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Testimonials

From Chris

All,

Just a quick email to say thank you so much for your help in organising the trip to Iceland. It was, not to put to fine a point on it, SPECTACULAR. Everything that could have happened did – a mountain rescue, an amazing hotel, a meal of whale meat and puffin at Lækjarbrekka, cocktail fun at Orange and a light poaching at the Blue Lagoon. And to round it all off: an Icelandic psychic on the plane home who gave everyone “dream pebbles”. Seriously. The whole thing still feels faintly surreal and dream-like, to be honest.

But the best bit? The dive. Was just utterly, utterly incredible. Not that you can tell from these pics, but this is me but this is me at Þingvellir - 40m down in glacial water with 100m visibility:

It was one of the highlights of my life. Seriously. Genuinely awe-inspiringly beautiful. Hedinn was a superb dive master, and gave me all the help and encouragement I needed. And with the our great jeep story as well (thanks to our guide Ragi – a really great guy), I think it’s going to make a great piece.

So thank you so much for your help organising it – everything worked like clockwork, and we both had an amazing time. I’ll be in touch nearer the time when we start laying out the feature, but until then, thanks again..

Chris from the UK
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Equipment

Every participant with Arctic Adventures for the season 2008 will recieve the following:

  1. Neoprene overalls or what is generally refered to as “Long Johns”. Depending on the season or the type of trip they will either be 3mm thick or 5mm thick. Neoprene gets wet all the way through and then with heat from the torso gets warm. Excelent for Icelandic conditions. Under the long johns participants only wear swimwear.
  2. Splash-tops or what is also called dry kags. These are parkas that have seals on the neck and hand openings. Their purpose is to keep water out and participants semi-dry on the upper body. Remeber that on the river there is no such thing as a dry quarantee, it all depends on the weather, conditions and the amount of time spent swimming or having fun in the river. Under the dry-tops participants should wear warm clothings such as fleece/wool sweaters and firstlayer shirts (no COTTON).
  3. Neoprene shoes or what is also called river booties. Made from the same material as the overalls. They will get wet and then warm. Under the shoes participants are advised not to wear any socks unless they are made of wool.
  4. Helmets. Every participant is requiered to wear a helmet supplied by Arctic Rafting. Safety is our first priority.
  5. Life-jackets or what is also called PFDs (Personal flotation device) are given to each participant in accordance with individual weight and size. Safety is our first priority.
  6. Dry suits which have tight rubber around the neck and wrists to keep participants relatively dry whilst snorkeling / diving. It will be required to wear something very warm underneath as the dry suits only keep you dry but not warm. Recomended is thick fleece or wool pants, sweater and socks.
  7. Neoprene gloves and hood are only needed at our coldest watersport, snorkeling and diving at the crystal clear glacial water lake of Þingvellir. They get wet and then warm.
  8. When climbing we supply a harness, shoes for rock climbing, crampons and ice axes for ice-climbing. We do not supply hiking shoes for ice-climbing, participants have to bring their own.
  9. To summerize: Arctic Adventures supplies everything needed to have a safe and comfortable trip but participants need to bring the following: Swimmingwear, warm clothing and a towel when rafting or canoeing. For all trips please read the "BRING WITH YOU" segment in the details of the trip you are going on.