Into The Glacier - Full Tour of awesome Langjökull Ice Cave Experience | Trip to Iceland 2022

Описание: At Iceland’s second-largest glacier, Langjökull, find a breathtaking man-made ice cave that you can visit all year round. It’s the largest man-made ice tunnel in the world and has quickly become one of the more popular tours in Iceland. Explore this man-made wonder on our Into the Glacier tours.
Langjökull, or “the Long Glacier” as its name translates in English, is the second-largest glacier in Iceland and covers an area of about 950 km². It is on average about 1200 to 1300 m above sea level and sits on a massive plateau of hyaloclastite mountains.
Until only recently, what lies beneath the surface of the glacier remained a mystery known only to a few glaciologists and scientists. But today you can visit the blue ice wonderworld that awaits inside the glacier.
Into the Glacier is a glacier adventure tour where you take a monster truck ride up onto a glacier, dress in your warmest, and literally step into the glacier. Inside the largest man-made ice tunnel in the world, you’ll find different layers of ice and volcanic ash, incredible crevasses, ice sculptures, and even an ice chapel!
Langjokull Glacier cave tour is truly an adventure to remember. The tunnel has been lit up to show you the geological wonders and the history of the ice cap. As a welcomed extra, you’ll have plenty of photo opportunities!
THE HISTORY OF INTO THE GLACIER
The story of the Into the Glacier adventure begins in 2010. Two men by the name of Baldvin Einarsson and Hallgrímur Örn Arngrímsson started to dream about an ice cave in the glacier. Before that time, no ice cave had ever been found in the glacier, so any ice cave would have to be man-made.
People, especially tourists, had already started to explore the glacier on glacier hiking or snowmobiling tours. But Baldvin and Hallgrímur had a vision of taking the glacier experience in the North Atlantic to a new level. They wanted to take people to the heart of the glacier and knew that Langjokull, which is very often snow-covered, possessed a captivating array of blue-colored ice and that they wanted to share.
With this bold vision, they set sails and gathered a team of top engineers and a geophysicist. They were to study the glacier, plan, model and prepare the construction. With a whole lot of determination, the dream started to take shape. These experts, along with their scientific expertise and some financial and political support, were able to turn the dream into the largest man-made ice cave in the world.
FUN FACTS ABOUT THE LANGJÖKULL ICE CAVE – INTO THE GLACIER
The glacier Langjökull was once called Baldjökull due to its rounded ice cap. The word means “a ball” in English.
There is a chapel inside the ice tunnel and weddings have been held there!
Some believe that Langjökull was once two or more glaciers that then merged together to form one big one.
Langjökull glacier reached record size in 1840.
Close to Langjökull is an icecap called Ok, which was once a glacier but lost its place on the list due to its shrinking size. This is often referred to as the Icelandic version of Pluto.
WHERE IS INTO THE GLACIER LOCATED?
The Into the Glacier cave is located on Langjokull Glacier at the southwestern corner of the glacier. Its closest recognized attractions are Deildartunguhver Hot Springs and Krauma Baths. The distance from Reykjavík is about 150 kilometres or 93 miles.
A MONSTER TRUCK TAKES YOU TO LANGJÖKULL ICE CAVE
Once in Húsafell, you’ll hop on a 8×8 monster truck for a ride across Langjokull Glacier and up to its peak. The 20-ton truck is a former NATO cruise missile launcher that has been heavily modified for glacier driving. Hence its name “Ice Explorer.”
The modified glacier vehicle features tires that can be inflated and deflated while driving.
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Chapters
00:00 Preparations at the Húsafell Activity Center
01:01 Ride with a monster truck towards Langjokull Glacier through wonderful landscape
07:14 Walking around Klaki base camp with beautiful panoramic view of the mountains
11:13 Further ride in the monster truck to the top of the glacier through deep snowfall
12:10 Wandering around on the top of the Langjökul Glacier next to the Ice cave
13:08 Inside the Langjökull Ice Cave
47:58 Back outside with heavy snow storm and escaping in the monster truck
49:39 Driving back through greatest wilderness
52:24 Back at Húsafell Activity Center

English title: Into The Glacier - Full Tour of awesome Langjökull Ice Cave Experience | Trip to Iceland 2022
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