Abbie, tomorrow morning I have to say goodbye to my cat of 18 years. I said my bedtime prayers but needed a balm for my heart. Your newest video popped up and it is with real gratefulness that I watched for a bit. Your cheerful honesty and brave heart are helping me so much tonight. NEVER doubt it; you are a gift to many.💔💔🤗🤗
What a beautiful video! Thank you for doing this. I am chronically ill and disabled - trapped in my home and wheelchair dependent. I used to enjoy camping and hiking, and it's been a dream of mine to do so in Iceland. I can't thank you enough for uploading videos like this - at least I can live vicariously. ❤️
I love Abbie's narrative skills - she has such a calm demeanour about her voice, and she has such an extraordinary storytelling gift as well. She takes you into these places and makes it so magical that you feel as though you are along on the journey with her. I very much appreciate her videos. :-) @@elizabethchapman9523
Abbie, just superb, from start to finish! Very inspirational viewing indeed. I love that powerful & majestic Mother Nature is our greatest teacher & she will push us to our limits. And as I always remember, is always available to us, no matter where in the world we hail from. Thank you, for sharing your personal journey's with your viewers & here's wishing you all the best.
I watched the entire thing while cleaning up! I've watched many videos of Iceland but yours was unique to you and showed me new things! Thank you for your honesty, knowledge, and positivity!
I came across your videos by chance and was hooked. There is something so genuine and engaging about your videos. It is unusual to feel a warmth and affection toward someone one has never actually met, but that is what your output engenders.
Hello Abbie, I am 71 and live in Australia. I love your videos but this one was the best of all. Beautiful photography, I felt I was there with you. Thank you so much for taking us on such wonderful hikes, so different to the Aussie bush I hike!
Quite simply some of the best cinematography you have ever produced, and I've watched u from those early days. You are a woman at the peak, your confidence is to be admired. Go, Abbs, go!
Your narration is like listening to a hans christian andersen audiobook. I really enjoy the descriptive way in which you narrate, It compliments the scenery perfectly and is so engaging, I learn so much. Thankyou for sharing this epic journey.
I am my husbands career now and will never be able to visit areas like this. It has been wonderful to join you in this breathtaking place. I agree about getting out as I do daily at 5-7.30 am before my husband needs me - it is my ‘wild’ time in Lancashire. Thank you. ❤
Two and a half hours of video and not a second of it boring! What an epic journey, and what a fabulous landscape. Amazingly good weather too! Your courage and positive spirit are an inspiration to many...
The entire video was a beautiful work of art, but I think somehow that message at the end touched me more and it was something I truly needed to hear. Thank you for sharing your life with us in such a beautiful way. Keep living the adventure!
Absolutely brilliant video. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. I watched it start to finish on this night, new years eve, and it was so immersive. I've set foot in 16 countries but Iceland isn't one of them. Iceland has been top of my list for so long now, the place I yearn for more than any other. I am now disabled, chronically ill with a slew of rare diseases. What I miss most is having the mobility and stamina to get back out on wild walks. This video made me nostalgic for the wild landscapes I've walked through, but in a good way. Because those times were for the present, for the experience, but also for the memory. It's a real memory bank and the deposits I made were for a rainy day. I have many rainy days now, so I draw on those memories and relive them in my mind. I absolutely feel the most alive, the most content, and in my element, when walking through nature with curiosity in my heart.
You have wonderfully captured the atmosphere of the Laugavegur and fimmvörðuháls trails. By far this is the best video you have completed so far. Your energy and enthusiasm is infectious! I did the same trail in July. Watching you do those river crossings brought back memories! So cold but so much fun. Looks like you were blessed with good weather. We were in the clouds coming down into Alftavatin, so your views were something we didn't get to see. Although once on the downhill the cloud lifted with views opening up across to the lake. Spectacular! Breathtaking! Amazing you did this solo. Inspiring 😊
This one hit differently than all the videos you have made. The excitement and enjoyment literally jumped off the screen. What a truly wonderful adventure with the most mind blowing scenery. Thank you for sharing it with us
I've been away for a while and what an amazing trip to bring me back! You look wonderful and I loved every minute of this one! May you continue to flourish, my dear. You give this 70 year old lady such hope and great ideas too. 😘
Thoroughly enjoyed all two and a half hours of this . We stayed three nights in Iceland ten years ago for my fiftieth birthday and your video really makes me want to go back there.
