Farewell to Fagradalsfjall — Farewell to Iceland
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The last hours at the volcano and at the same time the last hours on Iceland — the next morning the flight back to Hamburg should take off. For a long time we had watched with many other onlookers and … read more or write a comment …

Sauron’s eye — and other details
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With dryness and almost 4 hours at the edge of the volcano I could observe many details of cooling lava. Again and again layers of lava push over glowing lava, tear open the slightly cooled black surfaces and present glowing … read more or write a comment …

Heat
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The last day on Iceland. Once again the opportunity to climb up to the active volcano Fagradalsfjall and finally also a weather forecast that largely promised a dry day. After it was clear from the previous day that most of … read more or write a comment …

Fagradalsfjall volcano on Iceland II
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At the beginning of my Iceland vacation, the Fagradalsfjall volcano had been active for more than 5 months and after I had experienced it active on Aug. 31, 2021, it had initially gone dormant for the two weeks I was … read more or write a comment …

Fagradalsfjall volcano — two color sky
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At the beginning of dusk, an area of rain with low-hanging clouds once again moved in over the Fagradalsfjall volcano. This meant that south of the volcano, where many of the lava flows went, the clouds were illuminated by the … read more or write a comment …

Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland I
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At the beginning of my 2‑week Iceland trip I had climbed up several times to the volcano Fagradalsfjall, on the second day I should finally succeed to experience it actively. I had climbed up on the west side the way … read more or write a comment …