our guide shows the "cowboy walk"

Vatnajökull

Vatnajökull, glacier walking & ice-climbing

April 3rd 2010
At the Vatnajökull, we participated a glacier walking tour which included some initiating to ice-climbing. This activity was accompanied by a guide. First we had to put on helmets, crampons, ... After a little initiation (apparently you have to walk like a cowboy to step down a glacier , we were ready to go. It was a great experience. The first time in my life on a glacier. If I have the ... read more

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Kurt

Kurt de Gante

Hello everybody, I'm Kurt, nearly 40 years old and living in Belgium. I always wanted to see the world and explore other countries. Until now I've done a few -rather small- journeys. But to my feeling there are still a lot to places to explore ;-) I'm the kind of traveller that has done a different kind of trips: in group, alone, with some friends, with my wife (and kids), multiple day trekking in the mountains, city-trips, cultural trips, lazy vacations, ... For the moment, my kids are too young to take them far abroad. That's why -in 2011- I decided to write down some of my travel-e... full info

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