This has to be one of the best hiking videos out there. Thank you Abby for capturing everything so beautifully. I can only imagine the time, effort and energy it takes to shoot, edit and produce a whole movie length video, while keeping every second interesting and engaging. I've been to Iceland once last year, and this summer, I plan to solo hike/camp The Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls trails. Thanks again for being an inspiration!
this video abbie has got to be the best one you have ever done ,, well done ,, for all the shots and views you have shown us all , one very brave soul you are going around active volcanos ,, hats off to ya
Best. Christmas. Gift…EVER. Thanks, Abby! I’m so excited. Happy Holidays to you and Anna. Hope this coming year keeps you happy, healthy and of course, WILD.
Superb Abbie - one of your best and as good as any of your early videos which have always been a delight to watch, Looks amazing and your obvious joy is so appealing. Thank you!
I took my 23 y/o (at the time) daughter to Iceland in 2015, most of it a driving tour along the ring road, highway 1. We loved it. Now, seven years later, and after watching your video here, I need to go back and traverse the backcountry as you have inspired. While the crowds completely diminished after Skógafoss and Jökulsárlón, we were battered by the weather, as we traveled during September/October. We did many short out and back day hikes, but nothing like this. Not sure I have any family that would be willing or able, so it may be solo as well. Thank you for taking the long way 'round to Skógar...great captures. Take care!
One of the longest videos I’ve watched, but also one I enjoyed so very much. I feel like I’ve spent time with a friends, experiencing something very special. Thank you for taking us on this journey. Love your personality, your message, the quality of your video and the chance to experience Iceland.
Thankyou Abbie. Love your work!!!! My wife and I throughly enjoyed this video as well many of your other videos. We have looked at many other Laugavergur videos on RUclips in our preparation for doing the Laugavergur😊 next August. Yours is by far the best as it gave us a proper perspective of the trail. We are in our late 50's now and will keep on trekking for as long as possible. Thank you so much again.
I'm treating this video as the "Abbie Barnes Christmas special" and watching it over 2 nights. Thank you. Wishing you a Happy Christmas and an adventurous 2023.
I felt so anxious for you as you did the river crossing at 1:12:08 but chuffed to bits that you came through ok and were deservedly so pleased at having done it. What a stressful time recce-ing the river for a decent crossing place. Amazing job well done.
Stumbled across this due to autoplay but I'm so glad the algorithm brought me here. You have so much beauty personality that make the videos so entertaining. Kudos. What an absolutely gorgeous landscape.
so many great memories - I remember Landmannalauger as a stopping place when four of us drove around and across Iceland in a Land Rover - stunning scenery
Wonderful video, we also went on a tour to Laugavegur a few years ago, we weren’t able to leave the camp, due to my mobility but you took us beyond . On our tours of Iceland, it took me back to the stops we had, I know not quite the same as hiking, but remembering the lifetime experience of one of the most beautiful places on earth🇬🇧👏🏻👏🏻
Wow, there are no words to express the beauty in this video. Thank you so very much for giving me this experience of you and your journey. Your humor and honesty is appreciated greatly. You are an inspiration for all. Kudos to YOU❤
Loving this video, I’ve never seen such a dramatic landscape and can totally understand your love of the raw desolate beauty. Thankyou so much for doing these films - I always look forward to everything you do 😁
Epic! Abby this presentation was absolutely epic--wow. Thanks so much for sharing the journey and for the empowering dialogue and wisdom. Well done. You are correct--life is about taking those risks, stepping out of the comfort zone. When one moves in that direction, the doors open and the magic follows. Best wishes for more magical explorations in 2023.
Thanks so much Abbie for inspiring me to do more long-distance hikes. I finished the Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls trail last month (got really lucky with the weather), and your videos helped me plan my trip properly. 😊
Abbie, way to go, just adore you, great commentary, not too much, funny, informative and looking forward to watching another of your videos. Thank you so much for your efforts.
Absolutely loved watching this and felt as if I was immersed in a David Attenborough documentary … an Abbie version of David Attenborough. Looking forward to the next exciting and enlightening epic adventure. Well done on an excellent doco👏👏👏
wow awesome, i did not think the scenery would be that great but it was fantastic, you did a great job Abbie, i bet you will treasure this one forever, thank you so much for sharing this with us, i am going through an enormous hurting time and this helped me switch off so thank you so much xxxxxxxx
Wow. Just incredible. Thanks so much for sharing this epic journey i feel like I took it as well! Ill be visiting Iceland but will never have this kind of opportunity...thank you so much!
