← Mount Esja →

Mount Esja, also know as Esjan, is a 2,999ft mountain range which looms over Reykjavík.

The patrol
The patrol, nearing the peak.

We climbed Þverfellshorn (one of the many peaks) as a unit, with a handful of us reaching the peak.

Even though it's one of the most popular peaks in Iceland, it can still be a challenge - with the surface getting progressively looser and the drops getting steeper and longer. Towards the peak we started using the chains and pegs hammered into the side of the mountain.

Four of us at the peak.
Stood atop one of the peaks of Esjan.