![]() ![]() The last few months had been claustrophobic back home.I was straining at the leash, more eager than ever to get out ‘there’, out into the wild places. I had trained hard and planned carefully. It would be virtually impossible to plan a trip here that wasn’t brilliant! Iceland is one of the greatest places I have ever been. I hope these help if you are planning a trip. We bought our maps from Dick Phillips, Whitehall House, Nenthead, Alston, Cumbria CA9 3PS (01434) 381440.We used Alpacka Llama packrafts and carried all our food and kit for a month.Glacier travel is also potentially dangerous. We portaged round parts that were beyond our skill levels. The rivers are quite dangerous in parts.We walked the Landmannlaugur trail then paddled the Markarfljót to the sea. We walked south from Akureyri, over the highlands to the Hofsjökull glacier, then down the Þjórsá river. ![]() But I get so many questions about this Iceland trip that here are a few facts for anyone wanting to do something similar: I deliberately never talk about maps and routes on my website. You can read the books of my other journeys here. ![]() A story of a crossing of Iceland, unsupported, by foot and inflatable packraft. ![]()
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