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[@tg4941]

Please stop apologising for your excellent English Valur. . I wouldn't be able to speak Icelandic. I admire you for how fluent you are.

[@sharon94503]

Right? Valur's English is 1,000 times better than my Icelandic.

[@johnzuijdveld9585]

I totally agree we in the English speaking nations I think tend not to learn another language let alone 3 or 4 and yet many esp, in Europe all learn English from an early age, I know the Dutch made if a compulsory subject straight after WW 2. but many learn other languages also.

[@MrKorton]

His english is garbage . Cheers , an Icelander

[@whitsundaydreamingaustralia]

@@MrKorton as a native English speaker, his English is excellent.

[@damienmills293]

I really like his English. To an extent it shows us a real person, doing real stuff. This character trait, a form of bravery, is part of what makes Valur, so valorous. He is, as we say here in Australia, "having a go" even though he has to struggle at times. He's an ordinary bloke in an extraordinary situation and he's doing a great job. Art, quite clearly, has an opinion and together they produce one of the best KZbin shows I've seen.

[@cproteus]

“Don’t be an idiot” can we *please* make this the official slogan of the Icelandic Tourism Board?

[@kevin6667]

I’d buy that tshirt!

[@brutusl2786]

Me too

[@krisushi1]

Great idea!

[@catheath2858]

I once helped to lead a tour group in Iceland. The amount of stupid shit I saw some tourists doing just in those ten days was something else. Iceland doesn't play. Usually if they have a sign telling you not to do something it's because you can actually die if you do it. Absolutely stunning country and lovely people. I feel bad for them with how stupid some tourists can be there.

[@marc-andrerenaud1394]

@@catheath2858 Iceland doesn't believe in bubble wrap or training wheels. The lack of signage of most areas of Iceland was one of my favourite aspects of Iceland. When a spot was actually worthy of a sign it was, as you say, because the spot truly warranted it. Most of the time however it seems like the trail builders assume that, if you're on a trail, you know yourself, you know how to assess risks, and you know that you're ultimately responsible for keeping yourself as safe as possible. It was delightful contrast to most of North America and I loved it.

[@honkleretta1050]

"if a person goes out on the lava and dies it will not go well for them" .....Comic, Understatement of the year

[@josephqhanh2413]

It is ok. His loss will strengthen the gene pool. Evolution strikes again.

[@sambloke1327]

I love the style of these videos, they've become part of my week working from home in the UK. Thank you for all the content Valur and Art (+Polly)!

[@TheReykjavikGrapevine]

Thank you man. We appreciate it.

[@TheVillageIdiotUk]

These field reports from from the front line keep getting better and better. This really puts the whole area into perspective and provides a scale that’s difficult to comprehend from fixed webcams alone. This has a full mix of volcanology, geography, history, natural history and social and potential economic impact as well. The geothermal plant will be very worried about the acidification of water, which would require neutralising so as not to damage their expensive equipment, which in itself introduces further expense. Thank you !

[@krisushi1]

That's just what I was concerned about, the acid infiltrating the Plant's water and equipment. Watched a video yesterday about a volcanic lake that was stronger than battery acid. I also love this Channel for its field reporting on all issues to do with Iceland and not only the volcano. Great to learn of other cultures.🇦🇺

[@originalperemi]

am I the only one who loves this icelandic accent?

[@cherylcobern4483]

You are not alone. 😉😊

[@WhiteTiger333]

We all love the accent! One of the things I like about listening to how others pronounce English dipthongs, it gives me a hint on how I should be pronouncing the dipthongs of that language.

[@MrKorton]

Haha Gutnog has an eastern european accent haha

[@LibbyRal]

@bass & pickrel slayer GutnTag's accent isn't icelandic. And at the risk of sounding sacrilegious, I am not a fan at all. Not of his accent, of the pitch of his voice, the factual mistakes he makes, and after 25 visits to the volcano, dozens of videos, he hasn't learned to slow down when he pans. Or invest in a wind screen for his mic.

[@LibbyRal]

@bass & pickrel slayer , i guess you missed my other comment where I informed you exactly where Gutn Tog is from. I narrowed it down. You said you'd be impressed. We don't care. I'm surprised you want that kind of exactitude from others when you accept random incorrect ramblings from Gutn Tog. I sure hope you don't go around IRL telling every little body who offends your sensibilities that they're talking out their ass. Quiet a weakling, aren't you

[@lornarhodes7516]

Wonderful, always humane and engaging reporting - rich with special local insights! Thank you all so much!