Great video! Really enjoyed it. Some of those paths looked very dodgy - very brave!! As someone who has been to Iceland, I can definitely agree on how magical it is!
Thank you for this great video! I reallly appriciate your awareness of what is happening around you and your open eye (and ear!) for details of the icelandic nature. Could not find anything like that in any of these other "Laugavegur-videos". Especially I loved the Golden Plover at 55:50! The lonely monotonous beep of this litte bird is so often the only sound in silence of the highlands of Iceland on moments when winds stopped blowing. But beware of the magic of golden plovers flute! Once it enchanted my soul so I had to roam the highlands for 30 years :-) At 29:50 you say: "Why rush, when you get an opportiunity just like this to be somewhere like this?". True words indeed! Being there makes the difference, not having it done. I just regret a bit that you got in that hurry mode again to the end of the trail. I like your real enthusiasm and that you not only have a story to tell but also a message to give.
I’ve just watched this and just come across your channel and what a watch it was. I also struggle with chronic pain and mh and get out and about as much as possible. Nothing on this scale I hasten to add you are an inspiration
What a beautiful story Abbie with a wonderful commentary and excellent filming. To complete such a hike would be life changing for me too. Congratulations!😃
I've guided this trek on a number of occasions. Once, the weather closed in and we didn't see a thing for the whole of the journey! An incredible place to be - well done for putting it over so well. And, omg, how expensive is Iceland 😃👍
What an awesome adventure and a totally engrossing experience! That was so great to watch - I watched it in five sittings and within seconds on each one I wanted to hit the like button again :-) So here are all those extra thumbs up! 👍👍👍👍👍 You saw and touched on so many things that it's hard to remember them all but I can particularly relate to experiencing the rawness of the landscape and the ability of nature to thrive in even these inhospitable conditions. I love seeing alpine and tundra plants, and have long been fascinated by volcanoes and glaciers so to experience them in the same place is just amazing. Parts of the trail remind me of some places I've hiked in BC - the volcanic areas near Mount Garibaldi, the multi-coloured rocks and unusual geological formations of the South Chilcotins - but despite that familiarity, all I want to do now is hike the Laugavegur trail the way you did. The creek crossings took me back to a trip from last summer when we spent a week backpacking in an area with no bridges and had to ford every frigid, glacial creek along the way! Brrr! But it was so invigorating and there was a real sense of accomplishment at making it across safely. Thanks, that was a real treat!
I'm a 75 year old who has lived a dissolute life, exercising far less than I should. This after growing up on a farm and spending 20 years in the military. Thank you for your wonderful video. Now in my twilight I can see the beauty I missed and reflect on what I could have done. Bravo.
Really enjoyed your film. Must admit when I noticed it was over 2hrs long I thought it may be hard going to watch without taking a break but you kept my interest all the way through to the end. A marvellous hike .
Awesome video! I hiked both Laugavegur and Fimmvörđuháls and it was an absolutely otherwordly experience. As an owl I always wake up late and start hiking as the last person, so both hikes I was finishing in the night and darkness, (late August/early September we have night in Iceland) so it was great to see the parts of the trails that I couldn't see with my own eyes! Thanks ❤
We often use neoprene socks with sandals to cross cold rivers. It helps with concentration not to have the feet so freezing. Another tip for river crossings- don't look at the water flowing; it can be mesmerizing and put you off balance. Beautiful film, Abbie!
Beautiful video Abbie and yet again your Documentries are a true delight and wonderful to watch. We are seriously thinking of visiting Iceland one day. Friends of ours have been and loved it!! It is certainly a strange yet beautiful place and amazing. Yet again your brave, inspiring and I talk to every animal I come across when I am out walking lol.
Abbie, tomorrow morning I have to say goodbye to my cat of 18 years. I said my bedtime prayers but needed a balm for my heart. Your newest video popped up and it is with real gratefulness that I watched for a bit. Your cheerful honesty and brave heart are helping me so much tonight. NEVER doubt it; you are a gift to many.💔💔🤗🤗
Thinking of you my friend. Losing an animal is like losing family. But they are never really gone. Always there if we keep looking. Hugs x
sorry about your cat it hurts i know :{
What a beautiful video! Thank you for doing this. I am chronically ill and disabled - trapped in my home and wheelchair dependent. I used to enjoy camping and hiking, and it's been a dream of mine to do so in Iceland. I can't thank you enough for uploading videos like this - at least I can live vicariously. ❤️
My sentiment too. They make you feel like your there with her.
