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🇮🇸 🧊 Fimmvörðuháls 🟥

#Climatechange and the #glaciermelt it causes are showing dangerous developments, even for previously normal but strenuous hikes on marked trails – dear tourists and locals, take care of yourselves

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Advise people not to climb Fimmvörðuháls Gullies and cracks have opened up on the hiking trail over Fimmvörðuháls. Steep slopes and landslides have formed between Baldvinsskáli and Fimmvörðuhálsskáli. People are advised not to travel over the pass. The Icelandic Tourist Board and Útivist, as well as the Dagrenning rescue team in Hvolsvöllur, are warning people of dangerous conditions on the hiking trail over Fimmvörðuháls. They are strongly advising people not to hike over the pass. This is stated in a statement from the companies. Gullies and cracks have opened up along the route in recent years as the glacier has retreated. Steep slopes and landslides have also formed on the part of the route between Baldvinsskáli and Fimmvörðuhálsskáli where there was previously snow or glacial ice. Snow bridges have also been revealed where the winter's snow has settled. Glacial rivers flow beneath them. The companies' announcement states that crossing or approaching the glacial bridges can be very dangerous. The news was updated after the companies changed their advice. Fimmvörðuháls Fimmvörðuháls is the area between the glaciers Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull in southern Iceland. The route between Skógar and Thórsmörk goes through this pass and is one of the most popular walking routes in Iceland, despite being 22 kilometres long and involving 1,000 metres of climbing.
August 24, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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🇮🇸 🧊 Fimmvörðuháls 🟥

#Climatechange and the #glaciermelt it causes are showing dangerous developments, even for previously normal but strenuous hikes on marked trails – dear tourists and locals, take care of yourselves

www.ruv.is/frettir/innl...

#IcelandicTourist
Fimmvörðuháls Fimmvörðuháls is the area between the glaciers Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull in southern Iceland. The route between Skógar and Thórsmörk goes through this pass and is one of the most popular walking routes in Iceland, despite being 22 kilometres long and involving 1,000 metres of climbing. Advise people not to climb Fimmvörðuháls Gullies and cracks have opened up on the hiking trail over Fimmvörðuháls. Steep slopes and landslides have formed between Baldvinsskáli and Fimmvörðuhálsskáli. People are advised not to travel over the pass. The Icelandic Tourist Board and Útivist, as well as the Dagrenning rescue team in Hvolsvöllur, are warning people of dangerous conditions on the hiking trail over Fimmvörðuháls. They are strongly advising people not to hike over the pass. This is stated in a statement from the companies. Gullies and cracks have opened up along the route in recent years as the glacier has retreated. Steep slopes and landslides have also formed on the part of the route between Baldvinsskáli and Fimmvörðuhálsskáli where there was previously snow or glacial ice. Snow bridges have also been revealed where the winter's snow has settled. Glacial rivers flow beneath them. The companies' announcement states that crossing or approaching the glacial bridges can be very dangerous. The news was updated after the companies changed their advice.
August 24, 2026 at 7:26 PM