[@zakelwe]

In 50 years time Valur jnr will be doing the show and commentating on the 12 000 foot high volcano from offshore .. which is the closest they can get to it .. and it will still be fantastic. "We can no longer walk on Iceland, it is what it is ..."

[@lorainec8613]

I came across your channel just after the eruption started, and have enjoyed not only your reports on the volcano, but also the insights into Icelandic life. And as for the idiots, you can't fix stupid, no matter how hard you try.

[@WhiteTiger333]

When this episode was over, I was so surprised to find that 23 minutes had past. It was riveting from start to finish. I watch Gutin Tog's videos for the day to day "here is what the immediate flow area is doing" - great info. And I greatly look forward to your videos to give the big picture around what the volcano is doing, not just in the moment, but projected out to the physical and economic impact down the line. The view on that second highest mountain - wow! What a wonderful perspective of how the lava is moving and how it will eventually impact the various locations. Just fascinating! (And now I can munch on my really fun and delicious Icelandic snacks and candy from your store while being updated).

[@monarchz6320]

Great response, everything in step with you there!🇨🇦

[@karengray4214]

Valur is the ideal guide: knowledgeable, generous with his knowledge, and enthusiastic about it and the experiences he is sharing. I planed study tours for the Smithsonian Institution Associate program for 20 years and Valur is the kind of study leader I always looked for but rarely found.

[@PoitinCZ]

Absolutely! I was going to write something pretty much along the same lines, but you've said it already Karen :-) All the best. Jeremy

[@quietone748]

I wish they would transport that house to another place to save it. Thank you for taking us along on this trip. An especial thanks to Art for climbing up the big hill to present that wonderful vista. It was worth it!!

[@rozlaizure6097]

I don't understand why they don't do that, too. Not impossible. I would think they would want to save it because of its historical value.

[@DecepticonLeader]

Yes. They still have some time. If they can't move the entire house in one go, then at least take it apart and assemble it somewhere else.

[@karlmarxii1898]

Or just build a few diversion walls to direct the lava elsewhere. No need to block it completely, just redirect it so it avoids the house. Not that expensive to build a few barricades to divert it, it's way more expensive trying to wall it in but if you just want to redirect it a short walk is good enough

[@DecepticonLeader]

@@karlmarxii1898 That entire area will be flooded with lava in probably less than a month. A few barricades would be insufficient. Moving it is the only option to save it.

[@28105wsking]

Yes, its a really nice house in good condition. Why not dismantle it while you have time and move it elsewhere? Don't be lazy! Save it!

[@TheMrJaym]

This is my favorite channel covering the Vulcano! By all means keep it up. :)

[@tonyrobb8815]

Hi!.. From Melbourne Australia!...You are doing a great job,showing all of us around the World what it is like..I hope you receive an AWARD for your work...

[@Dani_Capozzi]

Gentlemen, you produce the best commentary and videos of the progression of the volcano.

[@ellenpa2000]

My goodness Valur, right at the edge: "Can you hear me?" Art: "Yes! WATCH OUT!" And I though we almost lost our favourite Iceland reporter! Phew! Greetings from Ontario 🇨🇦 Canada. Jim and I love your KZbins! Thank you both! Keep up the good work. That volcano looks like something out of a SciFi movie! Surreal!

[@28105wsking]

Valur, please don't stand so close to the edge of the cliff in that high gusty wind. A sudden strong gust could knock you over and you could get killed. That has happened to hikers before. Love your English! Its adorable. That is why I fell in love with you. Stop apologizing. Hey, don't you have a woolen beanie to wear on your head in that cold wind?.

[@samsmith2635]

Valur at least has the decency to inform them of their stupidity.

[@cproteus]

I mean, he gave them the benefit of not knowing - I think this dismisses that presumption to not caring.

[@sharon94503]

And they acknowledged it too, lol.

[@cproteus]

@@sharon94503 I know - they actually seemed annoyed, I don’t even have an explanation for such behaviour. It’s incredible.

