Icelandic River Guides

Kayaking on Icelandic Rivers

1991-06-03

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Buying a Landrover

Go to Heckmondwike to see a Landrover we have seen in Auto Trader. It is a bit of a wreck, but we buy it anyway. The owner says the only thing that needs doing is the fuel and temperature gauge. Haha! We need to adjust the fuel supply, fit seat belts, fit exhaust, change tyres, fit hot water supply, fit free wheeling hubs, new shock rubbers, lights, adjust headlights, fit new track rod ends.. The list goes on. Incredibly, it just had passed an MOT!. We do actually have a vehicle now, and it is at a price we can afford.

1991-06-01

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Hurrah, finished writing paper for the 1991 European Wind Energy Conference, Amsterdam. I can now get on with the more important task of getting ready for our trip to Iceland. Still no boats or Land Rover.  We do however have a full set of equipment lists from the 1989 expedition.

It is now 20 years since our 2nd river kayaking expedition to Iceland. By way of marking the event, we are going to blog and tweet about our trip as if it was happening this summer.

Follow us as we go (went) live on our blog at http://www.icelandic-rivers.info and twitter @IcelandicRivers.

Tom on the Bru

River: Jokulsá á Brü

Grid Reference: 65 deg 15′N; 15 deg 20′ W

Grade: V

Length: 18km

Date run: 31.07.91.

Weather conditions: Hot and sunny.

River level: 450 cumecs / Medium

Significant portages:  None

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River: Hverfisfljot (lower section)

Grid Reference: 63deg52′N; 17deg45′W.

Grade: Upper section has lots of V and IV drops. The lower section is III.

Length: 3km (lower section)

Date run:  23.07.91.

Weather conditions:  Light drizzle

River level:  Medium/high.

Significant portages:  None on the lower section.

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Markarfljot Canyon

River: Markarfljot (Canyon section)

Grid Reference: 63 deg 45* N; 19 deg 22′ W.

Grade: V/VI.

Length: 10 km.

Date run: Inspected 15.07.91.

Weather conditions: Hot and sunny.

River level:

Significant portages: Ideally one, but very difficult to do.

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Hvitarvatn

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Happy man with shovel, Hvitarvatn

River: Hvitarvatn

Grid Reference: 64deg32′N: 20degl3′W

Grade: Flat Water Lake in Spectacular Scenery

Length: 10 km

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Tom on Dangleberry Drop

River: Hvita i Arnessyslu (upper section)

Grid Reference: 64 deg 32′ N; 20 deg 13′W.

Grade: IV with one V

Length: 13 km

Date run: 11.07.91

Weather conditions: Fine

River level: Medium

Significant portages: None

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Viewing a HFD on the Pjorsa

River: Pjorsa (canyon to the south of Burfell)

Grid Reference: 64 deg 5′ N; 19deg50′ W.

Grade: V and VI

Length: ???

Date run: Inspected 09.7.91.

Weather conditions: Hot and sunny.

River level: Huge and foamy.

Significant portages: Numerous.

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Tom on the rapid above Aldeyjarfoss

River: Skjalfandafljot

Grid Reference: 65 deg 19′ N;   17 deg 20′ W.

Grade: IV

Length: 10 km

Date run: 04.08.91

Weather conditions: Hot and sunny

River level: Medium??.

Significant portages: One

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