The Katla Ice Cave - Iceland’s Year-Round Accessible Ice Cave
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
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This video has been on our list to make for nearly a year now! We began gathering footage at the start of 2021 with the hopes of having a video out by May/June of 2021 but alas we ran into some troubles with our little drone “Droney” - which will be elaborated upon in the video. We also were quite busy with our job over the summer months, so we finally managed to find the time (and the good weather to go with it) to visit the cave one more time during November 2021. We hope this episode will be a good time capsule of this beautiful glacier and cave system and how it has changed over the months.
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0:00 Intro
0:44 Journey to the Glacier
1:57 THE KATLA ICE CAVE
3:09 Einar Goes Ice Climbing
3:20 Hiking in the Sunset
4:15 Second Visit to the Glacier
6:05 Unstable Ice Cave
6:43 RIP to Droney
7:18 Third Visit to the Glacier
7:58 The Collapsed Cave
8:44 Exploring Deeper into the Glacier
9:48 DRONE
10:15 Hike to the Second Cave
11:40 Hike to the Third Cave
12:08 Outro
12:39 PHOTO SHOOT
It’s crazy how Iceland just changes so dramatically. I can’t believe that whole beautiful cave is gone! I’m glad you got that initial footage…
I know, it's truly incredible. It's never a dull moment on the ice here :)
I know I should shed a tear seeing the obituary but I really couldn't stop laughing 😂 2021- a year to remember for the droney....
Haha don't be too sad, we got a replacement Droney thanks to the drone insurance we purchased. I just wonder if the SD card inside old Droney will still be usable in a decade or 2...
Great work on the movie and the comparison, such a short period of time and so many changes. Love it guys!
Glad you enjoyed it! Next time we should do a collab... Any ideas?
Fabulous glacial tapestry! Fantastic to see the glacier evolve over your trips to the site. Well done 👏
Many thanks! You'll have to come check it out soon!
awesome work !)))
Thanks a lot! Glad to hear you like it :)
Some really solid photos with strong compositions at the end. 👏 Well done.
Thanks! Happy to hear it :)
This is mezmerising but also curious to see the transformation.
It truly is! We hope to see how things progress here over the next year or so as well...
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Wow, such stunning footage once again- the colors on the ice and all the layers and patterns, just wow! Really loved the dramatic shot over the collapsed cave and the blackish ice. Must have been so fun to follow the changes over time! Super cool photos in the end also :) Poor Droney though.... at least he got to properly live his life and died on an adventure ;)
Good point - Droney died doing what he loved! RIP
Spectacular photo shoot shots! Amazing to see the changes and collapse of the Katla ice cave over the year as well as, sadly, the death of Droney 😱 But look forward to seeing how the new caves progress. 💙
Thanks! It's a great little spot - you'll have to come see it one day!
Another awesome video, bravo!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Such a beautiful place.
It sure is! Also one of our favourite spots
I was at Solheimajokull last year, the walk from the carpark was longer than when it was built due to it shrinking. A very visual and visceral sign of it shrinking.
Kinda terrifying.
Strange question, but what brand are your boots? They look like good ones!
I've also noticed a decent amount of melting since I started working there 6 years ago as well.
The blue boots I'm wearing in this video are Garmont Tower LX GTX. They are my summer hiking and glacier boots. In the winter time I use a different pair.
Thanks for sharing! How long is the drive to the cave
From Vik, the turn off point is only about 5 minutes. The drive along the gravel road can be between 40 minutes - 1 hour, depending on conditions.
Hey guys, there are some amazing shots. I just wanted to ask, I see everywhere that you must visit katla with a group cause its dangerous if you do so by yourself. Is this true?
If you have the equipment and knowledge you can probably do it yourself, assuming your car can get out to the parking lot. Even saying this, when filming a new episode by the cave I fell into some quicksand but luckily managed to get out with the help from a friend. So you need to be careful even when as experienced as I am!
So your best option would be to go with a qualified guide until you know the area well enough.
Bro can this ice accessible in June....
It might be still accessible then... just not sure how it will look in a few months as things are warming up here now and the ice is beginning to melt again.
Do we need a 4×4 ...I have booked a dokker ...
@@rohanbhadoria860 Yes a 4x4 is mandatory, the road is sand and gravel. Very easy to get stuck there, especially after rain.