[@krisushi1]

You can tell of their ignorance as they couldn't even understand accented English. Wasn't it three times that Valur had to repeat himself? Call me morbid but I would have loved for this dipstick to have fallen through! 🙋🏼‍♀️🔥🤸‍♂️🔥🤳

[@vickygarnett7623]

@@krisushi1 am liking this comment based on the use of ‘dipstick’, which I haven’t heard in ages! This man on the lava could indeed turn into a magma dipstick if he’s not careful.

[@jimk8520]

I simply love the camera work

[@corrineboxkicklove7942]

Shocking to see how these idiots didn’t even care that they’re caught on camera. Thank You Valur for trying to warn them but don’t put yourself in jeopardy. It’s on them if anything should happen. So Amazing to see how much the land has changed in the last 3 months. Thank You and Art for another great report and video. … And Hi, to Polly. 🇮🇸 🌋 🐶

[@5Heth]

Nothing better than hiking up the mountains to see the volcano with Valur whilst sitting in the comfort of my home sipping hot coffee. Very sad to see the idiots walking on the lava & ignoring advice that it is Dangerous. Hello from Queensland Australia 🇦🇺❤️🙋‍♀️

[@krisushi1]

Hot coffee in QLD? Has to be for the caffeine fix as it's never cold enough for hot drinks up there. Now, in northeast Victoria at the base of the Alps, it's a different story. We've been getting below zero nights and mid-teens as our highs. Swap? It's funny how many Aussies I see on these Channels, especially the volcanic ones. I love listening to all the news from Iceland. It's on my Bucket List to make it one day. Can't wait.🇦🇺🥰

[@96503412]

Hehe. Doing same. Hello from Victoria Australia!

[@terryboot7777]

Hi from Vic. Yes it is dangerous but what makes me mad is that emergency services will to waste time & money saving them.

[@LibbyRal]

@@krisushi1 I'm in Florida, and from New Orleans - it's never too hot for hot coffee.

[@RJ_171]

Also appreciating this volcano from QLD! Awesome to see how our main range volcanics (Toowoomba-Warwick-Gold Coast) would have formed from these videos. Have to wonder how similar this landscape would be to ours millions of years from now.

[@michaelturner6358]

Thank you again for your hard work and effort to bring us more news from your lovely country. Love from Idaho, USA

[@vronw5782]

What a crazy wind 🌪 I was worried you would take off 😳. Selfish idiots walk on lava 😡 Interesting about the shield volcanos. Thank you both for another great report xx

[@vivien-emilieh3905]

Thanks from France for your updates. Real quality and so beautiful images.

[@gauss700]

Between the 'Farm' episode & this I am now fully immersed! Thank you sir & your most excellent cameraman. Here's hoping for the 'Tourist falls through lava crust' episode :O)

[@PeterLunk]

Love your Channel and information, greetings from the Netherlands ;)

[@2003mandiman]

Ditto! ... from South Australia 😊🕊💗🌏

[@boaz2079]

Leuk dit je nooit gedacht dat ik dit zou kijken

[@Digirebay]

Yess, The Netherlands is looking with much pleasure. Very good info and really good images (worth an Oscar in my opinion).

[@Seattle_Kiwi]

Thank you for speaking English, I am trying to learn some Icelandic and finding it quite difficult, so this is a welcome relief. Stay safe and keep up your excellent reporting. People are watching from all over the world.

[@Queenfloofles]

I have to admit I watch your news more than I do the UK news. Your English is excellent. KZbins subtitles are hysterical, the other day it heard you say Eyjafjallajokull and translated it as "airfield yogurt". Keep up the great work.

[@kerigpope]

You mean I've been mispronouncing it all this time? 😆

[@1234j]

Your videos are always good, but they're getting better and better! Thank you for making my day when you upload! Cheers from England.

[@testingthecat8285]

Great channel - and we get to see "natural selection" in progress for the Lava Walkers...

[@Scaw]

Sadly, we were denied the entertainment of witnessing the selection process.

[@lindaj5492]

Known in the UK’s New Scientist magazine as the Darwin Award 😬

[@boaz2079]

Thanks for the update I like the News mixed in with the volcano

[@delzworld2007]

I am glad you drew attention to that cretin on the fresh lava, but people like that won't learn until its too late. Anyway, a super news report, showing the landscape surrounding the volcano. Thanks for making a big effort to make it even more interesting. And of course your trusty friend with the camera whom, it seems, will follow you to the ends of the world.

