OUTDOOR
We offer a wide range of subjects for those who love wind in their hair and sweat on their forehead. For those who thrive when their pulse rises and the surroundings change from classroom to dunes, forest and water. If you love nature and are not afraid of a little mud and rain, then you have landed in the right place.
For us, outdoor is about experiences, community and challenging yourself. Whether you're into intense adventure racing or the quiet outdoors with hiking and campfire cooking, we have outdoor subjects that suit you.
Here you can try new disciplines, develop yourself and experience nature in new ways – regardless of your level. The most important thing is that you want to join in.
ADVENTURE RACE
Adventure racing at a high school is a cross-border activity and adrenaline pumping in a strong community.
EXAMPLES OF CONTENT
- Mountain bike
- Climbing
- Rappelling
- Team training
- Orienteering
- Cross-country running
TEAMWORK, CHALLENGE AND ADVENTURE
It's teamwork, endurance and technical mastery. It's challenges from nature and not least from yourself. The feeling after completing an adventure race is hard to beat – and it has to be experienced!
Whether you are seasoned or completely green when it comes to adventure racing at the college, you will be challenged at NIH. The subject is offered in our fall class, which starts in August.
As an adventure racer, you must master a wide range of different and challenging sports. Therefore, you will also experience that you can always improve, so that you are stronger for the next race. Below you can read in depth about the many different disciplines, so that you know what you are getting into. We will also make suggestions for other subjects that you can choose, together with Adventurerace.
The examples of disciplines are just some of the many different challenges an Adventure Race can contain. If you really want to improve significantly as an adventure racer, our teachers recommend the following subjects:
- Adventure
- Mountain bike
- Power sports
- Mud & Muscles
- XTERRA
- Positive Psychology (Elective)
In an adventure race you never know what challenges await you. You may risk having to bike'n'run to the North Sea, solve challenges in the forests around the Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole, canoe/kayak, rappel down from a silo, yes, there are virtually no limits. The subject is therefore tailored for those who love new challenges.
If you want to challenge yourself, your physique and psyche, then you should choose Adventure Race.
Adventure race is only offered in the spring.
MOUNTAIN BIKE
Most people probably know it. But there is a world of challenges. There are always new trails to explore and master, new areas with greater difficulty. We have many of these places close to the school, where you can embark on thrilling adventures. But we also have our own MTB track that runs all the way around the school. Here you will have plenty of time to improve your time and see if you can beat the school record. Of course, we provide bicycles and equipment.
CLIMBING
Could be many things. Here at NIH we have both an indoor climbing wall and an outdoor climbing tower. We also have a High-Wire system at a height of 6-21 meters filled with lots of fun challenges.
RAPELLATION
Here we have the opportunity to climb on the school grounds but also in various other places. The first time you lean back and feel the rush in your stomach is absolutely fantastic. Then you can almost hear the Mission Impossible soundtrack as you elegantly jump out and float down to the ground in a controlled manner.
TEAM TRAINING
Is a must when you do Adventure Racing. Without your team you won't get far, and without cooperation the challenges you face won't be solved quickly enough. Therefore, an adventure race requires physical and mental strength, patience, team spirit, cooperation and determination. We work with different exercises where you, in consultation with your team, must solve different tasks that can only be solved if you work together. Even if you think you are really good at collaboration, you will find that you can always strengthen your personal and other people's skills within this field.
ORIENTATION RACE
You often have to orient yourself using a map when you are on an adventure race. Therefore, it is important that you know how to navigate using a map and how to use a compass. These are absolutely essential elements that must be mastered. Otherwise, you risk quickly sending yourself and your team on a major detour. That is the last thing you need when resources are starting to run out.
TRACKING
Gives you the technique to run effortlessly through hilly terrain. Adventure races most often take place in challenging nature that is not always easy to navigate. It is therefore important that you have the technique and physique to move in this type of nature. Here we are so lucky that NIH is located in the middle of a lot of beautiful and challenging nature, where you can try your hand at cross-country running.
