Small-Group Ice Climbing and Glacier Hiking in Solheimajokull
Overview
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4 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
If you go to Iceland you have to try out ice climbing on a glacier.
All of our guides are local, professional mountain guides.
We try to find three different areas climb on. We start with an easy ice wall to teach you basic skills to ice climb. Our guides tailor the climbs to suit you.
You don’t have to know anything about climbing or be super fit to do this tour, this is a introduction tour so you don’t have to be afraid to try this out.
What is Ice climbing?
ice climbing is a sport/ activity that let you climb vertical ice walls and explore places you never thought existed.
Our guides will also show you the wonders of the glacier, such as crevasses and moulins.
What is a crevasse and moulins?
crevasse is a crack on the glacier that is created by movement of the glacier.
Moulins are water tunnel that goes vertical in to the glacier.
This is perfect tour to see the glacier and try out some ice climbing with a local guide.
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Contact us if you have some health issues and we look into it.
What To Expect
Learn how to ice climb and explore the glacier. Easy glacier hike with ice climb on 3 different places on the glacier. This will give you the chance to climb a lot over the day.
Options
Small-Group Ice Climbing and Glacier Hiking in Solheimajokull
What‘s Included
Harness, helmet, crampons, iceaxe
Coffee and/or Tea
Snacks
Lunch
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
22 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Ice climbing in March
Melissa R,Mar 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00It was amazing - my daughter loved it. I was more nervous as I am a bit scared of heights but I felt very safe and was extremely proud to make a good showing of it. Really memorable experience.
Just Wow!!!
Ann M,Oct 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This was hands down the best thing we did in Iceland! Our guide was so patient and kind. Having a small group was well worth the money to allow everyone ample time to climb. It was my family of four and father and daughter combo. My boys are 10 and 13 and ice climbed 40 ft.! I was so proud of them. The views were breathtaking and we had a perfect day of weather. Such an awesome experience!!!
5-star experience
SAMIA G,Aug 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Excellent small group experience! Our guide was prepared and extremely knowledgeable about ice climbing and Iceland in general. Very accommodating to our requests as well. Highly recommended!
Highly Recommended!!
Todd W,Jul 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00So much fun! We had a great guide who explained things well and always made sure we were being safe. The group size was small (about 7 people) so we were able to do three climbs at different locations. He started us on a smaller part to help explain things to us and then we gradually went to more challenging places. We had a good group and we were out there a little longer than the 4.5 hour suggested time limit. It was a lot of fun and we highly recommend!!
We had such a great time!...
Thuy N,Apr 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had such a great time! Our guide was patient and really added to our wonderful experience. Highly recommend!
Amazing
Elaine T,Nov 4, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a wonderful time! We went at our own pace, had the ice cave all to ourselves, took multiple climbs and our guide was very informative and interesting. We would highly recommend this tour.
Best experience in Iceland for us
Andrea P,Oct 11, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Great guide, interesting facts, fun activity, I felt very safe during the whole experience. The time went by way too quickly
Awesome!
zcdrsqm5z2,Oct 4, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide was awesome! So glad we did the small group. We got a totally different and way better experience than had we gone in a large group!
Fantastic company, guide, & experience
KiraJ105,Aug 9, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Choose this company to meet awesome local guides and avoid the huge tour group sizes. I booked a very last minute tour with North Ice the night before the scheduled tour (probably better if you book in advance, but my travel plans had suddenly changed). The company was insanely responsive and super accommodating in helping me schedule a private session. They actually contacted me late outside their regular hours to arrange this and made the helpful suggestion to start earlier than their standard time to maximize the day. Above and beyond communication & customer service—way exceeded expectations. The tour itself was fantastic. I did a private ice climbing tour with Bergur and he was super friendly, fun, knowledgeable, and overall a great guide who found climbs that would be fun for me as I’d done a bit of ice climbing before. I was able to do about 6 laps in the 4 hr time and explore the glacier a bit. You won’t regret booking a tour with this company! Worth every penny and the highlight of my trip. Huge thanks to North Ice Expeditions and Bergur for such an amazing experience.
Terrible experience
xuyao c,Jun 19, 2024
- Review from Viator
1.00One sentence, we did not participate in the event and did not get a refund. We were 20 minutes early that day and navigated to our destination based on the address shown in the picture but did not find the operator, in fact this address took us to Vik. so I contacted Vaitor for the operator phone number and tried to contact with them, they gave me a phone number but that phone number was wrong. I had to send a message online to the operator to wait for a response. It also wasted some times. When the vendor responded with my phone number， it was already very close to the start of the event, and I realized the address on the website could not take me to the meeting point. At that time I told the operator it could take me half an hour to get to the correct address, the operator said they couldn't wait for me, I understood that and asked if they could arrange a refund, they said yes and would email me back. However I did not recieve the email and I contacted Vaitor again, Vaitor told me I could not get a refund. I understand that I did in fact fail to arrive at the location by the specified time. I have reflected on the whole thing, but I did search for the address on the web page, not realizing that it was inaccurate, and also arrived 20 minutes early, and I don't think I am the only one at fault here. All in all it was a very bad experience.
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