[@IoH_AwoL]

You got to love natural selection. Merci, Valur :)

[@CherryBlossomHill]

Always a pleasure watching this podcast, that is quite the conclusion on the potential for this to last 1 year + I really feel badly for the owner of the farrm! I felt the emotions of the moment seeing the wind and the incredible breathtaking scenery there, made my day!

[@pablothekiwi]

I love your commentary. Always clear, humorous, always informative. We came for the volcano and will stay for the news and views. Love Iceland and can't wait to come back, all the way from Aotearoa!

[@mariegarrett7223]

In Hawaii they say it can take 30years for the lava to cool. And you can break thru the lave so easily.

[@giatomcat8790]

You give us the truth about the volcano and its effect on the land around it in a wonderful narrative. I gobble up your videos as soon as I see one published. this is the only channel I have on "notification" You are truly an asset to your country and your profession. Bravo. (and your English is amazing)

[@georgewaters6424]

Lovely work, great video again guys.

[@Spirit-8]

You can see by the way that guy ignores you, that it's going to take a death before they stop climbing on the lava, no one should risk there lives for stupidity, like the rescuer's will be expected to. You can't get a body out of that, it will be burt to ash, nothing left at all. Death and cremation in one stupid move.

[@JonathanRootD]

He's determined to win that Darwin Award.

[@cproteus]

I don’t think a death will even stop them, and I don’t expect rescue crew to risk anything to save this.

[@cproteus]

@netwitch56 good. I would never want to be expected to do so.

[@moonbathing2002]

I always imagine that part in Star Was, were Anakin gets sizzled!

[@FusRoDarshinae]

Thats the thing they dont seem to realise if the crust breaks their leg/s body will be in molten lava and not just risk getting burnt but probably just be instantly gone. For what, a photo?

[@kahoaalohamalalis8841]

Mahalo (Thanks) for your reports. I'm in Hawaii and I am a geologist as well. It was great to hear you use the lava descriptor "pahoehoe " which is a Polynesian Hawaiian word used in geology. The other descriptor for the dark lava is "a'a", pronounced, 'ah - ah'. It will be very interesting watching this shield volcano develop. If this continues, perhaps we will see how rift zones develop. In Hawaii, we can't see this because it happens in the deep ocean. Mahalo again and Aloha.

[@Pacjam123123]

Kilauea’s cold weather cousin

[@ThorirPP]

In icelandic they are called "helluhraun" and "apalhraun"

[@brianwilson568]

9:40 - priceless reaction that we've all been having for the previous minute :)

[@ange5673]

Again another very informative and interesting broadcast Valur. Art should win an award for his photography skills. Thankyou both for keeping us updated with what is happening in Iceland. The only country I have visited more than once and hope to get back to very soon. What a shame the idiots on the lava give tourists a bad name. If they have to be rescued they should be made to pay all costs. If not with the biggist one, their lives! Keep up the fabulous work I love watching from the UK. 🇬🇧🇮🇸 🌋

[@ChrisE72]

I always look forward to these videos! Hope to visit Iceland one day.

[@peetiebird4678]

The posts below pretty much express my sentiments so I'll spare you a repeat . . . But I do want to say a big *thank you* to ace reporter Valur Grettisson and his very capable and talented cameraman Art Bicnick. You guys take us to places we never could have dreamed of going to before. Bless you both. Take care of yourselves and stay safe and well. 💙

[@cherylwurtenberger7963]

I love your broadcasts! Thank you and all your staff for going out in all kinds of weather to bring us this fantastic once in a lifetime event. Please be careful, which I know you will be. I wish the little house could be moved to another location, it's beautiful. Thanks again from southwest Idaho.

