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Exploring an Ice Cave of Mýdralsjökull, Iceland

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????????️???? Mýrdalsjökull, the “mire valley glacier,” is centuries-old ice cap atop the Kayla volcano where people strap crampons to their boots to go glacial hiking—mindful of narrow water-filled crevasses that can actually be 20+ meters deep. The trail stretches for about 4.3 miles to the top, but we only went as far as an ice cave to explore inside—and partake in @Soutcoast_Adventure’s party trick of having a drink of vodka on the rocks, i.e., fresh glacial ice corkscrewed out of the wall.

Being formed by ice, the cave is constantly changing with the global climate, and warmer temperatures have caused a recession of 20–30m per year—making the cave entrance melt and recede each week. Every visit is different from a previous one. — Hiking #Myrdalsjokull for the first time in #Iceland. ????????

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