Glacier Ice Climbing

Our ice climbing tour is perfect for those looking for a half-day out on the glacier, leaving no ice crystal unturned. Our most adventurous tour is suitable for those looking for both a challenge and a unique experience in Iceland. A good level of fitness and enthusiasm is recommended but no prior experience is necessary.

The Glacier Ice Climbing tour goes beyond standard top-roping ice climbing and teaches you new hard ice skills. We can incorporate hiking, ice climbing, via ferrata, rope work and safety techniques for glacier travel. Our public ice climbing tour focuses on a small group experience with a maximum of 4 people in the group only. We value your time and we make sure to maximize your experience on ice, providing as many opportunities for climbing the glacier walls as possible.  With just you and our highly skilled glacier guide, we make sure this tour will be the highlight of your holidays in Iceland.

What to expect on the tour?

First climb is a teaching climb. The guide will pick an appropriate wall and go over some ice climbing techniques. Whether the guests are beginners or experienced climbers, going over the technique is always a good way to start the day. Then we moved on to a more challenging climb and built up with more interesting climbs until the guest reached their energy limits or simply we ran out of time. Having this size of group makes every trip easily adjustable to the participants. For example, if you are a keen group of climbers you will be able to experience up to 5 climbs but if the participants want to walk more and climb less this would be also possible.

Please keep in mind that walking time will change a lot as the glacier changes and the guide has to find the right challenge for his guests. It is also worth mentioning that the walk between climbing spots is a good time to rest up for the next climb! 🙂

What to bring: Outdoor clothing appropriate to the weather as well as a hat, gloves (sunglasses and sunscreen are recommended if sunny) as well as food and water for the day carried in a small backpack.

Included: Ice climbing boots, climbing crampons, Ice climbing axes, all the other safety equipment.

Cancellation policy as for our public tours. Read more