An early start was had today in order to try and make the best of the weather. As the sun was coming up over the hills, we were up at the Hlidarfjall Ski area getting our skins on. The lifts were still hours away from opening as we set off to towards the cwm to the… Read more

Well, we’ve travelled a long way to ski tour in the Troll Peninsula here in Iceland. After talking with friends and reading the odd online article, today we finally got to sample the place for ourselves and we all agreed it has been well worth the journey/planning/research/expense! Setting off from just outside of the coastal town… Read more

Took our time over breakfast in the cabin as it was toasty warm inside and looked baltic the other side of the window – and it was! Luckily the car wasn’t frozen to the ground, so we set off and enjoyed the views as we drove across more frozen wilderness. Thankfully, the roads were generally much… Read more

We spent a beautiful morning exploring the cold but colourful streets of Reykjavik old town. As well as some old parts, there is also a very cool new theatre on the waterfront.      We had planned to try and walk to a little hot spring along the coast from the harbour, but the biting… Read more

We’ve come to Iceland to go ski touring, but before we drive over to the mountains of the Troll Peninsula, we wanted to see some of the classic tourist sights of Iceland. It’s a long drive, but the so-called ‘Golden Circle’ can be done from Reykjavik in one big day out and takes you past some… Read more

There has to be a pretty good reason to have an alarm clock set for pre 4am, but today has proved itself well worth the early start. A bleary-eyed, but seamless transition through Manchester Airport meant that by 7:30, we were getting this exciting view from the plane window. The icecap of Iceland! Very exciting!… Read more