I love Abbie's narrative skills - she has such a calm demeanour about her voice, and she has such an extraordinary storytelling gift as well. She takes you into these places and makes it so magical that you feel as though you are along on the journey with her. I very much appreciate her videos. :-) @@elizabethchapman9523
Very true 14:33 @@elizabethchapman9523
Abbie, just superb, from start to finish! Very inspirational viewing indeed.
I love that powerful & majestic Mother Nature is our greatest teacher & she will push us to our limits.
And as I always remember, is always available to us, no matter where in the world we hail from.
Thank you, for sharing your personal journey's with your viewers & here's wishing you all the best.
I watched the entire thing while cleaning up! I've watched many videos of Iceland but yours was unique to you and showed me new things! Thank you for your honesty, knowledge, and positivity!
Awesome! Thank you!
I came across your videos by chance and was hooked. There is something so genuine and engaging about your videos. It is unusual to feel a warmth and affection toward someone one has never actually met, but that is what your output engenders.
Hello Abbie, I am 71 and live in Australia. I love your videos but this one was the best of all. Beautiful photography, I felt I was there with you. Thank you so much for taking us on such wonderful hikes, so different to the Aussie bush I hike!
Thank you for letting me come with you on this incredible journey. Xxx
Abbie Iceland has got to be the most Awesomest journey you've been on.
I would say heaven on earth ❤
Quite simply some of the best cinematography you have ever produced, and I've watched u from those early days. You are a woman at the peak, your confidence is to be admired. Go, Abbs, go!
Your narration is like listening to a hans christian andersen audiobook. I really enjoy the descriptive way in which you narrate, It compliments the scenery perfectly and is so engaging, I learn so much. Thankyou for sharing this epic journey.
I totally agree. She has way with words and her narrative is beautiful.
Awesome Abbie. You have given me the courage to overcome my fears of going on my first hiking : wild camping trip. Thank you 😉
your smile lightens the soul. thank you for bringing us along your trip.
Holy hell. I cannot wait to sit down with a wee glass of port and witness these beauty. I'll take those over a Hollywood film any day. Thank you!
A big Thank You for your touchingly beautiful way of sharing your experiences.
I am my husbands career now and will never be able to visit areas like this. It has been wonderful to join you in this breathtaking place. I agree about getting out as I do daily at 5-7.30 am before my husband needs me - it is my ‘wild’ time in Lancashire. Thank you. ❤
You are such an inspiration, when I grow up I want to be just like you! BTW I'm 74, lol!
I'm "only" 61 but, otherwise, ditto!
@@arthurpewtey you will love it! Have a wonderful awesome time. It was my bucket list hike.
Two and a half hours of video and not a second of it boring! What an epic journey, and what a fabulous landscape. Amazingly good weather too!
Your courage and positive spirit are an inspiration to many...
The entire video was a beautiful work of art, but I think somehow that message at the end touched me more and it was something I truly needed to hear. Thank you for sharing your life with us in such a beautiful way. Keep living the adventure!
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I've never seen you so happy or smiling so much in any other of your videos. Keep up the good work!!
Absolutely brilliant video. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. I watched it start to finish on this night, new years eve, and it was so immersive. I've set foot in 16 countries but Iceland isn't one of them. Iceland has been top of my list for so long now, the place I yearn for more than any other. I am now disabled, chronically ill with a slew of rare diseases. What I miss most is having the mobility and stamina to get back out on wild walks. This video made me nostalgic for the wild landscapes I've walked through, but in a good way. Because those times were for the present, for the experience, but also for the memory. It's a real memory bank and the deposits I made were for a rainy day. I have many rainy days now, so I draw on those memories and relive them in my mind. I absolutely feel the most alive, the most content, and in my element, when walking through nature with curiosity in my heart.
You can feel the positive vibes coming out of the screen. Thanks for sharing your journey with us.
Wonderful wonderful wonderful. Thank-you Abbie.
