Located fairly close to Reykjavik, Geitafell offers an opportunity for an evening walk, the total distance being about 10 klicks. The mountain isn't really high enought to oiffer spectaclar views but you do get an overvi...
Located between the old and new roads across the Snæfellsnes peninsula, Seljafell can be ascended from either one though we did it from the old one. Don't skip Geirhnjúkur, an interesting rock formation on the southern e...
I was preparing for this for almost two years, I've been previously on this mountain a few times by different routes, and it's still very dangerous to go there in winter especially alone (do not recommend it any time). ...
Fun day of the mountaineering 101 course playing in the crevasses with rescue training and a sweet final summit. For this trail a rope team is needed and appropriate gear since it crosses a crevasse field on the glacier.
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Three weeks trekking tour with my girlfriend from Thorsmörk via Maelifell, Holmsarlon, Eldgja and Langisjor to Landmannalaugar. Some parts were on hiking trails but we also went off-trail and met no people for several da...
Mælifellshnjúkur is a mountain in Northern Iceland which offers a spectacular view of the surrounding countryside.
Another day of snow mountaineering with some friends in Northern Iceland, in beautiful sunny weather. We started late that day so we decided to not go further up between all the cornices in very deep, powdery snow. Toget...
Located about half-way between Hekla and Hrafntinnusker, Rauðufossafjöll is the collective name given to a cluster of four peaks. two are most easily accessible from the 4x4 track, the westernmost and the southernmost on...
Located pretty close to Reykjavik, this mountain was ideal for an evening stroll in February when the number of daylight hours is at its lowest. I remember the sunset having been particularly pretty - as was the view of ...
Lambatindur is located in what is probably the most remote part of Iceland. While approaching the mountain, one is presented with a majestic (and probably unclimbable due to poor rock) cliff face, the track takes you beh...
A fairly easy route to the summit of Grasgiljatindur. Finding you way up the cliffs towering over the valley can be a bit tricky, you have to follow the "road" (a rough track) and then the narrow path which replaces it. ...
Tröllakirkja ("Trolls' Church") is the name of a peak in the neighbourhood of Lake Hítarvatn - a fantastically interesting area moulded by both glaciers and post-glacial volcanic eruptions. Because there was still snow o...
This was our second attempt at climbing this mountain - we had been here last spring but been turned away by the farmer on the (reasonable) grounds that his sheep, just released into summer pastures on the slopes, might ...
Bláfell is a large lump of rock located just east of the Kjölur route across the Icelandic highlands. The view from the summit must be spectacular - regrettably there was no visibity when I was there in late October 2005...
4.33Looking completely unscalable, Kirkjufell ("Church Mountain" - no doubt a reference to the mountain's cathedral-like shape) towers over the little fishing village of Grundarfjörður. Although it probably wouldn't pose muc...
Easy, there are ropes at the top and you can climb to the top!
Fairly easy route to Mt. Keilir. Followed path up on the south side of the mountain and down on the northeast side. The distance from the car park to the roots of the mountain is approx. 2,5 km.
An early September hike up onto Snæfell, the highest non-glaciated mountain in Iceland. The last few hundred meters required crampons.
Hekla is the most active volcano in Iceland with eruption events numbering from as low as 15 major eruptions to the huge number of 167 since 1104
This walk was hardly a heroic exploit but quite pleasant - and since the Book includes this "peak" it had to be done :-)
Dominating the Þjófadalir ("Thiefs' Valley") area, Rauðkollur also offers views of Langjökull and Hrútfell, as well as Kerlingarfjöll (where we'd been the day before). An easy and rewarding hike.
East side visually looks more eroded and lose also in this day was a strong wind from east, on the west side are rock shelves covered with grass (check picture), you need to find a way from one shelf to other, there are ...
As is so often the case in Iceland the trick isn't the hike itself - it's getting to where the hike starts. This mountain can only be approached by 4x4 or a mountain bus. Although it doesn't much look like one, it's a vo...
Located close to te road to Landmannalaugar, Löðmundur offers a view over the Fjallabak area as well as Hekla - and a bunch of other mountains! We were there on a beautiful autumn day as confirmed by the photographs - hi...
On a beautiful spring day I led a group of 21 "fellow-travellers" on an interesting circuit of this mountain. finding a way down turned out to be trickier thatn expected - but we got there in the end. For pictures click ...
These twin peaks are composed of vertically aligned columnar basalt and constitute the last remnants of highly eroded volcanic craters. The easiest ascent is from the west, up the cleft between the two peaks and then on ...
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