Iceland in Pictures

Orange men in the lava field. Great capture. This lava field may look like any other lava field, but I do know it well. This is a group of people walking back to the road after an exploration of Leiðarendi. Leiðarendi is a really nice lava tube cave just outside Reykjavík. There are some companies that offer caving tours there.

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This is the opening of the main ice cave in Kverkfjöll, Iceland. The tunnel leads on into the massive Vatnajökull glacier for kilometers. All melted by this little stream of geothermal hot water. It is possible to wade up along the warm river far into the cave. However it is not recommended as it is very dangerous. The cave caves in every once in a while and large blocks of ice fall down from the ceiling. You may not realize this as they quickly melt in the hot water.

Lots more on Skarpi’s flickr.

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This is a picture I took during a cave rescue training session in Iceland last winter. Iceland has an awesome network of volunteer rescue teams that are responsible for all search and rescue on land. The teams are entirely funded by the teams own fundraising. The primary source of revenue is selling fireworks for New Years Eve. You can read more about the teams on the ICE-SAR English website.