EXTREME
In the extreme subject we test your limits. We try to experience and work with extreme experiences – and that's cool...!
The course costs an extra DKK 2.000.
EXAMPLES OF CONTENT
- Paintball
- Go-Kart
- Rappelling
- Shooting
- Wakeboard
ACTION AND ADRENALINE
As the adrenaline junkie that you are, you can't avoid the Extreme course. Here, with a state guarantee, you will have your need for action met in the form of a lot of extreme activities.
PAINTBALL
We have one of North Jutland's best paintball fields close to the school - and we take advantage of that. Paintball is relatively simple. It's about shooting the others and avoiding being shot yourself - simple? Just wait for the adrenaline, and the fear will come crawling. The fear of how much it hurts to be shot goes away as soon as you are hit the first time. But the adrenaline is in your body, even after we have finished the game. Included is: Overalls and mask, gun and compressed air, paintball balls and bruises. You must bring: "warrior" instinct and a little smile when you hear the scream of your high school friend who is hit.
GOKART
Go-karting is fast. You sit very close to the ground and whizz away at up to 70 km/h on a 1,1 km long track with tunnels and curves. The first few laps give you a feel for the cart and you get to know the track, so you will soon be pushing the cart faster and faster around the track. We are racing – so brake later, drive faster through the corner, get the perfect curve, make a cheeky overtake, watch out for who is coming from behind. In short, there is plenty to see once we get going.
RAPELLING (ONLY ON SPRING BREAK)
When you stand leaning over the edge, looking 35 m down and clutching the thin rope, it's okay to pee a little in your pants. In rappelling, you control the rope yourself when you go over the edge and about 35 m down. However, we have a backup rope tied to you, so you can be completely calm. You will be thoroughly introduced to the technique and can enjoy the trip when you are hanging freely in the air and your legs are no longer shaking. There is also the option to start with a trip where it is not quite so high before you take the trip all the way from the top.
SHOOTING
“What did you shoot it with?” is perhaps a little more extreme than what you're going to experience. But nevertheless, we go all American and take a trip to the shooting range. Here we try either rifle or clay pigeon shooting.
WAKEBOARDING
Wakeboarding can be described as snowboarding on water, where you are pulled around a track. Most people need a few tries before they cruise stylishly across the water, and maybe you'll get the courage to try one of the jump boxes. We'll go to Aalborg Cable Park and have plenty of time to try wakeboarding.
PARACHUTE
It's an adrenaline rush without actually jumping out of a plane. First the noise when the door opens, and in the seconds that follow you float towards the ground in almost silent mode. Adrenaline pumps through your body, and your heart races.
The price for a skydive is DKK 2.100.
(Out of schedule)
Watch video about parachutes
GET THE WILDEST RUSH IN YOUR STOMACH
With a skydive, we guarantee that we will push you to your limits. And then you will automatically become a member of the exclusive club of people who have taken off more times by plane than they have landed.
There are options for both staticline solo jumps, where you jump alone and the screen is pulled automatically, and tandem jumps, where you and an instructor have a free fall of 30-60 seconds.
Everything takes place in collaboration with the best instructors, who do everything to give you an experience of a lifetime. They help create a safe and serious environment, where safety is at its absolute peak. You receive the theoretical instruction at the school together with your college friends. On the day of the jump, there is practical instruction before we jump into the plane, and the instructors guide you out of the plane.
The jump itself takes place, depending on weather and wind, usually on a weekend or afternoon, where you should expect to be on standby at the right time.
POSSIBILITY FOR MULTIPLE JUMPS
One of the advantages of skydiving with NIH is that you also become a member of the Danish Parachuting Union. This means that you can subsequently take more jumps at a member price and possibly take even more challenging jumps from greater heights, be trained in freefall jumping or participate in events at the skydiving club.
The Outdoors
Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole is located right in the middle of the fantastic nature of North Jutland. For example, the North Sea is only 16 km from the school. We try to incorporate all this beautiful nature into the subject as much as possible.
