Hiking Fimmvorduhals in Iceland 2022 (with Kraig Adams!) 

Thank you very much and well spotted! He was indeed.

Thanks! 🙏

Thank you! The trick with the mini 2 is low ISO and flying slowly. Best of luck!

Thank you very much for those kind words! Hehe nice spotting, I was in indeed in Kraig Adams 2 latest uploads from Iceland. Will upload the Laugavegur hike within a few weeks, stay tuned :)

@@JonathanLundmark Ohhhh look. Kraig did two films from Iceland…. I must have missed the first one….due to vacation. That explains the missing wilderness in the second one…. ;-) I will have to do some catching up with RU-vid. And I’m looking forward to your next film!

Hehe indeed he did! He did 1 video for both the Laugavegur and the Fommvorduhals, I intend to split them. Enjoy! ✌️

Thank you! It was a long day but from the hut its mostly downhill, so even if it feels tough you would likely make it to the end its mostly a matter of how pleasant the experience will be :)

Good luck!

Thank you Mario! indeed, he left a bit later than us on the day we both hiked the Fimmvorduhals and managed to steer clear from the rainy start on that day! We did have better weather on the Laugavagur trail which I'm working on next to upload once I'm back from my next hiking adventure!

Thank you 🙏

Thank you! Glad you liked it, going hiking in Crete next week and will finish up and upload Laugavagur a few weeks after! Did the trail look different to you from 2019?

@@JonathanLundmark No, it was very similar and felt like I was hiking the trail with you.

Cool!

Thank you for taking the time to say so, how was your hike? :)

@@JonathanLundmark it was lovely! i had great conditions (unlike laugavegur haha), and it was very challenging but very rewarding. felt proud of myself and still in awe of what i saw.

Nice! Indeed, I thought so too - surreal environments!

Thanks!

Thank you! Indeed very nice landscapes and even though we got some rain it could have been worse.

Happy to read this, exactly what I’m opting for with this no-talking format! Thank you for the feedback and likewise - all the best!

Thank you very much! I hiked the Laugavegur trail as well before Fimmvorduhals and will upload that video within a couple of weeks after completing a hike on Crete! Indeed insanely beautiful!

Thanks! I hiked the Laugavegur as well and will upload a video for that trek within a few weeks. Will you also document your hikes? Either way good luck in your hikes in Iceland!

Thank you very much! Appreciate it 🙏

Thank you indeed it was!

Great! Will upload the Laugavagur Trail soon which is a good multi-day hike to chain into this one. When are you planning to hike? Good luck! 🥾

@@JonathanLundmark We just have one day before we jump on a cruise ship (around Iceland). We thought the Fimmvörðuháls trail would be awesome and it looks so. Hope to be back someday for extended Treks and camping. 3 weeks and counting!!

A cruise around Iceland sounds cool! Yes this trek was an awesome day-hike however the bus back to Reijkavijk only goes back once a day in the morning and takes quite a long time. It can also be a bit tedious to go to the trailhead if not hiking the Laugavegur trail, but it’s doable with some proper planning! Good luck!

Nice! Indeed, the trail was beautiful. One of my favourites :)

Thank you! The scenery was spectacular indeed, one of my favourite hikes!

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it! I have som swedish hikes uploaded indeed and plenty more planned. I also have a few norwegian hikes planned, I have hiked there before and it’s very beautiful!

@@JonathanLundmark norway is one of my favorite countries. It just takes your breath away. Anyway, cant wait to see more! Cheers 🤙

New one out from Iceland now and next stop Lofoten in Norway :) Hope you like em!

Thank you very much Laura!

Thank you, glad you liked it!

Thank you!

Thank you very much! For sure I’ll be back to hike in Iceland again it was beautiful!

Thank you for those kind words Ronald! Hmm I think I remember you but not 100% sure without matching a face as there were a lot of people and names on the trails to be honest. But I seem to remember 1 Ronald, Greetings from Sweden👋

Thanks 🙏

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you 😘

Oh shoot, how annoying! Glad this film made up for it. The scenery was stunning.

Warning to all other viewers of this fantastic film: do not make the same mistake as me, follow the route from the waterfall (seen at 13:33) along the river and do not go inland.

Wise words, thanks for sharing that pro tip with the rest!

I did the same thing last year and I'm ashamed to say my girlfriend and I cut across the grass to get back on the path. I normally wouldn't but it was a special day. I planned to propose once we reached the end at Skogafoss. There was no way I was walking her down the dirt road and missing all the waterfalls. She said yes!

​@@kevtb874Congratulations you both! Wish you a lot of love, health and happiness.

Thank you!

Wow, thank you 🙇‍♂️ Will upload my Laugavegur hike from Iceland within a few weeks and have more hikes planned ahead! Next stop for me is Crete to hike some gorges.

@@JonathanLundmark Awesome. Looking forward to it. If you plan to visit India, do let me know. We can plan some epic hikes here in Himalayas. I know you have been to Nepal but you can explore some epic trails in India too.

Thank you! If I ever visit India I will definitively reach out to you! ✌️

Hey, thanks! I used DJI Mavic Mini 2 because its so light weight and travel-friendly and brought quite a lot of power banks indeed for the whole trek. You were able to charge in Thorsmork between Laugavegur and Fimmvorduhals. Good luck! I take it you will be filming too?In that case looking forward to see it!

