Esjufjöll
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 22.62 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,769 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,808 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,393 ft
- TrailRank
- 22
- Min elevation
- 112 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 2 days 3 hours 53 minutes
- Coordinates
- 998
- Uploaded
- January 13, 2008
- Recorded
- March 2005
near Knappavellir, IS.06 (Ísland)
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Itinerary description
An interesting trip to say the least. This was one of my first cross-country skiing trips and a real eye-opener! On the upward journey it rained constantly and the glacier's surface was covered with a few inches of water at lower elevations, then volcanic ash (very abrasive!) higher up. On the way down conditions were a little better - at least I managed to work up enough speed to do a headlong dive into a big pool of standing water - where I practically drowned before being rescued by my fellow travellers.
If you want to use this track then note that this journey takes you across a heavily crevassed glacier - a route that was safe when we were there need not be safe today ...
If you want to use this track then note that this journey takes you across a heavily crevassed glacier - a route that was safe when we were there need not be safe today ...
Waypoints
Car park
830 ft
Car
Mountain hut
2,277 ft
Esjufjöll
JÖRFÍ lodge - LOCKED, keys at Glaciological Society in Reykjavik. - JÖRFÍ lodge - LOCKED, keys at Glaciological Society in Reykjavik.
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