S\u00fala (694 m) stendur vestan megin \u00ed Skei\u00f0ar\u00e1rj\u00f6kli. S\u00falutindur er fallegur 60 m h\u00e1r tindur en er v\u00edst \u00far alveg g\u00edfulega rotnu og \u00f3traustu bergi.<\/p>\n
Tindurinn hefur a\u00f0eins veri\u00f0 klifinn einu sinni, l\u00fdsing teymisins var: Ekki reyna \u00feetta!<\/p>\n
FF: Ari Hauksson, \u00a0Bj\u00f6rgvin Richardsson, J\u00f3n Haukur Steingr\u00edmsson og Valdimar Har\u00f0arson, sumar 1990.<\/p>\n
S\u00daLA 1990 – Eftir Bj\u00f6rgvin Richardsson<\/p>\n
Einn af fr\u00e6gari klettadr\u00f6ngum landsins er S\u00fala \u00ed S\u00falutindum. Fer\u00f0amenn sem st\u00f3\u00f0u vi\u00f0 L\u00f3magn\u00fap og horf\u00f0u yfir Skei\u00f0ar\u00e1rsand, \u00feegar Skei\u00f0ar\u00e1 og G\u00edgja \u00f3lmu\u00f0ust fram me\u00f0 miklu jakareki, hafa eflaust hv\u00edlt augun \u00e1 vatnsflaumnum og skondra\u00f0 sj\u00f3num til S\u00falutinda. S\u00falutindar standa n\u00e6st spor\u00f0i Skei\u00f0ar\u00e1rj\u00f6kuls a\u00f0 vestan og halda honum \u00ed horfinu \u00feeim megin. S\u00fala, sem tindarnir draga nafn sitt af, er sext\u00edu metra h\u00e1r drangur sem stendur \u00ed einu skar\u00f0inu er myndast hefur \u00ed tindaranann. Ekki eru n\u00fa bergl\u00f6gin merkileg til klifurs \u00fearna, eins og v\u00ed\u00f0a annars sta\u00f0ar \u00ed n\u00e1grenninu skiptast \u00e1 bl\u00e1gr\u00fdtis- og m\u00f3bergsl\u00f6g \u00fdmiskonar, me\u00f0 grotnum millil\u00f6gum og innskotum \u00ed bland. S\u00fala stendur fremst \u00e1 rana sem gengur \u00fat fr\u00e1 fjallinu. H\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 ganga \u00ed kringum hana \u00e1 stalli s\u00ednum, allavega \u00feeir sem ekki eru mj\u00f6g lofthr\u00e6ddir. Stallurinn hallar fr\u00e1 berginu og v\u00ed\u00f0a er laust undir f\u00e6ti. Allt a\u00f0 \u00ferj\u00fa hundru\u00f0 metra fall ni\u00f0ur \u00ed j\u00f6kul e\u00f0a skri\u00f0ur eru ekki beint v\u00e6nlegur kostur, \u00feannig a\u00f0 betra er a\u00f0 fara varlega.<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 f\u00e9lagarnir \u00feekktum S\u00falu eing\u00f6ngu af afspurn \u00feegar vi\u00f0 \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0um a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 klifra hana \u00ed fyrsta skipti. Eitthva\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um vi\u00f0 fr\u00e9tt af \u00f6\u00f0rum sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u reynt sig vi\u00f0 hana. Ekki h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feeir s\u00f6mu n\u00fa komist langt og skyldist okkur a\u00f0 \u00fear v\u00e6ri mest lausu bergi um a\u00f0 kenna. Vi\u00f0 t\u00f6ldum okkur alvana vi\u00f0 sl\u00edkar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur og \u00e6tlu\u00f0um a\u00f0 taka \u00feetta me\u00f0 trompi. \u00cd haustfer\u00f0 hj\u00e1lparsveitarinnar var eki\u00f0 sem lei\u00f0 l\u00e1 \u00ed