EXAMPLES OF CONTENT
- Campfire and primitive cooking
- Kite
- Climbing, highwire in the NIH climbing center
- Canoe trip
- Overnight trip in the open air
- hiking
- The Outdoors
Get all the way around with outdoor activities at college
Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole has some good facilities for the subject. We have our own adventure area with a large campfire site, shelters, lovely nature and, not least, our own large climbing and high-wire center.
In the subject we get a lot of exposure. You will of course have the opportunity to use our fantastic climbing center and have the wind in your hair when you stand 22 meters high and look out over North Jutland. Since the region is known for its fresh westerly wind, we will of course take advantage of it to build kites and learn to control our slightly larger kites. In addition, we will also slow down the pace and immerse ourselves in the more peaceful outdoor life with hikes in the forest, campfires and primitive cooking. The subject will of course also include an overnight trip, where we sail away in our canoes and spend the night at a shelter. There, it will be all about cooking and having fun.
MUD & MUSCLES
It's cold and wet. There's maybe a meter of snow, and the thermometer shows minus 8 degrees. The lake is frozen. But that's cool – because in the profession Mud & Muscles We go full throttle in the harsh North Jutland nature during the coldest months of the year.
Watch video about mud & muscles
EXAMPLES OF CONTENT
- Spartan Race
- NIH Burning Man Challenge
- Cross country
- Training doctrine
- Water passage
- Snowball fight
FOR THE HARDCORE TYPES
In other words, in Mudder & Muskler you don't have to be afraid of getting dirty or soaked, despite the fact that the temperature has long since dropped below 0 degrees. The subject is about using nature as a training tool in the months when we usually stay indoors. We will challenge your inner Viking through games, competitions, teamwork, Spartan races and quirky kicks. In Mudder & Muskler at Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole we go a step further. Where others would say; "No thanks". We say; "Just give me another challenge!".
You will experience that mud splashes, water, cold and relentless conditions become prerequisites for great experiences. If you are up for playing human tank in an ever-changing and fun terrain, then the Mud & Muscles course is just the thing for you.
NAK & ADE
Get a little closer to nature in our Nak & Æd course. Here you will try your hand at preparing and cooking outdoor food over a campfire.
FOR THE OUTDOOR PEOPLE
We work with the raw materials from scratch. This means that we, for example, get a whole deer. We process this according to all the rules of the art. It must be skinned and carved. Then it must be cured, and when it is ready for cooking, you and the other students are allowed to choose which dishes you want to prepare.
You will also gain an understanding of how hunters work, why we hunt and how we treat the animals with respect afterwards.
So do you want to be in nature and eat delicious food? Do you want to cook over an open fire? Then the nak og åd course is just the thing.
POWERSPORT & MTB
Power sports are high heart rate, sweat and endurance. It's the taste of blood in your mouth and the profession where you experience what hard training and competition entail.
EXAMPLES OF CONTENT
- race
- Test
- Triathlon / duathlon
- Mountain bike
- Swimming
- Strength training
- Spinning
- Power Cup
HIGH PULSE RATE, SWEAT AND ENDURANCE
Are you the type who loves to compete both individually and in teams? Is the best you know when your pulse is pounding and your breathing is intense? Do you love challenges and speed across the field? Then Powersport is your cup of tea.
We throw ourselves into a wide range of sports, but what they all have in common is that the intensity is top notch. One day you are racing at full speed on a mountain bike followed by running, and the next day you and your team are competing to complete an obstacle course the fastest. At Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole, we have some fantastic outdoor facilities that enable a wide range of physically tough challenges. In other words, you will not get bored in the Powersport subject.
As part of the teaching, we also work with technique and the background of all the disciplines you will experience. So you will not just throw yourself headlong into one challenge after another. Here, your teacher, Anders, prepares you thoroughly beforehand, so that you know what you are doing. Anders is also a bit of an oracle within triathlon, swimming, surfing, skiing, cycling, running and much, much more.
You should choose Powersport if you want to test your physique to the limit, maybe even exceed it. You should love that your body hurts, that you can taste blood in your mouth and then you should be prepared to have a lot of fun in the process!