You have wonderfully captured the atmosphere of the Laugavegur and fimmvörðuháls trails. By far this is the best video you have completed so far. Your energy and enthusiasm is infectious! I did the same trail in July. Watching you do those river crossings brought back memories! So cold but so much fun. Looks like you were blessed with good weather. We were in the clouds coming down into Alftavatin, so your views were something we didn't get to see. Although once on the downhill the cloud lifted with views opening up across to the lake. Spectacular! Breathtaking! Amazing you did this solo. Inspiring 😊
This one hit differently than all the videos you have made. The excitement and enjoyment literally jumped off the screen. What a truly wonderful adventure with the most mind blowing scenery. Thank you for sharing it with us
I've been away for a while and what an amazing trip to bring me back! You look wonderful and I loved every minute of this one! May you continue to flourish, my dear. You give this 70 year old lady such hope and great ideas too. 😘
Thoroughly enjoyed all two and a half hours of this . We stayed three nights in Iceland ten years ago for my fiftieth birthday and your video really makes me want to go back there.
This has to be one of the best hiking videos out there. Thank you Abby for capturing everything so beautifully. I can only imagine the time, effort and energy it takes to shoot, edit and produce a whole movie length video, while keeping every second interesting and engaging. I've been to Iceland once last year, and this summer, I plan to solo hike/camp The Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls trails. Thanks again for being an inspiration!
I adore long-format videos! I've been wanting to take a trip to Iceland, and this video is so inspiring! Thank you! 💚🙏🏼💚
Wow!!! Words fail me…what an incredible landscape and what an epic hike. Thanks you so much for taking us with you Abbie.
Abbie, your videos are so great and inspiring! Thank you for bringing us along. -Andie
You are so welcome!
this video abbie has got to be the best one you have ever done ,, well done ,, for all the shots and views you have shown us all , one very brave soul you are going around active volcanos ,, hats off to ya
Best. Christmas. Gift…EVER. Thanks, Abby! I’m so excited. Happy Holidays to you and Anna. Hope this coming year keeps you happy, healthy and of course, WILD.
I have one word to describe this video and the way you talk to the audience: lovely. This was just so lovely to watch! Thank you!
Well done walk all this way to Skógarfoss. Thank you for respecting mother nature and talk about it.
Superb Abbie - one of your best and as good as any of your early videos which have always been a delight to watch, Looks amazing and your obvious joy is so appealing. Thank you!
I took my 23 y/o (at the time) daughter to Iceland in 2015, most of it a driving tour along the ring road, highway 1. We loved it. Now, seven years later, and after watching your video here, I need to go back and traverse the backcountry as you have inspired. While the crowds completely diminished after Skógafoss and Jökulsárlón, we were battered by the weather, as we traveled during September/October. We did many short out and back day hikes, but nothing like this. Not sure I have any family that would be willing or able, so it may be solo as well.
Thank you for taking the long way 'round to Skógar...great captures.
Take care!
Two and a half hours! What a treat!
One of the longest videos I’ve watched, but also one I enjoyed so very much. I feel like I’ve spent time with a friends, experiencing something very special. Thank you for taking us on this journey. Love your personality, your message, the quality of your video and the chance to experience Iceland.
Thankyou Abbie. Love your work!!!! My wife and I throughly enjoyed this video as well many of your other videos. We have looked at many other Laugavergur videos on RUclips in our preparation for doing the Laugavergur😊 next August. Yours is by far the best as it gave us a proper perspective of the trail. We are in our late 50's now and will keep on trekking for as long as possible. Thank you so much again.
I'm treating this video as the "Abbie Barnes Christmas special" and watching it over 2 nights. Thank you. Wishing you a Happy Christmas and an adventurous 2023.
Thank you for sharing the stark and stunning landscape of Iceland with us. I’m so happy for you having accomplished this wonderful hike.
I felt so anxious for you as you did the river crossing at 1:12:08 but chuffed to bits that you came through ok and were deservedly so pleased at having done it. What a stressful time recce-ing the river for a decent crossing place. Amazing job well done.
Abbie -- Thank you for taking me along on your beautiful hike. Well done!
Stumbled across this due to autoplay but I'm so glad the algorithm brought me here. You have so much beauty personality that make the videos so entertaining. Kudos. What an absolutely gorgeous landscape.
Thank you so much!!
Hi Abbey
Your enthusiasm is infectious.
You are a tonic
Loved the video
Yay! Thank you!
I'm watching this for a second time! I love your personality your so full of life and love! Your an inspiration to me thank you!!! Love your videos!
Just spent a lovely Christmas Eve watching this. Thank you so much, and All the Best, Bonnie Lass!
so many great memories - I remember Landmannalauger as a stopping place when four of us drove around and across Iceland in a Land Rover - stunning scenery
Abbie! Such a bright and beautiful perspective! Your energy, passion and gratitude are infectious!