[@katiekat4457]

I feel like they really care and read the comments. It was just a couple to a few videos ago that I mentioned how I couldn't understand what he was saying for his name and now during this video they made a point to put it in the description and mention it was there. It might just be a coincidence but how great is this channel if it's not. I love my newly (since the volcano) KZbin channel. Valur is always interesting and Art is so good at soothingly filming it. And of course there always the great molly to entertain. All of them are so good at their jobs. And I love the personalities and the easy going of how they report things. Six months ago I had no idea I would be so interested in Iceland. It started with the volcano but I have stuck around watching this channel because Valur is so interesting. Plus as an American living in Florida, thinking about somewhere that is cool in temperature is good on the mind too. And the impression is that all of Icelanders are very friendly and all get along. It seems like a great place to live other than the cold weather and I would imagine higher places of things since it's an island but that's just a guess. Things might be inexpensive for all I know. I definitely want to visit one day. It probably wouldn't be soon though even though I am fully vaccinated. I just have a few other places I want to visit first. Ugh, I did it again. A long and boring comment. Sorry.

[@Zerububble]

I was dying laughing with this video after turning on "closed captions" - they were autogenerated Dutch, which when translated back into the English he's using wasn't really close at all. Excellent coverage of the volcano. I like the style you use.

[@GoCoyote]

Think of walking on a solid layer of ceramic dinnerware mixed with glass. If your foot breaks through the layer, and it is not hot below you, you will most likely suffer possibly life threatening wounds from the sharp edges. If you fall through the crust, you will be falling onto hard and very possibly sharp glass like surfaces. Even if there is not molten lava below, it can remain very hot for a long time, and you could be badly burned or cooked alive before being rescued. There are also sill a lot of exsolving gases that can cause asphyxiation that would most likely be concentrated below the surface.

[@MrsFrappucchino]

I was watching every once in a while since I follow Reykjavík Grapevine, but since Valur does EXCELLENT volcano reports, I am inhaling every single video and enjoying them throughly. Takk fyrir 😊

[@SP_33333]

Love the way you give us the news Valur. Your blunt honesty is so refreshing. It's how it should be, & Polly is a wonderful sweet touch. (I'm used to USA reporting which is usually awful) Your command of colloquial English is superb imo. Thank you & be safe.

[@kissthesky40]

I love this program but I was very nervous for those kids playing on the not-so-hardened lava river. Yikes.

[@-alpenglow-]

New eruptions starting with a string of vents then concentrating in a single one is a pattern that has been seen several times in Hawaii. Thanks for such informative videos.

[@bobjackson4720]

Excellent comprehensive report, one of the best I've seen. Also from Queensland Australia.

[@pauladebruijn4202]

Thank you Valur and Art for braving the wind to shoot this footage for us. Wow has it ever changed. So glad you didn't get blown off the mountain. Greetings from Alberta Canada.

[@lailsevickmtornetto9485]

Very nicely described, a personal tour of this awesome event… well explained, Valur..

[@robertscelly1714]

Thank you Valur from New Zealand. A common denominator of the many videos I have watched recently is the "idiot" tourists racing to be the first fatality of the volcano.

[@geastomphorst]

Great to see all around, even Meradalir.

[@esmeesme7666]

I wish I had the money to pay for this beautiful farmhouse to be moved. Cheers to you both, our fantastic Icelandic newsman Valur and Mr. Photography, Art.

[@Erika1965]

I tried to reach the vulcano today, but for me it was to difficult. I'm not used to walk in mountains, and with the loose gravel it is hard to get grip. I was amazed by the amount of people who climbed the mountains 👍🏽 So I can say it is not easy this path C, but a lot of people can do it. Very frustrating though to be this close... so back to KZbin to see what I missed... ☹

[@mikerichards6065]

Bad luck Erika. Did you at least get to see the lava flow?

[@TheReykjavikGrapevine]

Sorry to hear Erika. Hopefully, they will improve the trail, or find an easier one.

[@Erika1965]

@@mikerichards6065 Yes, I was there a week earlier, just after path A was closed. I saw the running lava up close! Felt the heat, smelt the burning. This second time the lava in Natthag valley was black, seemingly not much going on.

[@timecomments]

In still image (webcam), we lose the concept of direction. Your images give us that again. It allows us to keep track of what's going on there. Thank you. Greetings from Turkey.

[@hans-jurgenbletz7997]

This was a brilliant episode on your very interesting channel. Thank you.

[@JevoUK]

You need a Don’t walk on lava T-shirt in your store.

[@TheReykjavikGrapevine]

That is an excellent idea!