N\u00fapssta\u00f0ask\u00f3g, en \u00fea\u00f0an er tveggja t\u00edma ganga a\u00f0 S\u00falu. Nokkrir f\u00e9lagar fylgdu me\u00f0 sem ekki \u00e6tlu\u00f0u a\u00f0 klifra, en voru \u00f3spart nota\u00f0ir sem bur\u00f0armenn. Nokkur b\u00fana\u00f0ur fylgdi me\u00f0 \u00ed fer\u00f0inni, fimm klifurl\u00ednur, talsvert magn fleyga og annarra festingart\u00f3la og miki\u00f0 af spottum til a\u00f0 breg\u00f0a utan um snaga og steina. Vi\u00f0 vorum \u00e1l\u00edka \u00feungir og ve\u00f0ri\u00f0, \u00feegar vi\u00f0 komum a\u00f0 S\u00falu var komin slydda og hr\u00e1slagalegt ve\u00f0ur. Klifri\u00f0 h\u00f3fum vi\u00f0 samt sem \u00e1\u00f0ur en gekk h\u00e6gt. Kristj\u00e1n Maack klifra\u00f0i me\u00f0 m\u00e9r og f\u00e9kk \u00feann hei\u00f0ur a\u00f0 hefja klifri\u00f0.<\/p>\n
Fyrsta hafti\u00f0 er \u00e1berandi brei\u00f0asti hluti s\u00falunnar, um tuttugu metra h\u00e1tt. Gert \u00far einhverju sem m\u00e6tti sj\u00e1lfsagt kalla m\u00f3berg en er miki\u00f0 broti\u00f0. Upp komst Kristj\u00e1n og \u00e1 st\u00f3ra \u00f6xl sem st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00fat \u00far, tilvalin til a\u00f0 skipta um fyrsta mann. \u00c9g f\u00e9kk \u00feann hei\u00f0ur a\u00f0 taka n\u00e6stu sp\u00f6nn. Hli\u00f0ra\u00f0i eftir syllu og spennti mig inn \u00ed gr\u00f3f \u00e1 milli tveggja rifa sem voru vi\u00f0komu eins og rau\u00f0am\u00f6l. Enda \u00feor\u00f0i \u00e9g ekki a\u00f0 \u00fdta fast vi\u00f0 \u00feeim, \u00feetta d\u00faa\u00f0i allt saman. En upp \u00e1 n\u00e6stu syllu komst \u00e9g me\u00f0 harmkv\u00e6lum og \u00fearn\u00e6stu meira a\u00f0 segja l\u00edka. Er \u00feanga\u00f0 var komi\u00f0 taldist okkur til a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um klifi\u00f0 um fj\u00f6rt\u00edu og fimm h\u00e6\u00f0armetra. Vegalengdin var \u00fe\u00f3 t\u00f6luvert lengri. En \u00feetta var l\u00edka b\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 taka \u00e1tta klukkut\u00edma \u00ed lei\u00f0inda ve\u00f0ri. N\u00fa voru ekki nema fimmt\u00e1n metrar eftir upp \u00e1 topp. En \u00feeir voru ansi strembnir.<\/p>\n
Hugtaki\u00f0 laust berg f\u00e6r alveg n\u00fdja v\u00eddd \u00e1 S\u00falu. Fram a\u00f0 \u00feessu h\u00f6f\u00f0um vi\u00f0 veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 klifra \u00ed venjulegu lausu \u00edslensku bergi. En s\u00ed\u00f0ustu fimmt\u00e1n metrarnir \u00e1 S\u00falu eru martr\u00f6\u00f0 fjallamannsins. Vi\u00f0 reyndum eins og vi\u00f0 g\u00e1tum a\u00f0 finna f\u00e6ra lei\u00f0 en var\u00f0 l\u00edti\u00f0\u00a0\u00e1gengt. \u00dea\u00f0 var sama hva\u00f0 toga\u00f0 var \u00ed, allt l\u00e9t undan. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00ed raun alveg me\u00f0 \u00f3l\u00edkindum a\u00f0 \u00feessi hluti S\u00falu skuli standa undir eigin \u00feyngd. Ekki var heldur miki\u00f0 \u00f6ryggi yfir a\u00f0ger\u00f0um okkar, vi\u00f0 \u00feor\u00f0um varla a\u00f0 setjast \u00ed tryggingar \u00fe\u00e6r sem vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um \u00fe\u00f3 komi\u00f0 inn. Engin sylla var til a\u00f0 standa \u00e1, a\u00f0eins fl\u00e1i sem h\u00e6gt var a\u00f0 halla s\u00e9r uppa\u00f0. Ekki margt h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 gera \u00ed st\u00f6\u00f0unni. E\u00f0a eins og g\u00f3\u00f0ur ma\u00f0ur skrifa\u00f0i nokkru s\u00ed\u00f0ar:<\/p>\n
\u201cEn \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 st\u00f3\u00f0um norpandi efst \u00ed s\u00falunni, sk\u00edthr\u00e6ddir vegna l\u00e9legra trygginga og grj\u00f3thruns og alveg a\u00f0 koma myrkur, var\u00f0 okkur lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 ekki yr\u00f0i \u00feessi fer\u00f0 til fj\u00e1r og h\u00e9ldum \u00fev\u00ed ni\u00f0ur me\u00f0 skotti\u00f0 lafandi\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u00deremur \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0ar vorum vi\u00f0 b\u00fanir a\u00f0 gleyma lausu berginu og hengifluginu fyrir ne\u00f0an. Har\u00f0ir \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 v\u00e6rum or\u00f0nir miklu kl\u00e1rari en s\u00ed\u00f0ast og f\u00e6rum l\u00e9tt me\u00f0 \u00feetta n\u00fana. Var haldi\u00f0 af sta\u00f0 \u00ed anna\u00f0 sinn. Aftur hlupu sveitarf\u00e9lagar undir bagga me\u00f0 a\u00f0f\u00f6ng, en \u00ed \u00feetta sinn var ve\u00f0ur eins gott og h\u00e6gt var a\u00f0 hugsa s\u00e9r. \u00cd s\u00f3l og sumaryl vorum vi\u00f0 sn\u00f6ggir a\u00f0 komast jafn h\u00e1tt og s\u00ed\u00f0ast. J\u00f3n Haukur Steingr\u00edmsson haf\u00f0i b\u00e6st \u00ed h\u00f3pinn og saman komum vi\u00f0 inn eins miklu af festingum og vi\u00f0 g\u00e1tum undir s\u00ed\u00f0asta hjallanum. S\u00ed\u00f0an var fari\u00f0 \u00ed a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 finna f\u00e6ra lei\u00f0 upp \u00fea\u00f0 litla sem eftir var. En \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir g\u00f3\u00f0an vilja og margar tilraunir s\u00e1 S\u00falan vi\u00f0 okkur aftur. Allt sem teki\u00f0 var \u00e1 kom \u00fat og \u00fea\u00f0 eina sem vannst var a\u00f0 gera lei\u00f0ina brattari me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 moka h\u00e1lfger\u00f0an stall \u00ed hl\u00ed\u00f0ina.<\/p>\n
En \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki \u00ed or\u00f0afor\u00f0a okkar a\u00f0 gefast upp. \u00c1ri s\u00ed\u00f0ar vorum vi\u00f0 komnir upp \u00ed S\u00falu \u00ed \u00feri\u00f0ja sinn. Kristj\u00e1n var ekki me\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feetta sinn, en \u00e1samt okkur J\u00f3n Hauk voru \u00fearna \u00feeir Ari Hauksson og Valdimar Har\u00f0arson. N\u00fa \u00e1tti a\u00f0 gera \u00farslitatilraun. Eitt af \u00fev\u00ed sem haf\u00f0i h\u00e1\u00f0 okkur hva\u00f0 mest vi\u00f0 toppatilraunirnar var lausa bergi\u00f0. Ekki eing\u00f6ngu vegna \u00feess hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00f3tryggt til klifurs, heldur miklu frekar a\u00f0 varla var nokkur lei\u00f0 a\u00f0 koma inn festingum sem g\u00e6tu haldi\u00f0 ef s\u00e1 sem var a\u00f0 klifra f\u00e9lli ni\u00f0ur. N\u00fa \u00e1tti a\u00f0 gera allt sem h\u00e6gt var til a\u00f0 gera toppatilraun \u00f6ruggari. Vi\u00f0 skildum Valda eftir \u00e1 n\u00e6stu syllu fyrir ne\u00f0an og settum inn fleyga og hnetur og lykkjur um steina. \u00deetta var tengt upp \u00e1 \u00feann sta\u00f0 sem vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um komist h\u00e6st \u00e1\u00f0ur me\u00f0 st\u00e1lv\u00edr. \u00dear uppi settum vi\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0an inn allt \u00fea\u00f0 sem h\u00e6gt var til tryggingar. Vi\u00f0 vorum a\u00f0 vona, a\u00f0 ef forg\u00f6nguma\u00f0ur dytti, g\u00e6tu \u00feeir tveir sem n\u00e6st s\u00e1tu st\u00f6\u00f0va\u00f0 falli\u00f0. Ef ekki \u00e1tti st\u00e1lv\u00edrinn ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 n\u00e6stu syllu a\u00f0 gera \u00fea\u00f0 og falli\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00f6llum \u00feremur \u00e1tti \u00fev\u00ed ekki a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a nema fimmt\u00e1n metrar \u00ed vi\u00f0b\u00f3t. Vi\u00f0 myndum allavega ekki lenda ni\u00f0ri \u00ed j\u00f6kli. J\u00f3n Haukur var best stemmdur til klifurs \u00feennan daginn og var \u00fev\u00ed sj\u00e1lfkj\u00f6rinn til a\u00f0 reyna vi\u00f0 toppinn. Hann var lengi a\u00f0 munda sig vi\u00f0 upphafi\u00f0 og t\u00fdndi \u00fat hvern steininn \u00e1 f\u00e6tur \u00f6\u00f0rum eins og sannur jar\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ingur \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann lag\u00f0i af sta\u00f0. Hann segir sj\u00e1lfur svo fr\u00e1:<\/p>\n
\u00c1ri s\u00ed\u00f0ar. \u00c6tlar \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 byrja e\u00f0a \u00e1 \u00e9g a\u00f0 pr\u00f3fa fyrst? Yngri fyrir eldri var svari\u00f0, nokkrum hreyfingum seinna var \u00e9g kominn \u00fat \u00e1 horni\u00f0 \u00fear sem fyrri tilraunum lauk. Grj\u00f3ti\u00f0 haf\u00f0i l\u00edti\u00f0 breyst s\u00ed\u00f0an s\u00ed\u00f0ast, en eitthva\u00f0 var meira komi\u00f0 inn af tryggingum \u00fear sem str\u00e1karnir s\u00e1tu. Eftir um klukkut\u00edma grj\u00f3tn\u00e1m \u00fati \u00e1 horninu voru tv\u00e6r litlar hnetur komnar inn \u00e1 milli steina sem ekki var h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 losa me\u00f0 berum h\u00f6ndum, steinarnir voru ekki fastari en svo a\u00f0 me\u00f0 litlu \u00e1taki hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 losa \u00fe\u00e1. En til \u00feess \u00e1tti helst ekki a\u00f0 koma. Efstu fimmt\u00e1n metrarnir eru \u00far fremur sm\u00e1ger\u00f0u kubbabergi, sem au\u00f0veldlega er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 