16/09/2026
On the Day of Icelandic Nature, we look back in time 🤍
The year is 1979. Dr Halldóra Jónsdóttir, a geologist, is guiding guests through Kverkfjöll in Iceland’s central highlands, north of Vatnajökull, looking towards the Dyngjujökull glacier, with the shield volcano Trölladyngja in the background.
These were some of our first steps in glacier hiking. Back then, the glacier looked very different from the one we see today.
Almost half a century has passed, and Iceland’s glaciers have retreated. Routes that were once accessible have changed, and with every passing year, we see more clearly how quickly this landscape, so close to our hearts, is changing.
Glaciers and glacier research have always been part of the story of our family and company. We have travelled across them, learned from them and supported those who have dedicated their lives to studying them.
Old photographs like this remind us that Icelandic nature cannot be taken for granted. And that what we see today may not be what future generations get to see.
Photo credit: Toni Höck.
Image from the private collection of Guðmundur Jónasson.
