July 30th: Due to technical difficulties we were not able to update the diary. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

The group of 9 that compleated the whole Coast to Coast trek is back to civilization. The group arrived to Vík on the 30th of July at 16:00. On the last meters they ran across the beach to get to the ocean, which was the final destination of the trek. Everybody had a smile on their face and happy about their accomplishments. Two staff members from the office in Reykjavík greeted them with well deserved champagne, fruit and chocolate cake.

Congratulations!!!

July 10th: The last part of the hike to Askja was on snow. The snow was still hard so it did not slow them down. Apparently this is a strong group, keeping up good pace as they storm between camps. Positive aspect of all this snow – they don‘t have to worry about water as they continue in to the deserted highlands.

July 4th: The group has a rest day in Mývatn. After this they are heading into the highlands. This winter there was a lot of snow. It hasn‘t really cleared and there is still much snow in Askja so they can expect some tough days ahead.

June 30th: The group took an early flight from Reykjavík to Akureyri. There are few more travellers on their way by bus to Ásbyrgi where the hiking began. Four days from Ábyrgi to Mývatn.

Coast to coast 2013

Here you can follow the progress of the 31 day backpacking tour Coast to coast. The group set out from Ásbyrgi in the north on the 30th of June and will come to Vík on the south coast on the 30th of July.

The expedition leader is Róbert Þór and for further information and details you can visit the tour page here.