[@Ripperih]

Don't be an idiot. Don't walk on lava. :)

[@28105wsking]

THat's a great idea! But maybe on your jackets instead. Too cold and windy for T-shirts up there!

[@SP_33333]

@@28105wsking Hoodies.

[@JT-ok6re]

I have been following you from the beginning! I cannot even begin to tell you how impressed I am by this volcano, and what it has done.

[@Norfolk250]

I have been meaning to comment …. I haven’t seen anyone KNITTING near the volcano! Recently, it was International Knit In Public Day, and that got me thinking that if I was there for a visit, I would definitely have brought my Icelandic Flax and sat on the mountain and knitted whilst watching the amazing view. I’m sure the smells of the gasses and burnt shrubs would have their go at scenting any wool I would have on me……. Imagine the price increase I could add to my finished projects! HA! Joking, but, I’m sure SOMEone would bid higher, I’m sure. However, knitting where YOU were today…….. that would have been hilarious! I could imagine my ball of yarn flying away at sonic speed! Goodness me! I think I would brave it and bring an Intarsia piece… that’s when you knit with several colours all in one row, and therefore you need a ball for each colour … it looks like Pom-Poms hanging off the back of the work. THAT would be the most challenging and funny thing to do where you were - all that fantastic wind! Your mime actors should be out there filming some classic stunts! ***[Edit] - I ran a search on KZbin for Intarsia, and it gave simple examples - of COURSE the one I was thinking of would have 22 separate colours in it, not those silly two strand EEEEEEEEasy ones. (huff/gerfuffle).

[@jeantolman7660]

As you say, imagine selling sweaters permeated with the smell of burnt shrubs and gases from the volcano. It would make them very special - not that I'd care to wear one!

[@lydiafife8716]

50K subs - congrats!!!!! We watched the viewership and subs climb with pleasure! Good for you! Great videos and thank you 🙏

[@TracyGossett]

As an American we don't claim him, if he wants to do stupid things like stand on lava he can win stupid prizes for doing so. One thing I try to tell people is, "Enjoy nature, but don't disturb it".

[@laurahaaima1436]

Agree, nature chooses it's own victims.

[@C3metalthingies]

I'm seriously waiting to have some idiot filming themselves playing on the lava and getting severely burnt. I know it sounds bad, but man hearing about someone getting a stupid prize for playing a stupid game always makes me laugh. Man, this makes me sound like a awful person.

[@laurahaaima1436]

@@C3metalthingies my endless curiosity still wonders how it would look and sound... In this time it's still missing footage on the internet. And I have searched it before.. So please Darwins theory..

[@chezmanya]

Those tourists are CRAZY and so inconsiderate of the search and rescue teams they put in peril during a rescue. I doubt whether they thought of the cost of a helicopter rescue. We have many mountain climbers get into trouble on Mount Hood in Oregon, usually climbing at the wrong time of year, and those rescues are EXPENSIVE (those rescued are expected to pay- some pay with their lives, however). Some people have no common sense nor respect for authorities, who make the rules for our safety and not just to be mean. You were very nice (maybe too nice) to that tourist; I would have said something more harsh. Thanks for taking us to that incredible lookout spot, Valur and Art.

[@AlexIndus]

Great report, Valur 👍👍. Perfect time to be a volcanologist ❤️❤️. I wish I was there seeing this in person. ❤️ from USA 🇺🇸

[@formerpilot]

Thank you Valur and Art for bringing us another update on the volcano. You are both informative and entertaining.

[@knollibe]

Great info. I like to hear the local town thoughts. Very worrisome to hear water supply may be threatened. Perhaps they can build an inland road around the volcano.

[@lillirod]

Congrats on the well deserved 50k subscribers, your excellent on-site reporting and the stable cameraman's work. Always looking forward for your updates. Stay safe and keep them coming! Saludos from Puerto Rico.🇵🇷❤️

[@dinowenino3229]

From Casper, Wyoming, USA - thank you for a very informative newscast, I much appreciate listening and viewing your video.

[@TheVelvetiron]

Excellent video! Thank you for bringing perspective to what has been a little confusing from other reports. And thank you for the Search and Rescue info. I admire a service who will do an awful lot to help folks out but won't endanger themselves. I hope the recognized need for thoughtful common sense expands from Iceland to more countries.

