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The trip cost around the £1000 mark but you could easily tailor it to suit a lower budget, the hotel accommodation for example could be dispensed with if you stayed at the campsite near to Reykjavik City Centre; I paid £130 for airport parking which may not be required; restaurant meals are also expensive in Reykjavik, there are cheaper alternatives.Minimum cost could be around £600, though any ex …

Summary Weight (g)Weight (lbs & oz)Basic Gear Carried7827g17lb 4.6ozDiscretionary Gear Carried1195g 2lbs 10.2ozSubtotal 9022g 19lbs 14.8ozConsumables6722g14lbs 13.5ozSubtotal15744g34lbs 12.3ozGear worn about person2330g5lbs 2.3ozGear Carried - 9.022kg (19lbs 14.8oz) basic, 15.744kg (34lbs 12.3oz) with food and other consumablesTent MSR Access 1 Tent 1312gTent bag - exped zipped pouch30gTent pegs …

Getting BackI arrived at the end of the trek two days ahead of schedule at 16.10 on Monday 10th September expecting to have missed the Noon bus to Reykjavik. I went over to the bus stop anyway and discovered the only bus that day was at 16.25, in 15minutes time! The timetable had changed this very day, moving from the summer timetable to the winter one - great, I hopped on.If I wasn't doing this t …

Getting ThereBroadly speaking I was going to fly from Manchester to Keflavik (Reykjavik) and get a transfer into the city centre where I had booked a hotel for my first night. I had also booked a scheduled bus to the start of the trek but that didn't depart until 12.30pm the following day, which would give me time to buy the final few items I needed.I researched and booked the outward bus journey …

Iceland 2018There can't be many outdoor folk for which Iceland is not on their radar, it has certainly been on mine for many years. In September 2018 I tackled Paddy Dillon's suggested 9 day trek in the Landmannalauger region, and was mightily rewarded – Blue skies and Black clouds, hot rivers and cold crossings, volcanoes and steam vents, barren flat landscapes and colourful deep ravines – the co …

Rjupnavellir is a few huts in the centre of a campsite, it's an open and exposed location. There's a wardens hut which was closed when I arrived, and a note explained that the warden would be back in the evening... a few minutes later he drove up. As it was only 3.30pm I was looking to walk on a bit before camping and anyway the warden explained that the site was now shut for the winter, he added …