Fimmvorduhals Hike // Iceland

Hiking from Thorsmork to Skogafoss through the night.

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Here’s something I’ve been wanting to do for a few years, but never thought I’d have the time or flexibility whilst in Iceland to achieve it, so I was so excited to be able to hike the Fimmvorduhals Trail. Starting with a bus into Thorsmork we began at the Volcano Huts, hiking out to Basar before starting the climb up and out of Thorsmork. Finding ourselves in thick fog, we began to think that we weren’t going to be getting any views of the landscape for the whole hike, until we pierced through the top of the cloud and were treated to the most incredible sunset.

Pushing on we made our way up to Modi and the area between Eyjafjallajokull and Myrdalsjokull, stopping off at the mountain huts before starting the long descent towards the coast. The entire walk downhill from the glaciers is lined with many impressive and staggering waterfalls, which makes it very different but equally as beautiful as the rest of the walk. Finally after many, many hours and another beautiful sunrise we made it to Skogafoss, quickly taking in the sights before climbing into our tents for some much needed sleep.

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Jack Anstey -   / jack_anstey  
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Niklas Söderlund -   / nattesferd  

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Jack Anstey is a freelance photographer based in the UK, and is usually living and working remotely in his van. Specialising in outdoor and adventure photography, most of Jack's work takes place in more remote and wild areas of the landscape, working for outdoor brands and spanning across a range of photographic genres: product, clothing, tourism, accommodation and automotive.

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Contents of this video:

0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Arriving in Selfoss
2:18 - Packing our bags
5:08 - Driving along the South Coast
5:45 - Catching the bus
6:45 - 3, 2 ,1, Hike
8:03 - Reaching the start of the climbing
9:16 - Moody Thorsmork
9:50 - Whiteout
10:50 - Rising above the clouds
13:26 - Moving on
16:29 - Say bye to the view
17:51 - Amongst the glaciers
20:24 - Fimmvorduhals hut
21:54 - The waterfalls begin
22:20 - Snack break
23:33 - SitRep
26:18 - More incredible waterfalls
26:58 - Updates and ramblings
28:28 - Descend into the mist
29:48 - Skogafoss
31:03 - Sleep
32:37 - Midgard
33:26 - Conclusion
33:56 - Photos
34:34 - Next time