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Solheimajokull Ice Climbing & Glacier Hike
Solheimajokull Ice Climbing & Glacier Hike

Solheimajokull Ice Climbing & Glacier Hike

By Troll Expeditions
Free cancellation available
Price is £171 per traveller
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview
  • Solheimajökull glacier
  • Mýrdalsjökull glacier
  • Vík
  • South Coast
  • Ice Climbing

Activity location

    • Sólheimajökull, Iceland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Tröll Expeditions Solheimajokull
    • Sólheimajökulsvegur Sólheimajökulsvegur
    • Vík, Iceland

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Solheimajokull Ice Climbing & Glacier Hike
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • English

Small group: 6 persons max

Hiking boots and crampons

Glacier equipment: Ropes, helmet, harness and ice axe

Language options: English
Starting time: 14:00
Price details
£170.95 x 1 Traveller£170.95

Total
Price is £170.95

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedCertified Glacier Guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedGlacier Equipment (Crampons, Harness, Helmet, Ice Axe)
  • What's includedWhat's includedClimbing boots
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedWaterproof clothing

Know before you book

  • Driving time to Sólheimajökull from Reykjavík is around 2 hours and 30 minutes. If you arrive early, you can use the toilets available at the car park.
  • Minimum age is 12 years old.
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

This tour is for anyone looking to experience one of the natural wonders of the earth and anyone who likes a good workout in the fresh air of the Icelandic mountains. Sólheimajökull is an outlet glacier of Mýrdalsjökull, the 4th biggest glacier in Iceland. It is featured in detail in the 2012 documentary Chasing Ice, an award-winning investigation of climate change. Underneath the glacier is the active volcano Katla, one of the largest in Iceland, which erupted last time in 1918.

First you will meet your guide in the Sólheimajökull car park and get all necessary equipment for the hike: crampons, ice axes, harnesses, helmets and climbing boots. Then you will hike for about 15 minutes to the ice itself to get the blood flowing and warm up for the climb. Arriving at the glacier your guide will explain to you how to put on the crampons, a traction device out of steel which is attached to your climbing boots, and he will talk about safety and a few important rules for the tour.

You will stay 150 to 180 minutes on the ice itself and see lots of beautiful features. Since the glacier is impermanent and ever changing your guide often has to scout out a new crevasse or moulin for climbing each time. With this strategy we will be flexible and avoid the crowds on the glacier as well. Your guide will install a massive ice screw and attach a rope to it before you climb up the ice walls or even rappelling into a crevasse and climb out again.Your guide will introduce you in detail to the history of the glacier and tell you how the ice is formed on top of the mountains and make sure you never forget the adventure of your lifetime.

Cleaning and safety practices

Enhanced cleanliness measures
  • High-touch surfaces cleaned and disinfected
  • Vehicles and venues cleaned with disinfectants
  • Vehicles and venues kept vacant between travellers
Social distancing
  • Contactless ticket redemption
  • Social distancing measures in place
Safety measures
  • Temperature checks given to staff
  • Hand sanitiser provided
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Location

Activity location

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    • Sólheimajökull, Iceland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLETröll Expeditions Solheimajokull
    • Sólheimajökulsvegur Sólheimajökulsvegur
    • Vík, Iceland