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About Iceland
Iceland is a refreshingly unconventional travel destination. The Icelandic nature is unspoilt, exotic and mystical with its spouting geysers, active volcanoes, tumbling waterfalls, towering mountains, vast lava plains and magical lakes. Iceland’s fjords, glaciers and highland plains present visitors with some of the most beautiful and enchanting places they will ever see, as well as a rare feeling of utter tranquillity.

For travelers on a quest for action, Iceland’s pristine nature offers great potential for outdoor activities such as snowmobiling, horse riding, cave exploring, hiking, swimming, skiing, river rafting, kayaking and mountain safaris on modified four-wheel drives, to name but a few. Iceland supports a surprisingly diverse Nordic flora and fauna and is an ideal place for ornithology enthusiasts, while also offering some of the world’s best whale watching destinations.

About Reykjavik
Reykjavík sometimes feels like a cosmopolitan capital and a tiny seaside village - all wrapped up in one. But Reykjavík has the best of both worlds; the qualities of a modern, forward-looking society complemented by a close connection to Iceland‚s beautiful and unspoilt nature.

Reykjavík’s legendary nightlife is bolstered by plentiful cultural and social happenings in addition to an abundance of first-class restaurants. The size of Reykjavik city centre is also limited enough to allow for easy navigation by foot. Reykjavík has been described as a young and daring city that is characterized by strong contrasts. Conveniently small, clean and safe, it is more or less free from the major problems that haunt many other capitals. Big city events are frequent, the winter lights festival finished recently with thousands of participants and more tourist at this time of the year than we are used to.

in Focus

21.6.2007

Mountaineer to climb 100 summits in one year

Mountaineer to climb 100 summits in one year The mountaineer Thorvaldur Thórsson plans to climb Iceland’s 100 highest mountains this year, having already summited 47 peaks. On Tuesday Thórsson climbed the country’s five highest mountains in one day.

The five highest mountains are all on Vatnajökull glacier: Káratindur, Thurídartindur, Mikill, Heljargnípa and Mávabyggdir and the total distance between them is 50 km, Morgunbladid reports.

“I had a good sleeping bag, an extra bag and a heating device, so if I’d gotten into trouble I could have stayed on the glacier. I had enough food, but the backpack was heavy during the 50 km that I hiked,” Thórsson said.

The mountaineer was alone despite the danger of falling into a crevasse in the glacier. He used skis for crossing the glacier, which is safer than hiking by foot.

Thórsson turns 50 next fall and hopes to finish his mission by then. According to him, the most difficult mountains are already behind him.

Next he plans to climb Mýrdalsjökull glacier, Hofsjökull glacer or Kverkfjöll mountains. Thórsson said he hoped that by the time he climbs the volcano Hekla, which most people can climb, more hikers will join him.

Thórsson, who works as a computer scientist at Vistor hf., is an experienced mountaineer and ice climber. He has been nicknamed “tindahöfdinginn” or “the summit chief” because of his mission.

Source: Iceland Review (www.icelandreview.com).

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