RVK Newscast #88: The Geldingadal’s Volcano May Last For Years 

I'm in America. I had no idea that this week I would be watching a newsperson from Iceland and absolutely loving it. I don't know if newspeople in Iceland are all like this guy but I love his personality and the way he reports his news stories. Even his dog is adorable and entertaining. The camera man does such a great job. He always positions the camera in the most interesting angle possible and how he walks through this terrain and the wind while keeping the camera steady I'll never know but it's great to be watching something moving without getting motion sick. Whether this volcano keeps going or stops, I will still be taking the time to watch this everyday just because it's so interesting to see how people are that live in a county so far away from me. I am so glad that forever reason that RU-vid recommended a video of this team a few days ago. I am hooked!!! Great work all of you. I hope you get rich from your RU-vid channel. You and your team deserve it!!!

Wow, so much has been changed already since your last video! Please keep making update-video's like this. This volcano is a beauty! THE FLOOR IS LAVA! :D

Suddenly, this is one of my favourite channels on RU-vid. Funny, relevant, very informative - good job, guys!

Thank you for taking that long walk to be close to the volcano. You have become the eyes and ears for so many of us watching this event from around the world. Thank You!!!!!!

Valur and Art, thank you so much! We all look forward to these fantastic moments. You are an excellent presenter, Valur, and your videography is so perfect, Art!! I am a fanatic about Iceland and your videos are the best! Greetings from 🇨🇦

Valur is an amazing character probably the best presenter I have seen, no script straight of the cuff I had not seen him before until this eruption put Iceland on the map around the world. And he makes me chuckle I can't waite to see more of his news items.

I'm so happy for you guys that after all the earthquakes and fear of what may happen, THIS is what your island home gives to you in the end, a new tourist attraction just at a time when millions of people that have been cooped up at home by Covid are able to start traveling again. Also... props once again to your trusty mountain goat cameraman Art for doing such a great job.

The road to the volcano ... I love it!

I like how with media the volcano has brought people together. After all the earthquakes it's such a relief to see such a pure spectacle emerge.

Every morning now I make my coffee, jiggle my mouse and come straight here to the only news that matters to me! Great channel.

Hello again from Wales GB, what a delight this channel has morphed into, keep it going, i just love it. Hope all Icelanders are safe and well, got some home made bread might come over and cook myself some toast, love and blessings to you all ❤❤❤

Long time viewer here! I’m so happy that you’re channel is growing! 💕

I love Valur’s cheerfulness and humour, very refreshing indeed. Kudos to Art’s work behind the camera as well. Looking forward to many more videos from you guys.

Gentlemen, thank you so much for bringing this to my house, the excitement and wonder from England is great. Pity I can't visit in person, perhaps I will be able to visit later in the year. Compared to the volcano and lava the people on the hill side all look to be so small! Lucky with the weather too, you missed the snow storms. The changes in just a few days are immense, so lucky to be able to view this eruption day by day. I doubt Katla will be as friendly!

That was so cool! I've been watching the fixed camera feeds over the past days but will now also tune in to this vlog news. However that commentator is his dry humor is a blast.

I got a shout out from Valur!!! That has completely made my day.

Mother Earth is really stunning and very beautiful in her ferocity. Thank you Valur for your awesome video. xx 💖

I am watching from Australia. This is the best coverage. I feel like I am right there. Thank you.

That's incredible how different the area looks compared to your previous video. Volcanos are so fascinating.

For my how cant travel to this beautiful volcano, your video is pure gold and a breath of air in these weird times. Sometimes we forget how beautiful and wonderful our world is, thank you for reminding us this and do the walking and filmings the things we can't see for ourselves.

hello Valur, thanks for the interesting news. Kudos to your team. I hope Polly is fine. LG

Thank you so much for your hard work , never seen anything like this before

Thank you for upload . Love your channel. O my gosh, It has filled the whole valley . Lava lake. Another Great video THANK YOU .

I am so happy that you are getting more subscribers, views and your a RU-vid “thing” in Iceland. Been watching your channel since beginning of Coronavirus in 2020. It’s a great channel, your stories are really interesting & your a great broadcaster. Iceland’s lucky to have you representing. Fan from Boston in the US (by the way...love Polly)

Greetings from Maine! Wish we could have reporters around my area like this. Very informative and entertaining to watch! Got my subscription! Amongst Norway and other Scandinavian countries Iceland is officially high on my list to come visit now. Hopefully get my chance to see the volcano. Of course once covid is all over 😉. Stay safe!

Thanks quite the tourist attraction, have worked in a foundry, looks like molten brass when being poured from the crucible, the lava field looks very different. has grown, very good video

Greetings from Oregon, USA. My husband and I are loving your coverage and look forward to each new installment. We are now paid subscribers and love to support your work. Fell in love with your country my first visit in 1972, was amazed at the changes in Reykjavik on my next two visits in 2019.

