Skaftafell Ice Climbing & Glacier Hike: Experience the Thrill of Conquering Blue Ice Walls
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114 Ratings
Fagurhólsmýri
Conquer blue ice walls and hike on an outlet glacier in Skaftafell. Experience the thrill of ice climbing and explore stunning ice formations with expert guides. Max group size 6.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Tröll Expeditions Skaftafell - Embark on an exhilarating glacier hike and ice climbing adventure atop Europe’s grandest glacier, Vatnajökull. Setting out from Skaftafell in the National Park, join a select group and a seasoned guide. This excursion is tailored for both seasoned ice climbers and novices eager to experience the thrill for the first time.
Your instructor will lead you on a brief trek across the glacier until you reach an ideal crevasse for ice climbing. Beginners will receive comprehensive instructions on the techniques required to ascend the sheer ice face of the glacier. For the ice climbing connoisseur, inform your guide, and you’ll be directed to more challenging walls to satisfy your quest for excitement.
What's Included
- Certified Glacier Guide
- All necessary glacier equipment: harness, helmet, ice axe
- Hiking boots
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Waterproof Jacket Rental (1,750 ISK)
- Waterproof Pants Rental (1,750 ISK)
- Hat and Gloves Combo with Logo (3,000 ISK)
- Neck Warmer with Logo (500 ISK)
- Summer Cap with Logo (1,500 ISK)
Additional Information
This distinctive journey allows you to trek on a glacier outlet and engage in ice wall scaling. The exploration commences with investigating the glacier’s ice structures and moulins, followed by the thrilling experience of ascending a stunning blue ice wall. Catering to all, from novices to seasoned climbers, our proficient guides will transform this tour into an unforgettable adventure. Group size is limited to 6 individuals.
- Operates in all weather conditions; please dress appropriately
- Minimum age is 12 years
Location
W75J+R6 Fagurhólsmýri
Please be at our meeting point 30 minutes before departure time. If you arrive after departure time your place on the tour can't be guaranteed or refunded. Meeting point is at Troll Expeditions Skaftafell by the main road. Driving time to Skaftafell from Reykjavík is around 4 hours and 30 minutes
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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304edvardn
Oct 29, 2023
Ice climbing for beginners with awesome guide - Well organized, exactly as described, knowledgeable guide! Ice climbing experience perfect for someone thats wants to try out ice climbing a little! Ice climbing suitable for beginners. Great experience!
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Greenman07us
Aug 17, 2023
Exhilarating!!! - The tour guide was great, very prepared and knowledgeable. They suited you up with the proper equipment and made sure you knew how to use.
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Jerry99980
Aug 15, 2023
You won't regret to join their tour!! - We are very glad we chose trollexpeditions and met Syra as our guide to the glacier hike and ice climbing!! We're a group of 4 and we are from Taiwan. We booked a private tour which include glacier hiking and ice climbing. The entire journey was pleasant, our guide Syra is so funny, very informative and also take good care of us. She took a lot of great photos for us. And she encourage my parents to try ice climbing when they were hesitating about going up. All of us made it in the end and left no regrets. There are so much unforgettable memories during this tour and made our stay in Iceland even more colorful!
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Kim_d
Jul 27, 2023
Highly recommend!!! - Excellent excursion! Our guide, Cornelia was very sweet and handed us off to Misha and Sam for the ice climb. Misha and Sam were very knowledgeable and helpful throughout the climb. Sam's bubbly personality was wonderful! All in all a wonderful experience! Highly recommend!
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Nic_t
Jul 17, 2023
Lovely Day For a Glacier Stroll and Climb - What a great time, learning about the ever changing landscape of the glacier while getting to go ice climbing! We had a blast learning, hiking and climbing with very informed, safe, and passionate guides. Sam and our rock climbing instructors were awesome!
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Steven_x
Jun 20, 2023
Worth it! - Ice climbing on a glacier is a once in a life-time opportunity! Our experiences with Kevin and Yan were wonderful and adventurous
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Sharon_p
Jun 3, 2023
Amazone experience - We had a phantastic time. With our guides natalia and matheus: they told us so much about the glacier with so much passion. And the guidance during the climbing was so pleasant. It made our tour unforgettable
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Amanda_b
May 21, 2023
Great views and suitable for beginner climbers - We had a great time on our glacier climbing tour. Our guide, Vega, was friendly and knowledgeable about climbing. I was a little nervous since I had never done top roping before, but she made it fun and a great learning experience. It was just enough physical exertion without being too hard for beginners (there was a bit of a hike to get up there but the climb itself was just one not too big wall, and the guide walked you through everything and made sure it was safe). The view of the glacier was also amazing.
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Lisanne_h
Oct 17, 2023
Not so spectacular Iceclimbing - We had wonderfull weather so the tour was nice. We were 6 people and two of them where unfortunately over 70 and not so fit so the tour was very slow. Our guide was super nice. But we had a little bit more adrenaline and adventure expected.
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Zac
May 10, 2023
Great hiking, mediocre climbing - The guide was very nice and we enjoyed her leading us. The glacier hike aspect was enjoyable as we got very close to the glacier wall/tongues. Overall, the tour was good, not great. The reason for the 3 stars and not the 5 stars is the ice climbing part of the trip was not very good as we climbed a tiny wall that took ~1 minute or so to get to the top, and a lot of it was at an incline that didn’t even really need axes. It wasn’t worth the extra cost to me and I think a trip that focused only on a glacier hike or only a climb would’ve been better, or if the tour was an hour longer and we did more climbing at a higher wall.
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