Hike to the top of Snaefellsjokul Glacier- Iceland

This was the town of Arnarstapi where we met for the Hiking.  There is a very nice coastal hike along the coast from here. Black cliffs and beaches. Get there early as it was packed when we walked down around noon. This is when we started the hiking.

Our last hike in Iceland we signed up with gowest to hike to the top of Mt Snaefellsjokul in the National Park. This is located on the Snaefellsnes Peninsula. Jules Verne selected this peak for his adventure. We stayed in the town of Stykkisholmur.  We drove to the town of Arnarstapi where we began our adventure. This is our second time visiting Iceland. We enjoyed exploring the Peninsula located north  of Reykjavik. 

Our Hiking companions were six Norwegians one was a  10 year old girl. We had our work cut out for us keeping up with them.

We were prepared for the cold temps with our winter underlayers of fleece, waterproof raincoats, gloves, hats,  and waterproof boots.  It felt like walking on mashed potatos. It was tiring but we took bits at a time. We yelled break when we needed to stop.

Here was our guide Jon explaining the procedure to tie the group together so we did not fall into a crevice.

Here we are looking at our destination.

Taking a break from our walking up. We didnt use the crampons until the way down.

Every once in a while we would get a break in the clouds to see the view below. We were really up there.

AT THE TOP!  It took us 4 hours up and three down. Elevation gain of 3000 ft. What an accomplishment!

We are looking over to the other side. It was amazing our guide knew the trail up. He had his GPS to guide us.

Heading back down.....