Wonderful video, we also went on a tour to Laugavegur a few years ago, we weren’t able to leave the camp, due to my mobility but you took us beyond . On our tours of Iceland, it took me back to the stops we had, I know not quite the same as hiking, but remembering the lifetime experience of one of the most beautiful places on earth🇬🇧👏🏻👏🏻
Wow, there are no words to express the beauty in this video. Thank you so very much for giving me this experience of you and your journey. Your humor and honesty is appreciated greatly. You are an inspiration for all. Kudos to YOU❤
look at that permanent smile wow so high on life, loving it
Loving this video, I’ve never seen such a dramatic landscape and can totally understand your love of the raw desolate beauty. Thankyou so much for doing these films - I always look forward to everything you do 😁
This is a classic Abbie Barnes video, educational, motivational and inspiring. Loved it.
Epic! Abby this presentation was absolutely epic--wow. Thanks so much for sharing the journey and for the empowering dialogue and wisdom. Well done. You are correct--life is about taking those risks, stepping out of the comfort zone. When one moves in that direction, the doors open and the magic follows. Best wishes for more magical explorations in 2023.
I am already addicted to this channel ❤ You are awesome!
Thanks so much Abbie for inspiring me to do more long-distance hikes. I finished the Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls trail last month (got really lucky with the weather), and your videos helped me plan my trip properly. 😊
Wonderful! Well done!! 😊
Abbie, way to go, just adore you, great commentary, not too much, funny, informative and looking forward to watching another of your videos. Thank you so much for your efforts.
Thanks for watching! 😊
Such a great film - thank you! Your skills behind and in front of the camera get better and better!
Absolutely loved watching this and felt as if I was immersed in a David Attenborough documentary … an Abbie version of David Attenborough. Looking forward to the next exciting and enlightening epic adventure. Well done on an excellent doco👏👏👏
I just did this trail last week. Thank you for the inspiration. It was my 1st trip ever to Iceland. 😊
That is awesome! Well done!
Absolutely love this video and I particularly like the narrations throughout.
You are an extremely likable person. Lovely to listen to while working.
Thank you! 😊
Magical and thrilling. Our little planet really is beautiful. Thank you, Abbie.
Absolutely fantastic video of your hike in Iceland. Thank you so much for this incredible experience… life changing for you!!💯👍🙏😍❤️
wow awesome, i did not think the scenery would be that great but it was fantastic, you did a great job Abbie, i bet you will treasure this one forever, thank you so much for sharing this with us, i am going through an enormous hurting time and this helped me switch off so thank you so much xxxxxxxx
Absolutely forever! Thank you for watching 😊
Lovely video. Really enjoyed watching it. The intro scene was so inspiring. Keep up the great work!!!
Thank you!
That was brilliant, thank you. I really enjoyed that film.
Thanks Abbie! I loved this and am so grateful for you sharing your journey in Iceland.
Amazing…beautifully done… your genuine spirit is so captivating I watched the whole movie.
Thankyou for not hiding your issues ,I too live with those same issues which I don't hide either . Love your vlogs, welldone hun
Thank you so much 😊
Super dooper Abbey well done, absolutely fantastic...that last day was unreal...👍👍🥂🍻
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow. Just incredible. Thanks so much for sharing this epic journey i feel like I took it as well! Ill be visiting Iceland but will never have this kind of opportunity...thank you so much!
Unreal landscapes and an adventure of a lifetime!
Wow, what a beautiful trail. Thanks for sharing your trip. 😊🙏🏻
Brilliant! Thank you Paul for making such a valuable video for history record
Great video! Really enjoyed it.
Some of those paths looked very dodgy - very brave!!
As someone who has been to Iceland, I can definitely agree on how magical it is!
Thank you for this great video! I reallly appriciate your awareness of what is happening around you and your open eye (and ear!) for details of the icelandic nature. Could not find anything like that in any of these other "Laugavegur-videos". Especially I loved the Golden Plover at 55:50! The lonely monotonous beep of this litte bird is so often the only sound in silence of the highlands of Iceland on moments when winds stopped blowing. But beware of the magic of golden plovers flute! Once it enchanted my soul so I had to roam the highlands for 30 years :-)
At 29:50 you say: "Why rush, when you get an opportiunity just like this to be somewhere like this?". True words indeed! Being there makes the difference, not having it done. I just regret a bit that you got in that hurry mode again to the end of the trail. I like your real enthusiasm and that you not only have a story to tell but also a message to give.
