Exploring Iceland's Stunning Móskarðshnjúkar Hiking Trail!

Vlog #164 - Hiking up Mófell... NO... they are called Móskarðshnjúkar, some Rhyolite mountains in the eastern part of the Mt. Esja mountain Range near Reykjavik. First good spring day in Reykjavik... but the mountain is still in the grips of winter.
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[@melissahdawn]

Isn't it quite dangerous hiking by yourself like that! What a feat! Thank you for documenting so well. Always a pleasure to experience such wonders vicariously from the safety of a warm couch. Truly! Thank you!! And again, thank you for the spectacular views.

[@jjinwien9054]

Great to see you again, especially in an area we haven't seen yet. I enjoyed this hike very well vicariously! Thanks for posting,

[@ervinslens]

What a beautiful scenery man, epic scenery! Love this episode 👏👏

[@davidhjortnaes2000]

It was good to see the hike in the winter so we can compare it to the hike in the summer.

[@LaEurovisionQueen]

I get so excited when there is a new Ivar video... I will watch this later on my break. Yippeee!!!!

[@LaEurovisionQueen]

Ivar, you have a knack of publishing the videos on the day I am having a difficult day (caring for a sick parent) and they always cheer me up. Thanks! Takk takk.

[@beckyguinn1331]

So beautiful! Now want to go back to Iceland. It’s hard to do all that work and then not make it to the summit. I hike in Colorado, USA and can relate. Next time!

[@littleelminiceland6910]

Thank you for reminding me that there is an Iceland beyond my thesis! Another hike to add to the list once I'm free. I don't think that you should hike Hengill though when you can do the Ultra race instead!

[@MelLovesIceland]

Gorgeous. Favorite part = no people! Is it due to the weather? Doing hikes when I encounter no one or very few people truly enhances the experience! Glad you are safe despite your tumble and thanks for sharing! 😊

[@ivargu]

Yeah, it's the early season, and the early time of day as I managed to be the first on the mountain that morning. :) I met a few people on my descent who were coming up. But yes, I agree. That is one of my main reasons for going off the most commonly trodden routes to get that closeness with nature that is harder to experience with a bunch of people around :)

[@MelLovesIceland]

@@ivargu Well, you sold it to me! I'm planning an Iceland visit for early June this year and will put it on my list of must-dos! 😊

[@workforancestors]

I applied for a work and travel programme for iceland and I hope I get placed somewhere! Eg elskar Island!

[@maryhb1954]

Hope the 'royal hindquarters' are doing better!

[@ivargu]

yes thank you, the swelling has subsided, so I no longer look like a lopsided speed-skater

[@tonyf9984]

An exhilarating proxy hike, Ívar. Like so many would-be adventurers, on landing at Keflavík I've always tended to get the hell out of the capital area in order to savour the 'real' Iceland … but there it is, on your doorstep, in all its rawness. Always interesting for visitors from the northern Britain are the place names. 'Scarth' is widespread in the hilly parts of northern England, where I live, denoting just what skarð does: a pass between two hills/mountains/peaks. No hnjúkar hereabouts, though; they're fells or just tops - another couple of molecules of Viking DNA …

[@ivargu]

Yes, we are all the descendants of a melting pot of nordic and celtic peoples and influences :)