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  • Search For Lost Hiker Continues

    Search For Lost Hiker Continues

    No trail has been found of a lost hiker near Esjan. On the evening of June 9, SAR teams started their search at approximately 21:00, with the operations lasting well into the night.  On June 10, ICE-SAR representative Hinrik Wöhler told RÚV…

  • Foreign Tourist Dies On Mt. Kirkjufell

    Foreign Tourist Dies On Mt. Kirkjufell

    A foreign tourist died yesterday after a fatal fall on Mt. Kirkjufell on the Snæfellsnes peninsula, reports RÚV reports. [su_pullquote]We have opened the Christmas Vault: get your gifts here! Icelandic Yule Lads, the Christmas cat, Icelandic Christmas candy and more. As always,…

  • An Injured Hiker Picked Up On Esja

    An Injured Hiker Picked Up On Esja

    The help of the fire brigade in the capital area was requested for an injured hiker on Esja at eight o’clock last night, reports Vísir. [su_pullquote]Sign up to our newsletter to be the first to know if a volcano erupts in Iceland!…

  • Rescue Squad Frees Hiker

    Rescue Squad Frees Hiker

    The rescue team in the South was called out on Saturday night when a report was received from a hiker who got stuck in the mountains south of Mýrdalsjökull. [su_pullquote]If you appreciate our journalism, join our High Five Club. As well as…

  • Lost American Tourist At Geldingadalur Found By Rescue Squad

    Lost American Tourist At Geldingadalur Found By Rescue Squad

    Over the weekend, American tourist Scott Estill was separated from his wife near the eruption site at Fagradalsfjall. Police and rescue teams conducted a search for more than 24 hours in the area. Scott was finally found at eight o’clock Saturday night,…