I just finished this with a group of kids ranging from 13-15 years of age. It was great, and we had to turn around because of weather a total of 2 times. The kids kept a positive attitude throughout the trip.
Hi Kyle: This is truly an amazing hike. There is no way I could handle those verticles. While there are other people there you should fell proud of your achievement. Brian 76
BEST hiking vid I have seen yet Kile, from you or anyone else. Thanks for putting all your effort out there for us and really professionnel editing. Your attitude is amazingly positive no matter what happens.
Great video. Spent 8 years in Keflavik courtesy of the US Navy. Loved it. Good mountain biking for sure. Glad you took the time to look for the small things. Iceland is a very beautiful country and the beer isn't bad ether. Hope you got some time to fish. The lakes in most areas are stocked. Take care, Al
Love the video! Enjoy watchin you and your boy, Joe Robinet, especially when you both go out together. You've given me a lot more motivation to get out there to camp alone and tons of knowledge on fire making and shelter building. Keep up the good work!
Awesome trip and video. I spent two days in Iceland 6 years ago and I still can't get it out of my mind. Such a beautiful place. Good on you for getting out there for such an epic hike.
Having great fun watching this. Walked this trail last year with a friend. In the opposite direction tho. :D When you said you would not like to climb the big hill before reaching the lake camp site, I felt that :D Had one hack of a climb there. :D
Kinda late to the party here, but a very nice video from my country. Sometimes I have to remind myself of how lucky I am to live here. But just a small sidenote. If you are running out of water and walking along or on top of tons of ice and snow, the problem kind of...isnt there...Just dig a bit down through the top layer of the ice and you will find small icicles underneath that is clear. Put that into your bottle and it will melt pretty quickly, especially with the type of weather you had. There is also no need to filter the water out in nature here in Iceland. I would however stay away from glacial rivers for drinking.
Awesome video, Iceland looks like an amazing place, I'd love to visit myself one day! It's and interesting point you make regarding the hiking gear of North americans vs Europeans. In general here in the UK most places are wet and boggy in a lot of places along any trail you wish to walk, hence the hiking boots and trousers. For example I did a charity hike a couple of weeks ago in the Peak District (Derbyshire UK) and the mountain rescue team who were in charge of safety would not let you take part without proper hiking/walking boots, no trail runners allowed! I'm not saying one is better than the other, but I think it's more dictated by your environment. Keep up the good work, Subbed!
Did you take much food or did you rely on the huts? Also what' your next adventure in Iceland that you mention at the end? Thank you for the entertainment and joy of watching.
Nice, I love your videos. It's fun when you are with Joe, but i would like to see your versions, because you have much better skills with videos and not so much own face there all the time ;) I hope you put your new ones here fast. We were at Iceland also in summer, but it was mostly a roadtrip...
Great video - you captured some really beautiful shots. Looks like you had a great time. Looking forward to further videos and the gear review? What is that pack you are carrying? Some ultralight option?
The pack is the ULA circuit. I'm going to try to put out a video on backpacking and video making where I will go over how I have the pack set up for taking pics and video.
I went to Iceland last month for the first time and did everything I wanted to do. I plan on returning next summer with a more indepth exploring. Let me ask you, did you park at Skógafoss, the hike up for X amount of days and returned to Skógafoss? I'm not sure where to leave my rental if I want to go hiking for what may be 1-3 days.
Interesting observation about the gear-differences between American and European hikers. Yeah I'd say UL hasn't become mainstream here yet, as it seems to be in the US. At least not in northern Europe.
Great Video - I really enjoyed it alot! I am planning on doing these sames hikes as part of my "big" hike in 2020. However I want to do this without a guide like you did. I've started my preliminary research and have a few books ordered to assist with this. I was wondering if you could suggest a good book or website that could offer advise on how to hike Iceland without a guide? Also did you have any issues with the drinking water being alkaline? Thanks man!
Need this in my life like yesterday. Questions: did you use one of the inexpensive Icelandic airlines, and if so, did you need to pay anything extra for your pack?
Great video!! Where did you get your research from? I am starting our research now. Would you recommend going early July like you did? I was trying to eyeball prices for flights. Coming from Chicago. Debating on end of August. Any advice would be appreciated :)
The trail typically opens towards the end of June. So the main season is July, August, and September. I read a few travel blogs. Cant remember which ones and watched a few videos on the trail. The main thing to figure out it flights and bus schedules. If you have any questions let me know.
Yeah its pretty well marked. I did use the map a few times as sometimes you start to wonder off on the wrong trail. The reason it is so well marked is because of the bad weather that comes from no where. Sometime visibility can be very bad.
Thanks for Sharing your trip! Looking at you gear, you look like you pay attention to weight! could you be so kind sharing your gear list for this trip? Did you walk in trail runners?
Yes I did wear trail runners the whole time. I updated the video comments with gear basics. I covered the major components. If you have more questions let me know.
Great Video (as always)! Planning a trip Sept 2017, late season bus schedules are better for a south-north transit - any comments? Wondering what you took for cook set and food for your 3+ days. TX REPLY
You can go either way it does not really matter. As for food my standard backpacking food. Candy bars for the day dehydrated meal for dinner. For the cook set I have a review up on my pot.
It depends on the part. You might see people every 5 minutes or once every 2 hours. I was up early and out of camp by 6:30 some days and would not see any one for 2-3 hours. Other times it was like walking in a city part running into people every few minutes.
You might find significant snow in sections during May. I'm not sure if the trail would even be open. The bus is really the only way to get there other than perhaps hitchhiking. Its not a loop so if you rented a vehicle you would have to walk all the way back on the trail to you vehicle. The road to the trail head is rough and requires and serious 4x4.
