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Monday Jun 27, 2011 #
7 AM
Hill Walking 9:00:00 [3] 22.0 km (24:33 / km) +1000m 20:00 / km
shoes: Inov8 Roclite 295
Fimmvörðuháls - Thórsmörk to Skógar
Long trek today and my body was not happy for the last hour. Felt good on the climb up to the pass between Eyjafjallajökull and another volcano/glacier to the east of it. Nice walk up along a ridge with good views and then onto snow for the last bit. I was surprised that the pass was very long, was expecting it to be narrow, like Irish passes!
We stopped at a rough hut for lunch (emergency shelter), and then started the long descent across snow and sandy areas. We eventually crossed a bridge and had a river on our right along with the first of the waterfalls. Followed the river down to the last waterfall, Skogarfoss, passing a load of waterfalls and some gorges on the way.
I wasn't in good enough shape to appreciate the waterfalls as much as I would have liked to. The rucksack had been putting pressure on my psyiatic nerve so my right hamstring hurt. Opened the waist strap and took the rucksack weight on my shoulders for the last bit. Was tired and sore afterwards.
Long trek today and my body was not happy for the last hour. Felt good on the climb up to the pass between Eyjafjallajökull and another volcano/glacier to the east of it. Nice walk up along a ridge with good views and then onto snow for the last bit. I was surprised that the pass was very long, was expecting it to be narrow, like Irish passes!
We stopped at a rough hut for lunch (emergency shelter), and then started the long descent across snow and sandy areas. We eventually crossed a bridge and had a river on our right along with the first of the waterfalls. Followed the river down to the last waterfall, Skogarfoss, passing a load of waterfalls and some gorges on the way.
I wasn't in good enough shape to appreciate the waterfalls as much as I would have liked to. The rucksack had been putting pressure on my psyiatic nerve so my right hamstring hurt. Opened the waist strap and took the rucksack weight on my shoulders for the last bit. Was tired and sore afterwards.