YOUR AWESOME IN coverage, information & camera work of this captivating Iceland's volcano event!👍😀. Wish could be there to explore more of Iceland! As a DIS (Danish program) undergrad student heading for semester studies in Copenhagen, we landed at your capital's international airport, but only had 2 hours so could not venture far!🤣 Living in Hawaii years lateri I visit Kileaua Volcano on Big Island several times close up over 7 years, and once got to see it eventually pour lava into the ocean! Watched this volcanos activity from Mainland wishing could visit there back in 2018. Now your volcano has renewed my great interest and if continues just where the lava goes once the valley is filled! I'll will be watching in wonder from Missouri, USA! Many thanks for your awesome coverage, keep safe and see you on more updates! Cheers!

I’m so happy to have found you guys! Your country is beautiful. Hope you are all safe.

amazing journalism!! can't wait to get back

It is killing me that I can't come there to see the eruption, so if it erupts longer, I will be stoked! After my second vaccine dose takes effect, I'll be watching flights like a hawk!

Great show! I recall fondly The Volcano Show in downtown Reykjavik back in the 1980s. Thanks for carrying on that fine tradition. Well done!

Another fantastic newscast! Timely updates on the volcano and Covid as things continue to evolve. Hats off to the RG team, and, of course, Polly!

Thank you RVK, Valur and the cameraman for being the eyes and ears for us!

The popular video he mentioned got more views than there are people that live in Iceland.

Wow only in days how big the volcano has got Great report thank you All the best from New Zealand

Thank you for showing / telling us so many unic information and beautiful and scaring landscape.

Thanks for the tea.....all good wishes to you and all there.

I've just discovered your videos. What an amazing time you've had with the volcano! I wish I was there to see it. Thanks for sharing all of this information! Your country is beautiful.

Love these videos, cheers from Ireland 🇮🇪

This channel is basically my favourite channel of all time🤗 Thank you so much, keep it comming🙏🏽👏🏽🌼

Great work, just subscribed. Greetings from Germany.

I am 65 and have wanted to go to Iceland all my life. If it wasn't for the travel ban, l would be on the next flight to join you all there. But then again, so would thousands of others. Maybe its not a bad thing that we can't get there. I'm sooo envious. What a fantastic place. Thank you for all your filming.

“Boring, ridiculous story, and really no one cared about this valley before this happened.” 😂 I love the trademark Icelandic frankness. 😂

Great to see the route. And the Volcano is looking Epic..

Thank you for the up date fire and ice fantastic viewing for us in the uk 🇬🇧 we have some Icelandic weather this week Skol!

3:57 I’m in Colorado in the United States. My house is at 10,000ft. (3048m) exactly. It’s always interesting to see what constitutes a mountain around the world. The news here seems to always be bleak and hopeless these days. I never thought I’d say that news of a volcanic eruption would be a breath of fresh air but it has been. These gentlemen are standing within spitting distance of molten earth talking about how wonderful the weather is for volcano viewing and how nonthreatening this event really is.

Thanks for doing the hike on our behalf! Looking forward to making a return trip to Iceland once Covid has gone ...

Id like to suggest that Icelandic National Parks set out the trail with red flags on metal stakes. If the clouds come down and heavy fog, as happened the first day, people may miss that path you have so nicely made, (Thank you!) so the little red flags fairly close together to see thru heavy fog would be helpful. I heard many people in Iceland get lost out in the wilderness when the clouds come down, or heavy blizzards and thick fog obscure the trails, so you should know best how close they need to be. This is so wonderful! We love your reporter and his dog Polly. He is such a great guy! Polly is a wonderful 1st National Pathfinder Doggie! I just worried about dog lungs and volcanic fumes. Are doggies more sensitive than we are? Thank you also for the cutest little volcano your side of the Pecos River! Enjoy! Enjoy!

This is my new favorite show! I love this guy

Thank you for sharing. Greetings from Denmark 👋👋

Just amazing !!!! Thank you !

I look forward to these updates. Every one is a gem. The camera person is doing a fantastic job as well. Please keep these episodes coming!

American here, Hey it might be a great idea to add a quick video of the eruption to the update opening for, "he Reykjavík Grapevine." Love you guys!

Awesome!!! Much love from California. Love this report. Please keep up the great work, and be careful!!!

Another very informative video, big thank you to your camera man for his brilliant shots.

From ameroca thank you for sharing love it can not stop viewing

Brilliant, Valur! You addressed all the issues my wife and I were wondering about. Keep up these fantastic videos.

What an attraction! The perfect size and remoteness for volcano tourism.

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. A lovely informative and funny video. I cannot wait for the next one. Take care from V'ron xx

Wow, all the new information about this eruption being covered by you and your team is INCREDIBLE! Stay safe and keep your videos coming!

