There are a number of interesting gullies and ‘gils’ on the North side of Hvammsheiði accessed from Laxárdalur. The route climbs through the ravine forming the climbers right branch of Vondagil and up the face at it’s head, finishing on the high plateau of Hvammsheiði. The first section which is not visible in the photo consisted of soloing around 350m of WI1+ to WI2+ terrain. The pitched climbing starts a short distance above the obvious junction with the shorter line to the right.

WI3+ 275m. P1: WI3 30m, P2: WI3+ 55m, P3 WI2 60m, P4: WI3+ 55m, P5: WI3+ 55m, P6: M3? 20m.

Rich Bell and Przemek Pakulniewicz, 14/03/2023.

Climbers: Przemek Jezierski, Helgi Ragnar Jennson

AI2, WI3, M4 400m (?)

First 150-200m is an easy climb up a snowy couloir which is topped with an easy WI3 pitch of ice. After that continue scrambling up snow and omit ice fields and maybe more evident snowy line to go directly into a rocky section (pic 1) with a corner going right (easier when icy, couple of good cracks for both ice tools and protection). Disregard evident snowy couloir and continue up and right towards rock formations pointing up towards the sky (pic 2). Around the first column to your left follow a chimney (big crack for yellow cam – pic 3) and up towards a rib (watch out for dragging rope). Follow up a rib (pic 4) towards a connection with the snowy couloir – on your right a steep wall needing downclimbing – instead go up an easy rock/moss climb to arrive on top of the ridge. Follow the ridge towards the summit.

Leið við inngang Brynjadals, um 250m hægra megin við Tíbrá

Fyrsta spönn er WI 4 í léttari kantinum en restin eftir það er WI 3

FF: Ásgeir Már og Mike Reid janúar 2018.

Single pitch at the end of the first gully on the left on the way in Bæjargill

50m WI4+

FA: Matteo Meucci, Ágúst Atli Atlason 19/3/23

Single pitch route in the first gully on the Hnúkur path from Sandfell.

End of the pitch is a possible pipe, we climbed on the left where was more solid.

Bring some cams or nuts for the belay on the top, rocks on the right.

WI4+ 60m

FA: Matteo Meucci and Ágúst Atli Atlason 20/3/23

Route C in the topo

Stream next to the path to Hvannadalshnjukur in Sandfell

WI2 100m

FA: Ágúst Atli Atlason, Matteo Meucci 17/3/23

Route B in the topo

Easy line in a shelter cirque.

route A in the topo

Approach from Sandfell car park in 20-25 min. In the view of the stream that meet the path at 350-400m, traverse the stream and reach the following gully. Return from the Hnúkur path.

2 pitches 100m WI3

FA: Ágúst Atli Atlason Matteo Meucci 17/3/23

Route next to Beta.

3 pitches with the possibility to traverse 50m and join Beta for the last pitch and reach the path that lead back to the Vatnajökull Visitor center in Skaftafell.

Approach 10-15 min from Visitor center.

1st pitch: narrow stripe of ice WI2

2nd Pitch: small step and then easy to reach the base of the column. we used trees for the belay on the right WI2

3rd Pitch: 10m of vertical pillar with hollow ice, then easy to reach a block of ice in the wood for the belay WI4

FA: Ágúst Atli Atlason, Matteo Meucci 16/3/2023 WI4 80m

Bleik leið á mynd

WI 3+

FF: Gunnar Örn Óskarsson og Brynjar Örn Arnarson, mars 2023

Leið upp áberandi skoru við hliðina á F2 (Sjávarmál)

Leið vinstra megin við Ýring sem myndast sjaldan og fer auðveldlega á kaf í snjó.

200+m af klifri, álíka löng og Ýringur.

Leiðin er að megninu til WI 2 en nokkur brattari höft ýta gráðunni upp í WI 3

FF: Rakel Ósk Snorradóttir & Grétar ca 2012