Kebnekaise, Swedish Lapland
Guided summit days on the two classic routes from Kebnekaise mountain station. Turn the mountain, then pick your way up.
Elevation: Copernicus DEM GLO-30. Routes: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Trips and prices
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Summit day Best first summit
The longer, steadier way up. Over the top of Vierranvárri, down 182 m to a saddle, then on to the summit ridge.
Next dates 3, 10, 17 and 24 July 2027
$390per person
BookSummit day
Shorter and steeper, with almost no descent on the way up. Its steepest 500 m gains 252 m.
Next dates 6, 13, 20 and 27 July 2027
$450per person
BookTwo days
Two days on snow and ice: crampons, the ice axe, rope work and how to stop a fall. Good grounding before a summit day.
Next dates 30 June to 1 July, 14 to 15 July 2027
$640per person
BookYour own guide
Your group, your pace, your choice of route or course. For families, friends and small teams who want a guide of their own.
Dates Any day, 28 June to 5 September 2027
From $1,450per day, whole group
BookDates, prices and group sizes are examples for the 2027 season. Compare the trips in detail
A summit day, hour by hour
An example day on the Western route: 17.3 km there and back, and about 1,790 m of climbing, because you cross Vierranvárri twice. Weather and pace set the real times.
Kit check, weather check and the go or no-go call, at 672 m.
Both routes follow the same first 1.6 km out of the station.
3.5 km in, the path starts to climb for real.
From 1,455 m to 1,676 m in 500 m, the hardest work of the day.
A short break, then 182 m down to the saddle.
The low point between the two climbs. From here it is uphill all the way.
The route reaches the ridge. About 200 m along it to the top.
Twenty minutes on top, then down the same way.
About thirteen hours after you left, with the 182 m climb back over Vierranvárri on the way.
The guides
You meet your guide the evening before your climb. The same four people lead every trip.
Lead guide
Plans every summit day around the weather and makes the call on going up or turning back.
Guide
Leads most of the Eastern route days, and the private groups who choose it.
Guide
Runs the glacier and ice-axe course and teaches crampon work to first-timers.
Guide
Leads Western route days and longer private trips at an easy, even pace.
The rules we keep on every trip, and more about the team. About Nordtopp Guides
The season
We guide in the summer season. This is the example calendar for 2027.
Western route Saturdays, 3 July to 28 August
Eastern route Tuesdays, 6 July to 24 August
Glacier course 30 June, 14 July and 4 August, two days each
Private guiding Any day, 28 June to 5 September
Questions and answers
Something else on your mind? Ask in the booking form and we reply within a day.
The Western route is longer, 8.7 km one way, but more even, with 1,602 m of climbing. The Eastern route is shorter, 6.9 km, and steeper: 1,424 m of climbing, with one 500 m stretch that gains 252 m. New to long mountain days? Start with the Western route.
Fit enough to walk for 12 to 14 hours on rough ground with a light pack. If you hike full days a few times a year, you are close. We are happy to talk it through before you book.
Not for the Western route. For the Eastern route we ask that you are at ease on steep, rocky ground. The glacier and ice-axe course is a good way to get there.
Your guide, a helmet and harness when the route needs them, and a kit list after you book. Food, accommodation and travel to the mountain station are not included.
Your guide makes the call in the morning and again on the mountain. If we cancel before the start, you choose another date or a full refund.
Both classic routes start at Kebnekaise mountain station (Kebnekaise Fjällstation), so that is where we meet. Directions come with your booking confirmation.
Over 2,000 metres. In the elevation data behind our 3D view, the south summit stands at 2,084 m, 1,412 m above the mountain station.
Prices are in US dollars. We confirm your place first, then send a payment link.
Book a climb
Tell us who is coming and what you have done before. We reply within a day with availability and the next steps.