I have been twice to Iceland and fell in love with your wonderful island. Your people are so friendly. Just subscribed

If the volcano keeps going soon you’ll no longer have a valley to call Geldingadalir. Good excuse to rename the place? 😏

Everyone is doing a great job of covering the volcano but I enjoy your videos the most! This one was crazy, starting with shirt sleeves and sun then winter coat, cap, gloves and it is snowing! I can’t wait to come to Iceland! Say hi to Polly!

I'd love to visit this volcano, I thoroughly believe I will at some point, but it's impossible at the moment. Watching these videos is the next best thing. In fact....it's possibly better because someone else is doing the long hike for us! Keep up the great work Valur & the Grapevine team!

How nice that a path was made for people. Incredible to see new land forming.

i AM IN OREGON u.s. AND THANK TOU FOR YOUR UPDATES ON THE VOLCANOS. BE SAFE, ANNMARIE

You are a very good presser and explain things so well. Thank you

I found grapevine the day the volcano erupted...so exciting! I've been going back to his past reports with his sidekick, trusted Polly! And of course the camera guy(we never see).The video is tremendous...it makes me want to hike, hike, hike! Just working through his accent, but thankfully it's english. The Sagas series is fantastic!

Thank you for great share. Stay safe and FREE!!

Thank you for the beautiful views and all of the information.

I never knew that Icelandic people were so beautiful. 👍🏼🥰

Brilliant show. Very informative. From the UK

This is wonderful. Thank you so much x

Thanks for updates and sharing this amazing volcano )

Thank you again! Stay safe! Watching from Idaho, USA.

Wow what a fabulous adventure!!! Thanks for bringing us along :)

outstanding stuff .... dont stop showing us all the action :)

Amazing report. Thanks so much for the info, fascinating stuff! fab job! greeting from Spain!

Nice reporting. There is a live stream of the volcano but the resolution is not great. Your video is beautiful. More raw footage of the volcano would be appreciated. Thanks Mark

We so look forward to your broadcasts! Maybe show a couple of drawings of the volcanic process on divergent plate boundaries -

Great video thanks for showing us this awesome volcano in the great country of Iceland. Thanks from Ken in the Land of the Big Sky.

Thanks for this wonderful interesting information and amazing pictures!!!!!!

Lovely video! The first part of the name of the valley, 'Gelding'adilir is also English for a young castrated horse

Loving your work sir....thanks for the update.

I saw you last shivering and black stormy clouds. Then this opens with you sweating, shirtsleeves and what looks like a sunburn! I really enjoy your channel!

Thank you very much.

What an enthusiastic and dear chap doing this... Well Done Sir...how we love motivated,intelligent and communicative people..education with passion is a natural gift ..Good On You .. you should be well remunerated for your natural talent.

Great reporting! Thank you. Quick question: did you share what the distance is from the volcano to where you are standing at 7.07 minutes in this video? It appears the lava is still red right where you all are reporting. Continue to stay safe. Your updates are fascinating. X0 from US. PS your covid management success is awesome. Congrats.

Very nice report on Mt Polly and what it's projected to do. I was explaining how Icelanders name places and said, "If Americans named places the way Icelanders do, Las Vegas might be called Desertgamblingmecca instead. As I've said, I'm Hawai'ian and definitely we are familiar with effusive eruptions going on for decades. I'm also watching the eruption of Pacaya volcano in Guatamala. It is a very active volcano that is currently spewing vast amounts of ash, making its own weather. The lightning does. not. stop. It makes one think of the gods being furious at what we're doing down here. They have an ash advisory, so no air travel. Anyway, thanks for this video!

I also just told my wife I may need some 66º North gear after watching all of these videos! Thanks for the link! And for the tea link!

GREAT VIDEO, Thank you so much!!!

It's so beautiful! 😭😭

Another good video, I enjoy your commentary and descriptions. . I think it looks like everyone in Iceland was there today. I saw someone was riding a bike there so they must have had a hard time going up the mountain. I understand they will put a road into the volcano so us old people can drive in. I see your subscriptions has increased a lot in the last 2 or 3 days, good for you . The world knows who you are now !!!

Greetings from the sunny Central Valley, Cali! 🌄 We never get this much excitement, Mother Earth just chills here. The volcano filling in the valley is fascinating to watch. It also provides an opportunity to change that name...gelding valley...I wonder if the guy that called it that realized it would stick?! Looking forward to watching this amazing effusive eruption and your unique reportage for the foreseeable future. 💜🇮🇸🌋🌍🍀

Absolutely amazing! Wish i was there to actually see and hear it for myself. Take care!

New sub from Colorado, USA- Love it! Thank you, for sharing. Just awesome!

Awesome! Thanks. Great to see it evolve in contrast to your early video.

I just love this guy

Valur great commentary and have enjoyed all the jokes about how difficult your place names are to pronounce. I played with a translation app and have come up with a possible name: Þú getur borið það eldfjall. “ You Can Pronounce It Volcano”