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  • Hiking Ban At Mt. Kirkjufell Might Be Illegal

    Hiking Ban At Mt. Kirkjufell Might Be Illegal

    Earlier this month, it was announced that the landowners of Kirkjufell, Háls and Búðá have decided to ban all walks on Kirkjufell until mid-June, following the recent deadly accident at the mountain. According to the travel association Útivist, the ban might be…

  • Hiking Mt. Kirkjufell Is Now Prohibited

    Hiking Mt. Kirkjufell Is Now Prohibited

    The landowners of Kirkjufell, Háls and Búðá have decided to ban all walks on Kirkjufell from today until mid-June, reports Vísir. There have been three deaths on the mountain in four years. In mid-October, there was a fatal accident at Kirkjufell by…

  • 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,…

  • 12 Hours On The Snæfellsnes Peninsula

    12 Hours On The Snæfellsnes Peninsula

    For the short-term visitor and overworked resident, deciding how to spend the limited free time you have available can be a real challenge, as there is no shortage of great destinations reachable from the capital. For those that want to see as…

  • Man Rescued From Kirkjufell Mountain

    Man Rescued From Kirkjufell Mountain

    Rescue Team Klakkur from Grundafjörður saved a tourist lost on Kirkjufell mountain last night, reports Vísir. The man was hiking on the southern side of the mountain and lost his way after sundown. Not trusting himself to make his way down on…