Thank you so much for filming your journey! Wow! ❤️
You are so welcome!
'if you get lost in a forest in Iceland stand up ' I literally lol at that. Wonderful video.
I’ve just watched this and just come across your channel and what a watch it was. I also struggle with chronic pain and mh and get out and about as much as possible. Nothing on this scale I hasten to add you are an inspiration
You got this!
Thank you Abbie for an amazing video and so professionally put together. You provide so much inspiration to get out and enjoy the wild places.
I am really excited to see another long video about a famous trail. I really liked the one you did about the Mont Blanc!
Love your videos and story. Stay safe and stay focused out there Abbie. Life is a journey, nobody has it figured out 🙏
Thank you so much!
What a beautiful story Abbie with a wonderful commentary and excellent filming. To complete such a hike would be life changing for me too. Congratulations!😃
What fantastic!! viewing for this insomniac thanks Abbie. 👍👍💝
Thanks so much!!
Mega adventure and video Abbie!
Iceland…a place like nowhere else on the globe. ❤
Absolute loved this, I've always wanted to go to Iceland
Wow, unbelievable. I am so inspired. Thank you.
I've guided this trek on a number of occasions. Once, the weather closed in and we didn't see a thing for the whole of the journey! An incredible place to be - well done for putting it over so well. And, omg, how expensive is Iceland 😃👍
What an awesome adventure and a totally engrossing experience! That was so great to watch - I watched it in five sittings and within seconds on each one I wanted to hit the like button again :-) So here are all those extra thumbs up! 👍👍👍👍👍
You saw and touched on so many things that it's hard to remember them all but I can particularly relate to experiencing the rawness of the landscape and the ability of nature to thrive in even these inhospitable conditions. I love seeing alpine and tundra plants, and have long been fascinated by volcanoes and glaciers so to experience them in the same place is just amazing. Parts of the trail remind me of some places I've hiked in BC - the volcanic areas near Mount Garibaldi, the multi-coloured rocks and unusual geological formations of the South Chilcotins - but despite that familiarity, all I want to do now is hike the Laugavegur trail the way you did.
The creek crossings took me back to a trip from last summer when we spent a week backpacking in an area with no bridges and had to ford every frigid, glacial creek along the way! Brrr! But it was so invigorating and there was a real sense of accomplishment at making it across safely.
Thanks, that was a real treat!
Although you got very lucky with the weather, this is by far the best you tube video of this walking trail I have seen sofar........,well done.
Wow, thanks!
Amazing journey, thank you for sharing, the footage is breathtaking inspiring, and the hapiness and joy can be felt throughout the video
A truly spectacular hike Abbie, that is one seriously beautiful landscape and your knowledge and humour is the icing on the cake!! 😀
I'm a 75 year old who has lived a dissolute life, exercising far less than I should. This after growing up on a farm and spending 20 years in the military. Thank you for your wonderful video. Now in my twilight I can see the beauty I missed and reflect on what I could have done. Bravo.
Come on 75 and still alive... Just do it! From someone who has usually said no. More than yes X
Really enjoyed your film. Must admit when I noticed it was over 2hrs long I thought it may be hard going to watch without taking a break but you kept my interest all the way through to the end. A marvellous hike .
Awesome video! I hiked both Laugavegur and Fimmvörđuháls and it was an absolutely otherwordly experience. As an owl I always wake up late and start hiking as the last person, so both hikes I was finishing in the night and darkness, (late August/early September we have night in Iceland) so it was great to see the parts of the trails that I couldn't see with my own eyes! Thanks ❤
We often use neoprene socks with sandals to cross cold rivers. It helps with concentration not to have the feet so freezing. Another tip for river crossings- don't look at the water flowing; it can be mesmerizing and put you off balance. Beautiful film, Abbie!
Beautiful video Abbie and yet again your Documentries are a true delight and wonderful to watch. We are seriously thinking of visiting Iceland one day. Friends of ours have been and loved it!! It is certainly a strange yet beautiful place and amazing. Yet again your brave, inspiring and I talk to every animal I come across when I am out walking lol.
Go for it! I hope you have the best time!
My father was from Belfast and he used to talk about how much he wanted to go back .The greenlands are so beautiful ""Just green"