@@JonathanLundmark Yes, in a week I'm heading to Iceland for a week, and I'm bringing along my DJI Mini 2 :) I'm actually new to the world of filmmaking, so this trip will mark the beginning of my RU-vid journey. I'm really excited to explore Iceland's breathtaking landscapes and capture them on camera. I'm hoping to learn and improve my filmmaking skills along the way. If you have any tips or suggestions for a beginner like me, I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you again for your help! :)

That’s awesome! Hmm you’ll learn as you you but content wise I like to alter the angles to keep things interresting, shoot from back, front and side! As for drone shots keep em slow and steady without any turning, if you are flying in multiple dimensions at once lock all angular speeds otherwise it’ll look jerky. Remember to keep the shutter speed to 180 degrees to ensure you don’t get any jitter! If you are filming 30fps with the drone you should have 1/60 shutter speed and use ND filter on the lens to adjust brightness. Sorry for the late reply, best of luck on your hikes and filmmaking!

Hi! There’s accomodation which I believe you can book in advance, search for ”Fimmvörðuskáli hut”

Thank you! If you hike during season months of July and August it should be fairly safe. In case of emergency however there are 2 huts in the middle of the trail. The last 8km stretch from Skogar has plenty of good spots to pitch tents as well as get water from the river (although wild camping is not allowed unless emergency). The first 3km from Thorsmork are also suitable for wild camping. On top there are parts that are flat with gravel where I can see tents being pitchable but it can be very windy and cold so probably not the best spot, I would try to hike downwards if conditions turn bad, either turning back or going forward to do so - bring a GPS to be safe!

@@JonathanLundmark Hi Jonathan, thanks for the reply, I would like to start at Landmannalaugar or even further North, So I would be wild camping from that trail, I noticed the trail is fine between June and mid September, I wonder if it is passible in October! thanks for the information, I will plan this section better, maybe stay by the hut near Torsmark and around 8kms from Skogar as I think that time of season would be ok, I wish I had taken a GPS on my hike in Hardangervidda national park Norway in September-Oct, as it snowed heavy and made parts of the trails impassable, and I had to turn back after a few nights on several attempt's to pass through the national park from different locations, I guess October could be a tricky month in Iceland also! Thanks for the information!

Nice, I started in Landmannalaugar myself (video uploading in a couple of weeks). It was a really good trail! Indeed conditions have a higher risk of becoming poor and dangerous the further away from ”season” you hike. I assume especially on the pass on Fimmvorduhals where winds get stronger on top. Norway sounds like an adventure! Good luck with your hike, will you film it?

@@JonathanLundmark Hi yes the condition change dramatically in Iceland and Norway between the September months and October, In Iceland I think it becomes wetter, the same as many national parks around 150 kms East/ North East of Bergen, And I noticed the 5 weeks I was there, it was getting dark around 6PM then 5PM, My footage was terrible as I had an old go pro, and I am terrible at editing, however I am slowly improving for an amateur, Same with photography, I really hike for the experiences way more so than video footage, However I hope to improve with the video footage, as I have had some great cold air exposure, and cold water therapy experiences, with long distance hikes, but even though I have uploaded them, the videos were hardly worth uploading, And for someone as experienced as you at video editing, you would be ashamed of ever uploading such videos! When I go back to Norway/Iceland I will try to record better footage and spend more time editing the videos, Looking at your quality of your RU-vid videos, I highly recommend some of the national parks I managed to hike some time in Norway, Hardangervida in latemay to June or end of August or early September is fantastic because there are less people to almost no people on the main trails, Although I am unsure how busy it gets because it is a huge national park to long distance hike, A typical long hike from maybe Finse to Odda, travelling via Trolltunga, (so you don't have to hike that trail separately, is a good itinenery, I would love to hike so much more of Hardangervida, and I would if I lived in Bergen or Oslo, It is easily accessible by train, to get dropped off at Finse, Or Geilo (for an even longer adventure), to hike South West to Odda,) Transport is quite good in these locations, Via local bus or Trains, From Odda you could then take a bus through the long mountain tunnel 8 9 kms I think it takes 15 minutes to drive under the mountains, Then arriving at a small town of Sundial you can stay at camp site or cabins, or just start a few day hikes or overnight hikes in Folgefonna national Park, The scenery is amazing Harlingskarvet is a nice place to hike a few days, I spent 3 days up there, And further North is more remote but a fantastic national park that I want to explore a lot more of is the Utadalen, Jotemheimen, Breheimen, and Jostedalsbreen national park, I would like to curcuit all of those places at once! And take the scenic train from Myrdal to Flam, and bus to Ovra Ardal, where I would start the trail, I would choose these locations, as they are all around the same area of Norway, East of Bergen Lofoten is amazing I am sure, but that's for another time, If you ever consider hiking in Norway, You will never be disappointed, I think you could upload some incredible content /footage of these national parks I mentioned,

@@ianwoodzy638 Thank you for this very informative comment, I will look up all your suggestions. I have hiked in Jotunheimen before (Besseggen & Galdhöpigen) and found the scenery amazing. I am thinking to do a road trip to hike Trolltunga, Preikestolen and Kjeragbolten in one go and a separate trip to Lofoten perhaps next year. Your suggestion for a multi-day hike and grab Trolltunga on the way is appealing - I'll look into it! Thank you very much for your suggestions and all the information! Again - very helpful!

Hi and thank you! There is the public bus which you can not book in advance and then a few different operators you pay and book in advance. See for instance the following: nat.is/bus-schedules-reykjavik-skogar/ trex.is/tour/skogar/

We hiked this trail in the middle of July, I highly recommend it!

You’re welcome!