Running Iceland: Thrilling Moments on Mt. Esja

[@gilscot100]

Well that was entertaining. Art the enabler for sure….anything for a great video 😂😂. Thank you Jon I did enjoy that and kudos to you for sharing your crampons.

[@jontrausti2]

Yeah. I have to ask my insurance company talk to Art about what he makes me do on camera.

[@yomudd4x443]

I miss Valur and Polly and Art. What a team.

[@jontrausti2]

We would never risk their lives for stunts like these.

[@hoightb]

Entertaining to say tge least! You survived! 😂

[@thepiratecats801]

That descent was madness. :)

[@jontrausti2]

It looks worse than it is

[@leonardsolarz2740]

Great !!! Thnx 😅

[@washcarpbn]

It's absolutely beautiful

[@colinwalker-watson7219]

Marvellous. The authorities, whoever they are here, really need to erect marker poles along the proper path through the snow to prevent people from having to find their own way down, which might not end happily. I went a little way up here in 2008, but had to return before the last bus so did not make it to the top. Thanks for that and I hope you got your crampons back.

[@jontrausti2]

You are welcome! And I can happily report that the very pleasant American who borrowed the crampons returned them after having made it to the top and back without incident.

[@muleskinnerfilms6719]

Lol, your belligerence is wonderful. Though Art played it smart, lol. Yes you needed crampons.

[@WhiteTiger333]

Nice sneaker skiing there! 😁 Hope you got your crampons back. That was so cool that you loaned them to the guy who had come so far and really wanted to make the top.

[@rickwhite7736]

More of the same please, love the views.

[@Nicolina47]

Vae! How fun!! 😊

[@BonsaiBlacksmith]

Imagine if Valur and Polli were at the top waiting for you lmao As a Blacksmith who has worked in Iceland and In Sweden and Germany numerous times I can assume Esja might be the Norse variant for Essa which means forge(where the fire is for forging) in German, but in Germanic language the word can be used contextually to refer to a place where the forge is or the forge work. On the other side about an hour or so is the Surthellir caves no?

[@peterginsburg2465]

Thanks Jon and Art. The view from the top is amazing. When does the snow at the top finally disappear? Or can it snow any time during the summer? Valur did a video from somewhere in that area, as I recall. There was no snow at that time though.

[@thomasmaughan4798]

When the snow disappears it turns to MUD. Lots of it. very wet, very deep.

[@thomasmaughan4798]

Frost is still under, so the melting snow leaves a layer of slurry mud and the wind blows the surface dry so it looks dry but you'll sink halfway up your shins in wet cold mud.

[@bbadbradd4460]

Great video! How long did it take you to get to the top?

[@jontrausti2]

Just under an hour if my memory serves me right. But I was not in a hurry

[@GregSheard]

We needed a f**k counter in the video 😂

[@sixthsenseamelia4695]

Do it! 😂

[@jontrausti2]

We tried but we f***ing lost count and then gave up on it

[@GregSheard]

@@jontrausti2 ah f*ck 🤣

[@GregSheard]

@@jontrausti2 ah f*ck

[@GregSheard]

@@jontrausti2 ah f**k

[@lasvegasbound6167]

How much weight can the drone carry to you if you need, say, an aluminum walking stick, for example?

[@jontrausti2]

Good question. I’ll ask if it can bring me beer.

[@thomasmaughan4798]

@@jontrausti2 The Phantom series can carry about 1 kilogram.

[@thomasmaughan4798]

It is mostly flat on top. I went there in spring/summer and got into some deep mud.

[@markuserikssen]

Haha, you're crazy. But it looked like a fun challenge.

[@bigancientbirds]

😅

[@laurenj8888]

I hope your mom never sees this video! Bad enough they’ve lost their home in Grindevik they don’t want to lose you too! You couldn’t go back the way you came??

[@jontrausti2]

She has four more kids, so she’ll be fine. Or that’s what I tell myself…. But the way I came up was no better I’m afraid.

[@sixthsenseamelia4695]

4:10 "Ah F it, I'll go there".... 🏔️👌😉