Brian - this is the only TR I've found so far on Iceland. My wife and I are going there this summer for our anniversary trip, spending 9 days there, and hope to do some peak bagging, hot spring soaking, and hiking while there. Great TR and awesome photos, with some humor thrown in. Did you have a climbing guidebook, or what sort of resources did you use?
Thanks for the nice words! You will have a great time there. The only climbing info I had was: 2 tour books I bought at a book store (not easy to find books on Iceland here), info I found on the internet and some info from another SP member that he mailed to me. If you want, I can email you the names of the two books when I get home tonight and if you want, I can mail you the pages he sent me. Let me know. There was not much out there but the books I got had some mention in them like "there is climbing here" so I just went and found them on my own when I went there. There is more info available in some brochures at Landmannalaugur about various hiking trails in the park too.
I'm jealous you get to go there. I would love to go back again and hope to in a few years.
I love the photos - and thanks for taking the time and effort of making a good report about it, not just a fast-made album like it is the current wave here. I vote much more seldom as I used to, but that gets a 10/10.
cheers,
Peter
Brian Jenkins - Jan 11, 2007 10:27 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Nice!
Thanks very much for your kind words. I appreciate that.
Two days ago I finished a murder mystery set in Iceland ('Where the Shadows Lie' by Michael Ridpath) where key scenes are set in mountains and falls you have in your TR. It was great to see them in living color!
taikavuorimies - Aug 8, 2006 5:33 am - Voted 10/10
GreatSimply marvelous. I can't wait to go there.
Brian Jenkins - Aug 8, 2006 2:57 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: GreatThanks very much for your kind words. You will enjoy it very much, it is a wonderful place.
Jeremy Hakes - Jan 11, 2007 7:34 pm - Voted 10/10
THANK YOU!!!Brian - this is the only TR I've found so far on Iceland. My wife and I are going there this summer for our anniversary trip, spending 9 days there, and hope to do some peak bagging, hot spring soaking, and hiking while there. Great TR and awesome photos, with some humor thrown in. Did you have a climbing guidebook, or what sort of resources did you use?
Brian Jenkins - Jan 11, 2007 8:00 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: THANK YOU!!!Thanks for the nice words! You will have a great time there. The only climbing info I had was: 2 tour books I bought at a book store (not easy to find books on Iceland here), info I found on the internet and some info from another SP member that he mailed to me. If you want, I can email you the names of the two books when I get home tonight and if you want, I can mail you the pages he sent me. Let me know. There was not much out there but the books I got had some mention in them like "there is climbing here" so I just went and found them on my own when I went there. There is more info available in some brochures at Landmannalaugur about various hiking trails in the park too.
I'm jealous you get to go there. I would love to go back again and hope to in a few years.
Ski Mountaineer - Jan 11, 2007 8:48 pm - Voted 10/10
Nice!I love the photos - and thanks for taking the time and effort of making a good report about it, not just a fast-made album like it is the current wave here. I vote much more seldom as I used to, but that gets a 10/10.
cheers,
Peter
Brian Jenkins - Jan 11, 2007 10:27 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Nice!Thanks very much for your kind words. I appreciate that.
icypeak - Mar 31, 2007 12:11 pm - Hasn't voted
Thanks Brian!This is a great report, Iceland has been on my list for some time and this report just brought it up a couple of notches!
thanks again!
Brian Jenkins - Apr 3, 2007 3:38 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Thanks Brian!Thanks very much. Hope you get to go there, it was a great place.
Arthur Digbee - Apr 27, 2007 3:25 pm - Voted 10/10
Great!A really great set of pages!!! My only regret on this one is that I couldn't click through to enlarge/vote on the pictures.
Brian Jenkins - May 1, 2007 6:28 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Great!Thanks for the nice words. Unfortunately, I don't know enough about programming to do that but if I figure it out, I will do it. Thanks!
Saintgrizzly - Jun 5, 2007 11:35 am - Voted 10/10
Very, very.......good read, terrific photos; sounds like it was the kind of two weeks you'll savor for a long time! (I certainly enjoyed reading about it!)
Brian Jenkins - Jun 5, 2007 10:49 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Very, very....Hey thanks, I appreciate that. Yeah, I still think about this trip and want to go back. Someday.................
YEM - Feb 2, 2008 2:40 am - Voted 10/10
Glad you went.Thanks for the window into another world.
Brian Jenkins - Feb 2, 2008 2:56 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Glad you went.Thank you for your nice words. BTW, cool profile photo.
YEM - Feb 3, 2008 5:55 pm - Voted 10/10
ThanksIt's much better than looking at me. Regrettably solo most of the time, I don't get good action shots like yours.
Stu Brandel - Jan 1, 2012 2:19 pm - Voted 10/10
Many ThanksTwo days ago I finished a murder mystery set in Iceland ('Where the Shadows Lie' by Michael Ridpath) where key scenes are set in mountains and falls you have in your TR. It was great to see them in living color!
Brian Jenkins - Jan 2, 2012 2:22 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Many ThanksWow, cool. I will have to check out that mystery. Thanks for the nice words.
Brian
Tomek Lodowy - Jan 1, 2012 3:06 pm - Voted 10/10
Great TR !Wonderful story about truly amazing place on Earth! Inspiring!
Happy New Year!
Tomek Lodowy
Brian Jenkins - Jan 2, 2012 2:22 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Great TR !Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it.
Happy New Year,
Brian
Thorkell - Jan 2, 2012 8:29 pm - Voted 10/10
Nice tripNice post but I'm pretty shure you are confusing east and west in the post.
Snæfell is on the east side and Jökulþúfur(Snæfellsjökull) and Helgafell are on the west side.