The last winters, ice caves have become a popular tourist attraction. And no wonder, since they are quite an attractive phenomenon with their blue colour and intriguing light. What do you think is so unique about ice caves? How do ice cave form? They are usually formed by water or geothermal heat and can shift and alter with the movement of the glacier. They are not a constant phenomenon but melt away and disappear. Increased air temperature also weakens the walls and ceilings of the ice caves, and they can collapse without notice, either partly or entirely. The winter is the best time to visit an ice cave in terms of safety and accessibility. However, it is always a risk to enter an ice cave and that risk increases late in the winter. No one should enter an ice cave without minimum safety equipment, which is a crash helmet. Conditions can also be different between caves and further safety equipment might be required, such as crampons and ice axes. For more details, check this news release from March last year. Please contact the visitor centers in Skaftafell and Höfn for information about guided tours to the ice caves.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:58:53 +0000
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