Frag Out! Magazine

my direction – vatnajokull glacier. the next warnings. the route is impossible to walk. certainly, i ignored them because i had walked Askija so why not manage to walk across a region situated at the foot of two glaciers? A climate of the odadahraun desert had changed. A molten rock was replaced again by an area of sandy, gravel hills connected with great snow caps. wind was more intensive than in the north. in the centre wind has more strength, it brings out of you warm and the will of fight. you cannot stop for a longer time. you must keep going that it is warm. As i had been informed before my departure, a temperature and weather conditions by the glaciers were expected to be extreme. And it was like that. the warnings confirmed – a passage to vonarskard was totally snowed under. it was impossible to overcome safely this uninhabited area. A quick change of the route – a direction towards nyidalur. Additional kilometres made in order to return to a new route and fatigue after wading in the snow ridges. meanwhile, wind increased its intensity but luckily it did not rain. A few rivers appeared on my way. continuous correcting the equipment, changing boots and a contact with an icy temperature were also becoming wearisome. A type of the terrain had changed, i stepped into the next stage of the hills, i balanced at the altitudes between 100 up to 800 meters, every now and then upwards – downwards, upwards – downwards. finally, i reached nyidalur. i could quietly encamped and rest after this crazy day. i draw one conclusion: follow information so you will gain time, energy and you will not get tired your legs. frequent wading through the snow without an appropriate equipment for that is onerous for the knees and Achilles tendon. this day i strained them and the symptoms of that i felt to the end of my expedition. from the next day to my menu of medicines, vitamins and glucosamine was added two anti-inflammatory and analgesic tablets. EXTREME

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