Like many other glaciers in the world, Vatnajökull is threatened every day by global warming.
Follow the Shark and Alex Bellini in their breathtaking adventure and help them freeze the majesty of Europe’s largest glacier.
"Vatnajökull here I come. After a short delay caused by bad weather, I’m finally en route to the glacier. Today I was able to cover a distance of about 15km - going from 950mt to 1250mt above sea level. Next stop will be a small re"... read more
"Rain in the morning forced me to leave later than expected. The small refuge at Grimsfjall is straight ahead of me, all I have to do is keep going. The wind seems to be my biggest enemy right now, but it won’t stop me.
"Third day on Vatnajökull, the hardest till now. I had my daily rest ruined by a snowstorm that almost buried my tent. The extreme weather conditions they told me about back in Italy are real. This ice cap can really become the mos"... read more
"Adventure gets harder as I move to the heart of Vatnajökull. After digging out my tent (covered by half a meter of snow), I walked for five hours unable to see anything (not even my ski’s tips). Freezing gusts of wind kept blowing"... read more
"What a full day! So many things happened it’s difficult to know where to begin… For starters I’ll tell you that eventually I’m going to spend a night with a roof over my head. It’s a small generator compartment in the middle of no"... read more
"Today I reached 1.724mt, the highest point of my journey. From here Vatnajökull shows its double nature: hostile and yet so fragile. Fumaroles line up on my left and Grimsvötn crater is right in front of me. It’s hard to believe t"... read more
"So the unexpected I warned you about happened. It was the brightest morning here on Vatnajökull. I had some trouble leaving the hut, because it’s on a steep slope. To avoid the sled picking up speed, I decided to descend by foot."... read more
This is how last night on Vatnajökull sounds like.
"What a day. I finally left the hut after the accident and it was harder than expected. I had to do everything in my power to stay away from the crevasses. It seemed like an obscure force was pushing me towards them. Descending the"... read more
"First thought of the morning was: should I stay or should I go? I pitched the tent knowing that it would have been more than just an overnight stay, but when I woke up there was a part of me that still wanted to pack the bags and"... read more
"Last night I was not alone. The wind arrived perfectly on time and it was stronger than ever. I don’t think one can ever get used to this kind of things. You knew what is going on and you are prepared for its consequences (I even"... read more
"On Vatnajökull nothing is gradual. Everything changes so very quickly you don’t have the time to adjust. This was the case yesterday. Thanks to “clement” weather conditions in the morning I was able to cover a distance of about 25"... read more
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"last and toughest on Vatnajökull. I was so beyond my limits that even texting seemed impossible. My fingers kept moving randomly on the keyboard. I was at a crossroads: start camping for the night or keep going, using all the stre"... read more