your bag. Silence isn't the answer for this.
There's a quiet voice inside that says stepping away properly is the thing you actually need. Not to escape your life, but because you can't see the shape of a thing from inside it. A real step out, for a real reset. So that when you get back, you can take the next step forward.
The trip
Seven days above the Arctic Circle, on the edge of Sarek. We travel by snowmobile, out to mountain wilderness cabins.
Some days are movement. Hours on a sled, distance, weather, a scale that's hard to describe. Other moments are still. Ice, fire, a knife and a piece of wood, the sauna and the ice bath. A mountain-top sound experience, meat curing and smoking. A real Arctic immersion.
The contrast is the point.
It isn't a retreat and it isn't an expedition. It's a week where the pace is set by the place instead of by you. That's where the change happens.
And it doesn't end at the airport. In the weeks after, we stay in touch and shape what you took from it into something that holds in your actual life.
Science-backed benefits
50% higher creative problem-solving scores
after 4 days in the wilderness, disconnected from technology
Atchley et al., 2012
Resting heart rate down 10-25%, plasma volume up to +27%
after 5 days of cold and heat exposure
Heat and cold acclimation research
Less rumination after a 90-minute walk in nature
and lower activity in the brain area linked to it, compared with the same walk through a city
Bratman et al., 2015
The week
At a glance
The edge of Sarek
One of the last true wildernesses in Europe. No roads, no villages, no lights.
Sámi hosted
On their own ground, in their own words. Not a cultural add-on.
Cabin to cabin by snowmobile
Real backcountry, rarely reached unless you know the country.
3 days without signal
Not a rule we impose. Out at Pietsjaure there simply isn't any.
The old skills
Ice fishing, smoking your own food, a knife and a piece of wood.
Fire, sauna and the lake
Then the sauna again. Aurora more often than not.
Dates
March 2027
Duration
7 days / 6 nights
Pickup
Luleå Airport
Group
4 - 10
Price
€5,000
Monthly payment plan possible
Deposit
€1,000
Reserve your spot
Chat
+46 76 897 15 30
Book a consultation
Contact George
Book a private departure with your friends, family, club or company.
What's included
A Bootle Bottle hydration system
All equipment and outdoor clothing (jackets, trousers, boots, gloves, helmet)
Accommodation, 6 nights, in mountain cabins, with optional Arctic glamping on night three
Meals (2-course meals + a 3-course meal on the final night)
All workshops
Local guides
Transfers and travel (excluding flights)
2 x prep 1-2-1 calls (kit and questions)
Professional photos and videos
Follow-up debrief and longevity call
What's not included
Flights
Base layer clothing
Extras
Light alcohol package
Extended dog sledding tour
Trip details
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The week is built on contrast. Periods of movement, distance and weather, then stillness: fire, ice, a knife and a piece of wood.
Nothing is forced. There is some structure around movement and breathwork, and a lot of space in between. The contrast is where people start to see things clearly.
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You can't see the shape of a thing from inside it. Taking away signal, schedules and noise gives your attention somewhere else to go.
Time outdoors, cold and heat, and simple physical tasks bring focus back to what is in front of you. Before and after the trip we run 1-2-1 calls, so what you find out here carries on at home.
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March in the Swedish Arctic is cold, bright and changeable. Expect temperatures well below zero, with longer days returning.
All outdoor clothing and equipment is provided, so you only bring base layers. The guides set the pace by the weather, and plans flex when conditions call for it.
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You are with local guides who know this ground. Roger and the Samelandsresor team have worked this land since 1990.
Routes and activities are planned around the conditions each day, and we run a kit and questions call before you travel.
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Flights to Luleå
Your own travel insurance
Base layer clothing
We provide everything else, including jackets, trousers, boots, gloves and helmet. You'll get a full kit list on your prep call.
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Pickup at Luleå Airport, then north to the edge of Sarek. We travel by snowmobile out to mountain wilderness cabins, with 3 days without signal at Pietsjaure.
Days mix time on the sled with ice fishing, fire, knife work, sauna and ice bath, and smoking your own food. Optional Arctic glamping on night three. A three-course meal on the final night, then back to Luleå.
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If you are after a spa, a silent retreat or a fitness challenge, this isn't it.
It suits people who are doing well on paper, but whose attention is scattered and who want a real step out. It asks you to be open to cold, weather and a slower pace than you're used to.
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6 nights in mountain cabins, simple and warm, with a sauna and the lake close by. Optional Arctic glamping on night three.
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€5,000, with a €1,000 deposit to hold your place. Monthly payment plan possible.
Private departures for friends, family, clubs or companies on request. To book, or to ask about cancellation terms, WhatsApp George on +46 76 897 15 30.
George Barker
George spent years living off-grid in the north of Sweden, learning from its landscapes and seasons.
He now distils that experience into intentional experiences that support mental clarity, physical resilience and long-term wellbeing.
Roger Rimpi
Sámi, and head of Samelandsresor in Jokkmokk, who have worked this land since 1990.
He leads the week on his own ground, making sure every detail runs on local knowledge, safety and precision.
The team
Hosted with George
