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Langjökull kite trips

Various pictures from our trips to the W side of Langjökul

Date: 18/04/04 Owner: Gallery Administrator Size: 31 items
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Map showing the key GPS waypoints, and their positions

Date: 17/03/05 Views: 259
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General map of the SW of Iceland, showing Reykjavik at the botom left, and langajokul top right

Date: 27/04/04 Views: 336
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Our GPS tracks from the first 2 trips

Date: 27/04/04 Views: 344
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Joakim having a rest on the long ski down (~6km)

Date: 24/04/04 Views: 267
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Me with the 7 and 10m kites in the rucksack on the way back from the top of Geitlandsjokul

Date: 24/04/04 Views: 271
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Joakim making the skiing look easy. The surface was pretty varable, ranging from a glazed crust to heavier powder

Date: 24/04/04 Views: 237
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Joakim far, far away

Date: 24/04/04 Views: 228
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Heading down the jeep tracks

Date: 24/04/04 Views: 246
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Heading down the jeep tracks

Date: 24/04/04 Views: 247
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Joakim at the top of Geitlandsjokul looking NW

Date: 24/04/04 Views: 231
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Me at the top of Geitlandsjokul looking NW

Date: 24/04/04 Views: 261
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Me at the top of Geitlandsjokul

Date: 24/04/04 Views: 237
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Joakim on the snow mound at the top of Geitlandsjokul

Date: 24/04/04 Views: 241
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Sitting on the 10m Offroad. I decided to pack the 10m and use Joakims 7m as the wind picked up on the saddle near the sofa. The 10m can get a bit lively on the ground in stronger winds, so I weighed it down with my rucksack while we had lunch

Date: 24/04/04 Views: 268
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The 10m kite with the W side of Geitlandsjokul in the distance

Date: 24/04/04 Views: 252
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