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Skaftafell Ice Climbing & Glacier Hike: Experience the Thrill of Conquering Blue Ice Walls
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116 Ratings
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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, crampons
- Hiking boots
- Coffee and Chocolates
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
Tröll Expeditions Skaftafell
Be at our meeting point 20 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 on Maps. Driving time from Reykjavik is around 4 hours and a half in good weather conditions.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Yestlek
Jul 5, 2024
Ice climb and glacier hike - The tour with Margot and Vicky was amazing, they were both wonderful and made the tour a lot of fun. Certainly recommend the ice climbing experience.
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Nicole_h
Jul 3, 2024
100% recommended - We had a fantastic time ice climbing on the largest glacier in Europe, with the help of our highly professional guides. In comparison to other tour providers we saw on the glacier, they provide everything to keep you safe (other providers may not even give you helmets or crampons), offer very useful information throughout the trip (we learned a lot about glaciers), and the ice climbing was a fun, although exhausting experience. We had zero previous experience, and still managed very well - the guides are helpful and encouraging, so give it a go! I'd recommend layers of clothing (in June the weather can vary from quite warm to icy cold ) with some waterproofs on top, but make sure you have room to move. Also, the bus taking you the glacier leaves on the dot, so make sure you arrive well before the allocated time slot. 100% recommended!
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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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T1392gedenisec
Oct 13, 2023
Very good - Very well organized agency, we were lucky we went without a reservation and managed to do Skaftafell: Ice Cave Excursion and Glacier Hike, the guide was very good (I forgot his name but he was from Venezuela), it was a very safe and beautiful tour, I highly recommend it
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Gretab790
Sep 14, 2023
10/10 - Excellent tour to fully explore the glaciers in Iceland. Otherwise I think it would be impossible to walk in them. Highly recommended
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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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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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