t\u00edna \u00ed sundur. Allt var \u00feetta spurning um eina hreyfingu og svo var ekki aftur sn\u00fai\u00f0. \u00dati \u00e1 horninu s\u00e1 \u00e9g ekki framhaldi\u00f0, en vi\u00f0 vissum a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri ekki alveg l\u00f3\u00f0r\u00e9tt fyrir ofan og hlyti \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera l\u00e9ttara. Eftir a\u00f0 hafa tali\u00f0 \u00ed mig kjark voru tv\u00e6r sn\u00f6ggar hreyfingar og \u00fe\u00e1 fa\u00f0ma\u00f0i \u00e9g 80\u00b0 brattan hrygg \u00far kubbabergi. Bl\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 n\u00e1nast fraus \u00feegar \u00e9g byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 taka \u00ed hugsanlegar handfestur \u00fev\u00ed allar endu\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e6r 300 metrum ne\u00f0ar \u00ed Skei\u00f0ar\u00e1rj\u00f6kli. \u00cd g\u00f3\u00f0a stund st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e1 vi\u00f0n\u00e1minu og jafnv\u00e6ginu einu saman, \u00fea\u00f0 var b\u00f3kstaflega ekki h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 taka \u00ed neitt. Eftir drj\u00fagan t\u00edma var \u00e9g b\u00fainn a\u00f0 moka holur fyrir handfestur, enn\u00fe\u00e1 var ekki h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 taka \u00ed neitt, \u00ed sta\u00f0 \u00feess \u00fdtti \u00e9g m\u00e9r \u00e1fram \u00e1 h\u00f6ndunum. \u00dea\u00f0 m\u00e1tti reyndar ekki seinna vera \u00fev\u00ed f\u00f3tfesturnar voru r\u00e9tt a\u00f0 li\u00f0ast \u00ed sundur undan \u00f6llu br\u00f6ltinu \u00ed m\u00e9r. \u00c1 \u00feennan h\u00e1tt n\u00e1\u00f0i \u00e9g sm\u00e1tt og sm\u00e1tt a\u00f0 mjakast upp eftir hryggnum, me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 moka \u00fat handfestur og \u00fdta m\u00e9r upp \u00e1 \u00feeim \u00e1\u00f0ur en f\u00f3tfesturnar li\u00f0u\u00f0ust \u00ed sundur. Um \u00ferj\u00e1 metra undir toppnum breytti um bergger\u00f0, \u00fear voru st\u00e6rri steinar og sm\u00e1 stallur sem h\u00e6gt var a\u00f0 standa \u00e1 \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0 l\u00edfi\u00f0 gj\u00f6rsamlega og b\u00f3kstaflega \u00ed l\u00fakunum. \u00dear n\u00e1\u00f0i \u00e9g a\u00f0 koma inn fyrstu hnetunni sem hugsanlega gat haldi\u00f0 falli. \u00dea\u00f0an var n\u00e1nast formsatri\u00f0i a\u00f0 komast upp \u00e1 toppinn. Toppurinn er sundurlaus grj\u00f3thr\u00faga sem h\u00e6fir \u00e1g\u00e6tlega a\u00f0 sitja klofvega \u00e1, eftir sm\u00e1 p\u00fast sveifla\u00f0i \u00e9g l\u00ednunni tvo hringi \u00ed kringum toppinn og batt allt fast, \u201c\u00fea\u00f0 skiptir \u00fe\u00e1 minna m\u00e1li \u00ed hva\u00f0a \u00e1tt ma\u00f0ur dettur fram af \u00feessu hr\u00fagaldi\u201d. Sm\u00e1 hv\u00edld me\u00f0an hjarta\u00f0 h\u00e6g\u00f0i \u00e1 s\u00e9r og svo \u00f3gurlegt \u00f6skur. Str\u00e1karnir s\u00f6g\u00f0u seinna a\u00f0 \u00feeir hef\u00f0u haldi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni ni\u00f0ur \u00e1samt nokkur hundru\u00f0 k\u00edl\u00f3um af grj\u00f3ti.<\/p>\n
