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Klättermusen Experiences

Journeys unlocked by experts

Made for the discerning traveler

Klättermusen Experiences (KMX) offers journeys designed for those who seek more than travel. Our expert guides lead small groups to hidden corners and untouched landscapes, crafting experiences that connect you deeply with nature and local cultures. Every itinerary is thoughtfully designed, blending adventure with a profound sense of place and discovery.

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Explore Our Upcoming Trips:

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Ski touring trip: Mørketid in Norway

Langfjordbotn, Norway. Explore deep winter 70° above the Arctic Circle with an active adventure designed to immerse you in the magic of the Polar Night.

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Ski tour the Untouched Finnmark

Burfjord, Norway. Explore one of Europe’s last true frontiers on a week-long high-alpine ski tour—your chance to carve fresh tracks on untouched slopes few have seen.

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Ski & Sail Finnmark: Tour the Arctic Aboard Moondance

Øksfjord, Norway. Chase the best snow at the edge of the world—where remote islands, soaring peaks and deep fjords meet the icy Arctic Ocean. Live aboard Moondance, a true expedition sailing boat designed for Arctic conditions.

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Ski tour the Remote lines in Loppa

Sør-Tverrfjord, Norway. With IFMGA-certified guides, you’ll climb couloirs, trace ridgelines and ride untouched slopes.

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Premium Ski & Sail: Ocean Sherpa Across Svalbard

Sail deep into remote fjords aboard the Ocean Sherpa—your 113-foot floating basecamp for a week of unforgettable ski touring and Arctic exploration.

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Ski Tour the Kebnekaise Haute Route

Tour Sweden’s remote Kebnekaise range hut-to-hut. Chase the best snow across vast slopes, glaciers and couloirs under the glow of the polar spring.

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Ski touring in the High Valleys of Tarfala

Discover Sweden's own touring playground. Summit and carve fresh tracks down Kebnekaise and experience the off-the-radar beauty of Lapland—quiet, wild and far from crowds.

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Ski & Sail across Finnmark aboard the Skydancer

The wild, glacier-marked coastline creates a winter playground that’s hard to find anywhere else. For this trip you’ll be sailing and living aboard the legendary sailboat Skydancer and skin up pristine mountains each day.

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Born In a Snowstorm

The Start of KMX

For Klättermusen CEO Gonz Ferrero and Upguides founder Fred Buttard, the seeds of Klättermusen Experiences were planted on the E6 highway in Norway’s far north. The pair had met just weeks earlier on a ski touring trip in Tarfala, Sweden, bonding in a mountain hut during a snowstorm over their shared reverence for wild places, meaningful travel, and connection.


Their conversations continued during a road trip to a splitboard festival in Finnmark, where they began imagining a different kind of adventure business—one that didn’t just sell gear or trips, but captured the spirit of that original experience. They wanted to create something immersive, slow, and soul-filling.


“Finnmark and the deep north offers this amazing opportunity to step into a time machine,” Gonz said. “It’s a completely different era, where you have to challenge yourself in different ways. It’s equally about the inner journey as the outer one.”


Gonz joined Fred’s final Upguides trip, a ski and sail adventure in Greenland, where the two formally joined forces. Fred brought 20 years of experience as an IFMGA-certified guide, deeply rooted in the Nordic region with 18 years' experience in Finnmark. Gonz brought the legacy of a 50-year-old brand making tools for those very environments.

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Travel Designed for a Better World

We Travel Thoughtfully

We believe tourism should have a positive impact on the places we’re lucky enough to visit. Therefore we work hard to incorporate practices that minimize our environmental footprint and maximize benefits for locals. All of our experiences are designed to bring you closer to nature and our world, and hopefully, also help you to become an advocate to protect it.


Our founding team is based in the Nordics and we’re launching our first journeys in our own backyard: Finland, Norway and Sweden. Experience the wonder of the region throughout each of the distinct seasons.

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Deeply Knowledgeable Guides

About Our Guides

When you travel with us, you're in expert hands. Every guide is carefully selected for their deep knowledge, professional credentials, and passion for connection.


For our mountain journeys, we work exclusively with IFMGA-certified guides—the highest standard in international mountain guiding. This certification requires years of rigorous training in disciplines like climbing, skiing, mountaineering, and wilderness safety, as well as expertise in weather, geology, and ecosystems.


But our guides offer more than technical skill. They bring a people-first mindset and a love for storytelling, helping you connect not just to the terrain, but to the journey itself. You’ll return home with new knowledge, a deeper perspective, and maybe even a new friend.

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A Glimpse from Past Experiences

Expertly Crafted Experiences

We bring decades of experience to create premium, once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

Deeply Knowledgeable Guides

Our guides are chosen for their passion, expertise and IFMGA certification.

Sustainability in our DNA

Protecting our environment and supporting locals is at the heart of everything we do.

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Really expert guide work by the expedition leaders, which was made all the more challenging by the conditions. Grateful to them for the knowledge and leadership they displayed.
By John Paul T for Loppa - The Last Frontier on Apr 01, 2025
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What People Are Saying About Us:

National Geographic

"The best view of the northern lights involves a lot of travel—but it is so worth it"


– Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, March 2025


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Guest review for Mørketid in Norway trip

The hosts and local guides were kind, extremely knowledgeable and wonderful to be around. The setting is beyond breathtaking and the itinerary allows you to feel very connected to the area and the locals.


– Allison H, about the Arctic Experience: Mørketid in Norway trip.

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Reference from guest

This team is one of the most hospitable, accommodating, efficient teams I’ve ever had the pleasure of traveling with. They anticipated our needs, and by the end of the trip they made us feel like family. They also did a great job of making sure we were clear on the activities for the week and answered any questions to make sure we felt comfortable.


– Lauren G, guest on a Klättermusen Experiences trip to Norway in January 2025


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Special is how I would describe this trip! A great departure from one’s everyday routine in a beautiful land, taking it all in, while being physically active and socially interactive with great people who really want to facilatate (and make a reality) your best trip ever!
Tracy C for Midsommar in Sweden on Jul 03, 2025
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