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66. An Expedition Across Iceland
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54. Iceland's most famous long-distance trek
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53. Sea Kayaking in Pembrokeshire: a microadventure
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1 year ago
Crossing Iceland, unsupported, by foot and packraft.

For more information, photography and writing from this adventure visit: alastairhumphreys.com/adventures/transiceland

Filming by:
Alastair Humphreys
Christopher Herwig

Thank you to the following companies for their support:
Iceland Express: icelandexpress.com
GoLite: golite.com
Profeet: profeet.co.uk

Cameras:
Canon 5d Mkii
GoPro HD

Music:
All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix / Bob Dylan
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
Lights Out For Darker Skies - British Sea Power

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  • Joe Sheffer plus 1 year ago
    Great Video Al...
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  • Juraj Jedinak 1 year ago
    Hi Al :) nice movie. My name is Juraj and maybe you remember two jung Slovakian pople filming video interview with you in Thorsmork :) really nice pictures. We prepare short video from our trip too. So it will takes few days. And we cut also documentary from it. But iťs work for a long time. So good luck on your jorneys
  • Alastair Humphreys 1 year ago
    Good to hear from you Juraj - I look forward to your own film soon...
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  • David Henderson 1 year ago
    THAT, was an epic journey!
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  • Бlanche 1 year ago
    Great one!
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  • Iceland plus 1 year ago
    Halló Alastair.

    I am very sorry that I am so difficult to cross, even for brave and photogenic men like you and Christopher. But to make it up for you I put your video on my Vimeo, where many of my friends will see it:
    vimeo.com/channels/iceland

    See you soon again,
    - Iceland
  • Alastair Humphreys 1 year ago
    Thanks for sharing it "Iceland"!
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  • SL Berlin 1 year ago
    Wow! Great and risky journey. Very nice documentary.
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  • ResetFilms.co.uk 1 year ago
    Really nice work, what time of year did you cross.
  • Alastair Humphreys 1 year ago
    July
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  • LapplandTimes 1 year ago
    Was great fun watching this video. Amazing adventure. Fantastic job on filming, editing and commenting as well! Thanks for sharing!
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  • Jim Shannon 1 year ago
    Great film gentlemen, well done!
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  • Tobias Mews plus 1 year ago
    Al - brilliant film!!! I take my hat of to you sir! I look forward to making one with you! I want a 5d!!
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  • Richard Harpham plus 1 year ago
    Awesome work Al, seriously looks great and some brilliant effects. I especially like the way you make it look bloody freezing at times!!
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  • Jaime Tinker 1 year ago
    Excellent trip and footage guys. Really enjoyed. How do you manage to see a waterfall coming?
  • Alastair Humphreys 1 year ago
    You see a horizon - a straight line across the river in front of you. That's a sign that there's a big drop! Also with the big ones you can hear it...
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  • toivoa 1 year ago
    What a marvellous video! Love it. 3:53 :D
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  • Jernej Burkeljca 1 year ago
    I've said this on Chris's film and I'll say it here... respect for the film and crossing. I would've gladly picked you up if you were hitch-hiking :) Though perhaps I was there a few weeks earlier.
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  • antofaya.com 1 year ago
    Excellent expedition and excellent video. Congratulations. I wish I was there with you guys. Packrafts rule!
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  • Rianna Riegelman 1 year ago
    Wow, wow, wow! Super envious of your amazing adventure. Well done.
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  • Alastair Humphreys 1 year ago
    Thanks for all the comments everyone!
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  • Adam Colton plus 1 year ago
    5D magic, love the depth in the video. The timelapses were amazing. Seems like a great place to get lost with the camera. Iceland is on my list. Must have been cold falling into that water.
  • Alastair Humphreys 1 year ago
    I try to call it "character building"...
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  • Luxeve Media, LLC plus 1 year ago
    This looks awesome! It makes me wonder what the hell I'm doing inside sitting on my computer.
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  • Alastair Humphreys 1 year ago
    Thanks - glad you enjoyed it.
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  • nd4spd 1 year ago
    thanks for sharing, phantastic video, brilliant images, inmersive writeup.

    Q: which solar panels did you use to recharge your camera batteries / how was the "charging strategy" - mounted it to your pack while hiking and charge buffer batteries ? - thks 4 sharing info on that.
  • Alastair Humphreys 1 year ago
    Hi,
    I hope this picture shows you the type of panel we used: flickr.com/photos/alastairhumphreys/4949590402/
    And this will show you how we used it:
    flickr.com/photos/alastairhumphreys/4910005713/
  • nd4spd 9 months ago
    many thanks for the info alastair, did they work well = were you able to recharge your cameras even in dim light conditions ?

    Thanks again

    Paul
  • Alastair Humphreys 9 months ago
    They were "ok" - a bright day for a whole day sort of charged one battery. Dim light didn't work too well...
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  • Emmanuel Dantinne 1 year ago
    I liked it and posted it on my Vimeo blog : jevoisjevoyage.blogspot.com/
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  • Mateusz Loskot plus 1 year ago
    Great movie and even greater expedition. No guts, no glory, indeed!

    I'm only missing basic map of Iceland with your route marked on it. It could be shown as last picture of the movie.
  • Alastair Humphreys 11 months ago
    I deliberately don't put maps in any of my expedition stuff- I like to leave things to the imagination.
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  • Curt Filipowski 11 months ago
    Wow, very beautiful country! I am going to have to make it to Iceland at least once to absorb the scenery! Such a large amount of wildly different geography! I envy your trek, this is a place I must hike! Very very nice video.
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  • Ian Teda plus 11 months ago
    Amazing adventure guys! Thanks for sharing, great video
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  • Dan Ransom plus 10 months ago
    helluva fine piece of video. just awesome.
  • Alastair Humphreys 9 months ago
    thank you!
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  • Mikkel Bølstad 7 months ago
    Absolutely love the video and your inspiring adventure! Seeing you guys and Roman has me convinced that packrafts are more than just a fishing novelty. I'm looking forward to pick up ours tomorrow and go off on micro-adventures with the kids!
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  • Bruce Percy plus 7 months ago
    Fantastic stuff chaps. Iceland is a wonderful place and you showed some great aspects of it in this video. Really inspiring.
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  • StefanKohler 3 months ago
    Such a Great Documentary and so few commets!

    I have to admit it, your great footage and the way you've mastered your Crossing are a great and stunning inspiration!

    Thanks for Sharing it! (The Thanks goes for your Microadventures too!)

    Best Wishes from Switzerland
    Stefan
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  • cedricpiatek 4 weeks ago
    Wow !
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