\u00deegar vi\u00f0 Ari heyr\u00f0um str\u00ed\u00f0s\u00f6skri\u00f0 ofanfr\u00e1, litlum vi\u00f0 skelfdir hvor \u00e1 annan, haf\u00f0i hann komist upp e\u00f0a var hann a\u00f0 detta? Vi\u00f0 k\u00fdttum \u00ed her\u00f0arnar eins og svo oft \u00e1\u00f0ur og h\u00e9ldum fast \u00ed l\u00ednuna. Vi\u00f0 vorum b\u00fanir a\u00f0 vera \u00fearna vel \u00e1 annan t\u00edma \u00ed st\u00f6\u00f0ugu grj\u00f3thruni. Fl\u00e1inn sem vi\u00f0 vorum \u00e1 var ekki skj\u00f3lbetri en svo fyrir grj\u00f3thruninu fr\u00e1 J\u00f3n Hauk a\u00f0 steinarnir lentu stundum \u00e1 t\u00e1num \u00e1 okkur, sem voru sem betur fer vel var\u00f0ar inni \u00ed plastsk\u00f3num. En drengnum haf\u00f0i tekist lang\u00fer\u00e1\u00f0 \u00e6tlunarverk, hann var kominn \u00e1 toppinn. Sk\u00f6mmu s\u00ed\u00f0ar var hann b\u00fainn a\u00f0 tryggja l\u00ednuna og vi\u00f0 g\u00e1tum lagt af sta\u00f0. \u00deegar \u00e9g klifra\u00f0i upp til hans var\u00f0 m\u00e9r um og \u00f3. \u00c9g skildi vel af hverju allt \u00feetta grj\u00f3tmagn haf\u00f0i streymt ni\u00f0ur fjalli\u00f0 undan honum, \u00fearna st\u00f3\u00f0 varla steinn yfir steini. E\u00f0a eins og J\u00f3n Haukur haf\u00f0i kalla\u00f0, sk\u00f6mmu \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann kom \u00e1 sj\u00e1lfan tindinn: \u201c\u00c9g held a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 horfa \u00ed gegnum hana.\u201d<\/p>\n
Svipurinn \u00e1 f\u00e9l\u00f6gum okkar, \u00feeim Ara og Valda var l\u00edka ekki beint fr\u00fdnilegur \u00feegar \u00feeir komu upp l\u00ednuna, l\u00edkt og vi\u00f0 J\u00f3n Haukur voru \u00feeir sk\u00edthr\u00e6ddir vi\u00f0 bergi\u00f0, \u00fea\u00f0 var sama hvar ma\u00f0ur rak sig \u00ed, allssta\u00f0ar hrundi eitthva\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur. \u00dea\u00f0 skyldi \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed raun\u00a0enginn hvernig J\u00f3n Haukur haf\u00f0i fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feessu, \u00f6ll e\u00f0lisfr\u00e6\u00f0il\u00f6gm\u00e1l m\u00e6ltu gegn \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00e6gt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 kl\u00edfa \u00feennan s\u00ed\u00f0asta hluta.<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 nutum stundarinnar, komnir \u00e1 lang\u00fer\u00e1\u00f0an tind S\u00falu. Kannski var sigurgle\u00f0in mest, \u00feegar \u00fati \u00ed skar\u00f0inu birtust f\u00e9lagar okkar, sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u a\u00f0sto\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 bur\u00f0inn en skroppi\u00f0 \u00ed g\u00f6ngut\u00far a\u00f0 Gr\u00e6nal\u00f3ni \u00ed millit\u00ed\u00f0inni. Mikil fagna\u00f0ar\u00f3p rufu fjallakyr\u00f0ina.
