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Cua: S ys ms a n of pspec d gs us d e 4x4 safy acss  e s.

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To: He is ys in a  od o d .

Wn  isn’t ing e world wi his sfb od ’s bu sy ming us u gh!

3 of m 0 1 1 T Gulss: nr ! s  p Im . d n    p

DoAnYe T fir job is  buy supp,  it’s off in e 4x4  r fir hut in Kngfjö. On e y e we op  e Gulss of .

Typil Id: e next g is ys in ew.

Be ski n be sooo… bong!

f d o  a pe m  s d of d  g   a r  ugh k  l ' e  w .” e  d W  “  y :  a d o Cu i-l u y wo b s ’ t  I e .  g sp c n i p p  o  h l s vo nes   p s r

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T Kngfjö  is pt of a  volc syem. T hot spngs bubb ay b r fe d m s m e gd.

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Sw py...

day two s ugh s a p  u  s y’ a d o T s.  ö fj g n   K e  e is su s p  e  f o e  n O g  we a ng wind blowin it wit n  ght in fing o.

Sep e r nt mpis  e p,  wi e s. d whi we e  e subject of finng e y, in  of ubt e u ys ems   ugh e , so it’s sho d sos off, turs ed up d !

d in e , e next shiing g bes.

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in e e ik h    v a f r t It’s rd  say w e  kept  eye t W Kngfjö s. ped m    d  p o r  ps  ff. o d  a  d  t of e off-a

r 

On e y up e Fnborg, e sky s ging ke a -p film.

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Next up, LANdMANNAHeLLIr! It s y e mp in Ldmng s so ; we uldn’t  d a  or  hospib spot  ay  emil d Sku’s p.

Ty en lped us t wi so fish a r own emp  fishing d fd.

’t e fish t   b wn it’s ing?

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Lgmng: gy-be ash, d-bwn , ss g d sw whi. It’s ang how my nt lrs e e e!

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ng O  e point r Kur BLáHNú e. hik

We t r “Vol Hike”  e y booked-t mp in Ldmng.

Te e two nd sool bus e we y n buy od d eying  y might need r mping, m gas s  pods d ps.

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A dspe  bul –   is z d e pfect a s of t  r s d  s.

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Mossy  tcps sd in mi… we  wld e ts be if t e?

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d, p p a y e    d  Ligh. n   r o N  T : o 

e”  s s fi y fi da “ e      f s f i e do e p  p s o e f  i  F y  Vik we  s e  On e . T ss  ja of eldg s i. t   n 

d. r y M í ík V   p Myil as .     b f o s   T b n

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final daY Today we e hiking in e Thorsmörk .

T ey is bnd  e s by gs. d e’s a fir r us in Id: t!

of   s a   d  ss  p im f o   s d a  r Wi   y o j  d  ba d.  u , we ki  in t  s g n a  , d  I in g n e

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! s g n i h t e t i r u o v a f r u o f a fewo T w in Id n be py ing, so a od pie of kit is soing y n y gw q aed . T e e ’s favs m r Id p:

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Meike: ...d  SereN Ade so s kept ging e wind  a  of s. W ind sus windpof fabc? No n! Ad ps poin : high b, kinic  t fibs d a  so fe .

nd in n   d f e!).  c s To: ...p  n  e ds (  s g in k k  t ANSIde e C his O e  s wo   l   webng T  l y n f o y n  T .

L A  so d T N .

SA g n   a neopne   d od s     p xib d  f , t h g  is shiing.

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h,   s a . .

Mhias: . m of  e e  s d e e n  ny hy  w is i h w t, NTS. A P e T A V I T is AC ods ed  h  g in g  e  “en wi ey i  ,    w c of e I wind d e  i w ped w in.”  t h g  n e

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T  as a who: spd b ...we y e h p    d g  d o  f eir woo y , whi we  impul For r nex buy. t p we  w kw  pa  a  p ke e A rTIST CAP, en in su.

Links: Our accommodation on days 1-3: www.kerlingarfjöll.is (the green troll’s hut!)

Our accommodation on days 3-5: www.landmannahellir.is (Emil und Skuli’s place) Where we stayed on the last day: fljotsdalur@hostel.is (the half-submerged hostel!)

“Base camp” at Landmannalaugar: www.landmannalaugar.info (the campsite with the two school bus kiosks and the starting/ finishing point of the renowned Laugarvegur multi-day trek)

Photos: Philip Baske

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