Hornstrandir: Into the wild — There and Back Again

The night before, we were up late packing, and double checking our gear.

The night before, we were up late packing, and double checking our gear.

Ísafjörður at 1 AM.  Before I went to sleep, I snapped this photo.

Ísafjörður at 1 AM. Before I went to sleep, I snapped this photo.

Our chariot.

Our chariot.

We arrived with 4 others, but as Tom and I took our sweet time, they slipped over the horizon, leaving us alone.

We arrived with 4 others, but as Tom and I took our sweet time, they slipped over the horizon, leaving us alone.

On our climb up we were reunited with two of our boat-mates.  We found them lost in the fog, and we joined forces.  After a thrilling and scary climb over ice and snow, and utterly blinded on all sides by fog, we stumbled across the high p

On our climb up we were reunited with two of our boat-mates. We found them lost in the fog, and we joined forces. After a thrilling and scary climb over ice and snow, and utterly blinded on all sides by fog, we stumbled across the high pass between the fjords.

The dream team.

The dream team.

An arctic fox runs away as we walk by.

An arctic fox runs away as we walk by.

The Horn, bathing in the midnight sun, and waiting for me.

The Horn, bathing in the midnight sun, and waiting for me.

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The night before, we were up late packing, and double checking our gear.

Ísafjörður at 1 AM.  Before I went to sleep, I snapped this photo.

We arrived with 4 others, but as Tom and I took our sweet time, they slipped over the horizon, leaving us alone.

On our climb up we were reunited with two of our boat-mates.  We found them lost in the fog, and we joined forces.  After a thrilling and scary climb over ice and snow, and utterly blinded on all sides by fog, we stumbled across the high p

The dream team.

An arctic fox runs away as we walk by.

The Horn, bathing in the midnight sun, and waiting for me.