SPORT CLIMBING
Challenge yourself at heights and see how quickly you can master the many different climbing challenges we have at Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole. You can join regardless of your level, but it requires that you have the courage, strength, stubbornness and desire to throw yourself into the technical world of climbing.
Watch video about sport climbing
EXAMPLES OF CONTENT
- Indoor climbing wall
- Jumping to Trapeze
- Training as a climbing instructor
- Rope climbing
- Focus on security
BOTH BEGINNERS AND EXPERIENCED
When you start sport climbing at Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole, you will experience a world of exciting opportunities. You will of course be allowed to throw yourself into our many climbing opportunities, but you will also learn how to belay and instruct in climbing. So you will not only get a lot of new techniques under your skin – you will also learn how to pass them on, so that you can later call yourself a climbing instructor.
In sport climbing, you will receive thorough training in belaying on top ropes and also the opportunity to try your hand at tree climbing and first-person climbing.
Our climbing wall has several different levels of difficulty, requiring more or less technique and strength. This creates a natural learning process, so you constantly feel like you are moving. This also means that we can handle everyone in Sports Climbing at Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole, as we have both easy and very technically difficult routes.
We provide all the equipment. All you need to bring is the courage and desire to take on the big challenges.
SURFING
We surf all year round. Surfing at Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole is about play, experimentation, staging, atmosphere and physical development. Surfing is a lifestyle!
The course costs an extra DKK 1.000.
Watch a video about surfing
FOR BOTH BEGINNERS AND EXPERIENCED
What does it take to make surfing really cool? The North Sea and lots of wind. We have that here in North Jutland. The Sports College is located only 16 kilometers from the North Sea, which creates the perfect setting for you to learn and/or improve your surfing skills. The subject Surfing is for everyone – regardless of level.
We have our own warehouse outside Løkken where all our equipment is stored. This way you can get to the waves quickly and easily – even in your free time!
When you take surfing at Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole, you will have the opportunity to both throw yourself into the waves on the classic surfboard and challenge your balance with SUP boards (Stand Up Paddle).
We also work with foil surfing – Pumpfoil, Prone foil and SUP foiling. This also takes place on the coast, but also at Aalborg Cable Park where we have some good floating docks available.
So do you have the courage to challenge the forces of nature in a new and unique way through surfing? You can do that here at Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole, and it is here that you will find the best "locations" for surfers - namely on the west coast of North Jutland.
You will work on developing your surfing skills, while at the same time focusing on the great experiences as a surfer. The perfect "ride", where technique, familiarity with the sea, and the joy of the physicality of the wet element, form the center of the best experiences.
Anyone can choose this course and there are no skill requirements. This is for both experienced surfers and those who have never tried it before. We have the equipment, if you have the courage!
The hours are in a compressed period to achieve more hours on the water once we have set off.
If you choose to surf, you also have the opportunity to use the equipment in your free time, all the equipment is ready for you out in Løkken.
TRIATHLON
The combination of three classic disciplines: swimming, road cycling and running. You've probably tried them separately – but together they require endurance, willpower and mental strength. All of which we teach you to take full advantage of.
Watch video from Tri-day
EXAMPLES OF CONTENT
- Road cycling
- Swimming
- race
- Engineering
- Theory
- Recovery training
COMMUNITY IN AN INDIVIDUAL SPORT
Triathlon is by no means a new invention. The sport has been around since the 70s, but has evolved a lot since then. The distances have been extended, the equipment has been streamlined, and new versions of the sport, such as XTERRA, have seen the light of day.
If you choose the subject Triathlon at Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole, you will be challenged both mentally and physically, regardless of your level. Anders, who teaches the subject, has been a practicing triathlete for many years and knows the sport inside out. He structures the training so that you can develop individually, but just as importantly, it is about showing community in a sport where you are often alone against others.
At Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole, there are good opportunities to strengthen your tri-skills if you put together your schedule based on Anders' recommendations:
DIET & NUTRITION
If you combine these subjects in the schedule, you will get a composition of subjects that strengthens your competences within triathlon on many different parameters. You will understand why recovery and the food you put in your mouth matter so incredibly much. You will also strengthen your body so that it is physically better equipped for the challenges of triathlon.
