{"id":22847,"date":"2019-07-24T12:38:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T20:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=22847"},"modified":"2019-07-24T12:38:29","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T20:38:29","slug":"exploring-in-iceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2019\/07\/24\/iceland\/exploring-in-iceland\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring in Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>July 24, 2019<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22850\" style=\"width: 2631px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Looking-down-on-the-Lava-Field-Craig-John.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22847]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22850\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Looking-down-on-the-Lava-Field-Craig-John.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2621\" height=\"1966\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Looking-down-on-the-Lava-Field-Craig-John.jpg 2621w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Looking-down-on-the-Lava-Field-Craig-John-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Looking-down-on-the-Lava-Field-Craig-John-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Looking-down-on-the-Lava-Field-Craig-John-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Looking-down-on-the-Lava-Field-Craig-John-940x705.jpg 940w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Looking-down-on-the-Lava-Field-Craig-John-620x465.jpg 620w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Looking-down-on-the-Lava-Field-Craig-John-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2621px) 100vw, 2621px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down on the Lava Field (Craig John)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A little rain did not stop the IMG team from doing some exploring yesterday afternoon.\u00c2\u00a0The team made their way to the Thorsmork area where they visited the Songhelir Cave, the Stakkholtsgja Canyon and climbed Valahnukur. That was yesterday afternoon before dinner!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-22847 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Trekking-through-the-Birch-forest-Craig-John.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[22847]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Trekking-through-the-Birch-forest-Craig-John-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-22849\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Trekking-through-the-Birch-forest-Craig-John-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Trekking-through-the-Birch-forest-Craig-John-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Trekking-through-the-Birch-forest-Craig-John-940x1253.jpg 940w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Trekking-through-the-Birch-forest-Craig-John-620x827.jpg 620w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Trekking-through-the-Birch-forest-Craig-John-146x195.jpg 146w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Trekking-through-the-Birch-forest-Craig-John.jpg 1437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-22849'>\n\t\t\t\tTrekking through the Birch forest (Craig John)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Trekking-to-the-Songhelir-Cave-Craig-John-2.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[22847]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Trekking-to-the-Songhelir-Cave-Craig-John-2-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-22848\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Trekking-to-the-Songhelir-Cave-Craig-John-2-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Trekking-to-the-Songhelir-Cave-Craig-John-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Trekking-to-the-Songhelir-Cave-Craig-John-2-940x1253.jpg 940w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Trekking-to-the-Songhelir-Cave-Craig-John-2-620x827.jpg 620w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Trekking-to-the-Songhelir-Cave-Craig-John-2-146x195.jpg 146w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Trekking-to-the-Songhelir-Cave-Craig-John-2.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-22848'>\n\t\t\t\tTrekking to the Songhelir Cave (Craig John)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Today, IMG Senior Guide Craig John checked in to let us know that they may not have coverage good enough to get photos out and that they are heading to the last hut of the trek. During the trek, CJ managed to sneak out a few photos from another great day of trekking. The team set out early today, starting their trek by hiking up to the Fimmv\u00c3\u00b6r\u00c3\u00b0uh\u00c3\u00a1l pass between the M\u00c3\u00bdrdalsj\u00c3\u00b6kull and Eyjafjallaj\u00c3\u00b6kull glaciers. As they trekked, they stopped at a new crater and lava field formed in 2010. From the new formations, they trekked through a high pass between the two big glaciers.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-22847 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Trekking-between-the-M\u00c3\u00bdrdalsj\u00c3\u00b6kull-and-Eyjafjallaj\u00c3\u00b6kull-glaciers-Craig-John.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[22847]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Trekking-between-the-M\u00c3\u00bdrdalsj\u00c3\u00b6kull-and-Eyjafjallaj\u00c3\u00b6kull-glaciers-Craig-John.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-22851\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-22851'>\n\t\t\t\tTrekking between the M\u00c3\u00bdrdalsj\u00c3\u00b6kull and Eyjafjallaj\u00c3\u00b6kull glaciers (Craig John)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/What-is-Magni-Craig-John.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[22847]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/What-is-Magni-Craig-John-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-22852\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/What-is-Magni-Craig-John-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/What-is-Magni-Craig-John-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/What-is-Magni-Craig-John-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/What-is-Magni-Craig-John-940x705.jpg 940w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/What-is-Magni-Craig-John-620x465.jpg 620w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/What-is-Magni-Craig-John-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-22852'>\n\t\t\t\tWhat is Magni? (Craig John)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>What an incredible trek this is in Iceland!<\/p>\n<p>Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 24, 2019 A little rain did not stop the IMG team from doing some exploring yesterday afternoon.\u00c2\u00a0The team made their way to the Thorsmork area where they visited the Songhelir Cave, the Stakkholtsgja Canyon and climbed Valahnukur. That was yesterday afternoon before dinner! 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