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Practical information
- Arrival at the meeting point in Mýrdalshreppur (please arrive 20 minutes before the departure time)
- Meet your experienced guide
- Safety and itinerary briefing
- Receive your equipment (helmet, harness, ice axe, crampons, and glacier boots)
- 30-minute scenic hike to the Sólheimajökull Glacier
- Arrival
- The adventure begins!
- Introduction to glacier hiking and equipment
- Glacier hiking
- Introduction to ice climbing, ice climbing equipment, and ice climbing techniques
- Guide double-checks your equipment
- Ice climbing!
- Return 30-minute hike to the original departure point at the parking lot in Mýrdalshreppur
Please be advised that all participants must be in good health to take part in this excursion.
In addition, all children must be accompanied by an adult.
Please arrive at the meeting point 20 minutes before the departure time.
This ice climbing and glacier hiking excursion's difficulty level is labelled as 'easy'.
- Guide
- Helmet
- Harness
- Crampons
- Ice axes
- Glacier boots
- Ropes and belaying devices
- Hotel transfers
- Food and beverages
- Warm and windproof outerlayers
- Warm unnderlayers
- Warm clothing
- Hiking boots
- Gloves
- Hat
- Scarf
- Sunglasses
- Water
- Snacks
- Camera