SKI INSTRUCTOR
Do you dream of working in snowy mountains? Do you want a different job where you usually have one or two plates on your feet? Become a ski instructor here at Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole and take your ski education out and experience the world.
BECOME A SKI INSTRUCTOR AT COLLEGE
Price for instructor: 13.000*
Price for individual skills: 10.000*
*The price includes two trips to Trysil and Hemsedal, where everything is included. The ski trip to Contamines in France is optional (6.000 DKK) and is in addition to the price of the ski line. However, we recommend that you choose this option.
The training as a ski instructor is both practical and theoretical in, for example, error correction, individual skills, teaching didactics and methodology, and school turn training. The approach to the teaching is both playful and analytical, and we focus a lot on the teaching taking place in the snow, so you get as much time as possible on skis.
We work with both Norwegian and French instructors who, in collaboration with us, ensure that we get the best conditions for an exciting and educational education. We do not expect you to be a world champion skier, but that you want to improve your skills and learn how to teach others.
SKI TRIPS
We travel to snowy mountains three times during the ski season, where you will have ample opportunity to work on theory and your technique. Here, the teaching is structured so that you will of course get a lot of practical teaching, but you will also be allowed to teach your friends from the team. On the big ski trip to Les Contamines in the Chamonix Valley in France, you will teach NIH's other students who have not chosen the ski line.
EDUCATION
The three ski trips to the land of snow look like this:
- Ski trip Hemsedal – alpine skiing, snowboarding or telemark skiing of your choice. Instruction and possibility of instructor training (skiing or snowboarding).
- ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: Le Contamines, France – skiing, snowboarding, testing your own teaching experience and possibly the possibility of ice climbing, biathlon, off piste and Valle Blance (23 km long off piste – Europe's longest).
- Ski trip Trysil – alpine skiing, snowboarding or telemark skiing of your choice. Instruction and opportunity to complete the final part of the ski instructor training.
Completed ski instructor training can, through our partners, subsequently provide the opportunity to work at a ski resort in Norway - for an entire season, during Easter or during the winter holidays.
Watch video from skiing/snowboarding
SKI & SNOWBOARD
Does the thought of the white, freshly fallen powder under your skis or board excite you so much that you're ready for 12 weeks of intensive focus on your skiing or snowboarding skills? You can choose between self-skills or instructor training – and it's at a great price!
Ski or snowboard at college
Price for instructor: 12.500*
Price for individual skills: 9.500*
*The price includes two trips to Trysil and Hemsedal, where everything is included. The ski trip to Contamines in France is optional (6.400 DKK) and is in addition to the price of the ski line. However, we recommend that you choose this option.
In the skiing and snowboarding subject at Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole, there is the opportunity to focus on either “instructor training” or “personal skills”If you would like to read more about our instructor training, you can here..
Interview with former ski school student
SKI TRIPS
If the ski instructor training is not for you, regardless of whether you are a “Rookie” or a “Pro”, you have the option to choose “personal skills”. Here you will receive instruction that is tailored to your level. This is done with video analysis and sparring on how to develop your skills to an unprecedented extent.
Since Nordjylland Sports College is located in Vendsyssel, where the highest hills are ones that can be climbed on a garden gate, we will of course go on trips to areas where you can test and prove your skills.
The ski and snowboard line's three weeks in the snow are spent like this::
- Ski trip Hemsedal – alpine skiing, snowboarding or telemark skiing of your choice. Instruction and possibility of instructor training (skiing or snowboarding).
- ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: Le Contamines, France – skiing, snowboarding, testing your own teaching experience and possibly the possibility of ice climbing, biathlon, off piste and Valle Blance (23 km long off piste – Europe's longest). Read more about this here..
- Ski trip Trysil – alpine skiing, snowboarding or telemark skiing of your choice. Instruction and opportunity to complete the final part of the ski instructor training.
Video from the ski trip to Contamines (optional)