\nEftir hef\u00f0bundnar toppamyndat\u00f6kur var s\u00ed\u00f0asti, og jafnframt einn h\u00e6ttulegasti hluti fer\u00f0arinnar \u00fe\u00f3 eftir, a\u00f0 komast ni\u00f0ur. \u00c9g leit \u00e1 Valda og spur\u00f0i hva\u00f0 hann langa\u00f0i mest til n\u00fana. Svari\u00f0 sem kom er or\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 h\u00e1lfger\u00f0um frasa hj\u00e1 okkur vi\u00f0 svipa\u00f0ar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur s\u00ed\u00f0ar: \u201cKomast ni\u00f0ur aftur\u201d. A\u00f0 s\u00edga sext\u00edu metra n\u00e6r l\u00f3\u00f0r\u00e9tt ni\u00f0ur, \u00ed mj\u00f6g lausu bergi, er langt fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera h\u00e6ttulaust. Alltaf er h\u00e6tta \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 l\u00ednan \u00fdti vi\u00f0 lausum steinum og hendi \u00feeim ni\u00f0ur. Vi\u00f0 sigum ni\u00f0ur efsta hlutann og stoppu\u00f0um \u00e1 syllunni \u00fear sem Valdi haf\u00f0i be\u00f0i\u00f0. \u00c1 lei\u00f0inni t\u00f3kum vi\u00f0 \u00fat allar festurnar sem vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um sett inn. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki sj\u00f3n a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 st\u00e1lv\u00edrinn. \u00deetta var sex millimetra st\u00e1lv\u00edr, \u00fer\u00ed\u00fe\u00e6ttur. Tveir \u00fe\u00e6ttir af honum voru \u00ed sundur og einn h\u00e9kk \u00e1 bl\u00e1\u00fer\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00dea\u00f0 var lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i ekki haldi\u00f0 neinu falli. Grj\u00f3thruni\u00f0 haf\u00f0i fari\u00f0 svo illa me\u00f0 hann a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i hrokki\u00f0 \u00ed sundur vi\u00f0 minnsta \u00e1lag.<\/p>\n
En vi\u00f0 komumst ni\u00f0ur \u00ed tveimur sigum til vi\u00f0b\u00f3tar. \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00fe\u00f3 ekki fyrr en vi\u00f0 st\u00f3\u00f0um \u00e1 hryggnum hj\u00e1 f\u00e9l\u00f6gum okkar \u00ed \u00f6ruggri fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0 fr\u00e1 drangnum a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00f6ndu\u00f0um l\u00e9ttar og \u00feor\u00f0um a\u00f0 slaka \u00e1. \u00de\u00f3 hann hryndi allur n\u00fana g\u00e6ti hann ekki ska\u00f0a\u00f0 okkur. Sigurv\u00edman bj\u00f3 lengi me\u00f0 okkur og \u00fea\u00f0 var kannski eins gott a\u00f0 tveggja stunda gangur var ni\u00f0ur \u00ed N\u00fapssta\u00f0ask\u00f3g a\u00f0 tj\u00f6ldunum til a\u00f0 losna vi\u00f0 allt adrenal\u00edni\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 sem okkur \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00fe\u00f3 best var a\u00f0 \u00feurfa aldrei aftur a\u00f0 kl\u00edfa S\u00falu, \u00feeim kafla var loki\u00f0.<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 vorum ekki kalla\u00f0ir landsli\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed drullusp\u00edruklifri fyrir ekki neitt – taki n\u00fa a\u00f0rir vi\u00f0!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
S\u00fala (694 m) stendur vestan megin \u00ed Skei\u00f0ar\u00e1rj\u00f6kli. S\u00falutindur er fallegur 60 m h\u00e1r tindur en er v\u00edst \u00far alveg g\u00edfulega rotnu og \u00f3traustu bergi. Tindurinn hefur a\u00f0eins veri\u00f0 klifinn einu sinni, l\u00fdsing teymisins var: Ekki reyna \u00feetta! FF: Ari Hauksson, \u00a0Bj\u00f6rgvin Richardsson, J\u00f3n Haukur Steingr\u00edmsson og Valdimar Har\u00f0arson, sumar 1990. S\u00daLA 1990 – Eftir […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isalp.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63323"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isalp.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isalp.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isalp.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isalp.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63323"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.isalp.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69616,"href":"https:\/\/www.isalp.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63323\/revisions\/69616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isalp.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isalp.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isalp.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}