[@kathleenschaubhut4174]

Thanks for sharing the volcano and giving us information about the area. Don't let that wind blow you off the hill.

[@pbuletza]

Enjoy your commentary very much Valur. I have been following you and Grapevine since the eruption.

[@Laura291]

Thank you so much for showing this all!! Love the way you're filming this way. Loved every second of it. All the best from the Netherlands.

[@niamhquinlan6497]

Great hike and footage. Can’t believe those idiot hikers.. Thanks again for an excellent report Valur and filming Art. My weekly fix on the Volcano.

[@toddsubjent7142]

Great reporting as usual Valur, as this 3-month volcanoes, "Nar" transition of the valley's landscape shown today is awesome, just incredible! Yes indeed, wonder in another 3 months, a year if continues how it will all appear! Indeed, most likely cross road & entry ocean making Iceland bigger!!! I have personally seen this happen several times when I lived Ohau, Hawaii & travelled to Big Island. Hope the farm house spared, and all the idiots walking on the lava way too soon!! Any thoughts, discussions if lava heads directly to the private owned house to actually move the house to safety somewhere? Thanks again, Cheers from USA!

[@RedisFun2]

Your English is great! Don't apologize for not "fi ding the right words" your English is very good! I'm so thankful you help translate or even on how to pronounce Icelandic words! Love also how humble, real and funny you can be!

[@dfrancia37]

Love your videos and you do just fine with the English and the Wind. I just purchased a shirt and mug, I had too. thanks again from Wilson, NC USA

[@markwoolley3672]

Thank you for doing this "backwards" view of the volcano. I remember watching the original live cam 3 months ago wondering what it'd look like from the top of the mountain in the distance, and now I know. Keep the videos coming, there're always great!

[@ritaharris2372]

They are all competing for the Darwin Award. The one who dies, wins.

[@matthewbooth9265]

Technically the rest of humanity wins by slowly removing stupid from the gene pool:) A process we should encourage and applaud in my opinion.

[@chrisosh9574]

Darwin has a truckload of awards to give out, the award is not for dying, it is for helping to clean the gene pool.

[@mangofire]

Superb video. Thanks !

[@josephqhanh2413]

Valur - you are awesome. Your insights into this beautiful place are very much enjoyed.

[@C3metalthingies]

Is it possible to interview one of the Geologists studying this volcano? That would be really awesome if you can.

[@UniversalConduitWheel]

My husband and I really enjoy your news coverage, and your sense of humour amazing. Thank you🙏 Greetings from UK South

[@davecoz4227]

I for one am pleased that "influencers" can be the 1st sacrifices to the volcano.

[@ruthm3813]

They aren't the most intelligent of people are they? Influencers I mean!

[@davecoz4227]

@@ruthm3813 yes, so not much would be lost with their sacrifice

[@kerigpope]

Please let it be one in butt-enhancing yoga pants! 😆

[@dhadbaoui]

The surface of aʻā lava is sharp, rough, and 'clinkery', while Pāhoehoe lava surfaces have more smooth, billowy, or ropy crust, Pāhoehoe flows typically can change into ʻaʻā flows depending on the speed of the flow and the amount of gas present in the flowing lava, while the opposite (aʻā to pāhoehoe) is much rarer.

[@wolfgangstelzer9509]

Thanks for your very interesting Informations and all the best to you and your Team from germany.

[@hotmoffitt]

Amazing video! Loving your channel!

[@duncwoodbridge7152]

Amazing to see how the valley has changed so quickly brilliant reporting as always Valur and the usual awesome camera work from Art

[@augustlion6645]

Dear Valur , love your videos, love your presenting style and always very informative, interesting, amusing and always a great advert for Iceland and the people of Iceland. I cannot wait to return to Iceland... it is a truly special place.

[@theredrover3217]

Nothing quite like the feeling of getting blown around over rough ground. A big high-five for you and your cameraman managing that along with the task at hand. 👍 Try paw hoey-hoey barely touching the 'ey' E's… more of a suggestion or headed in that direction than a committed hard Eee. 🍍 Aloha

[@tuckersbowtie]

Blown away by your reporting 😇 Keep it up Valur & Art!

[@peterstill502]

Another great video, both entertaining and informative. Thank you Valur and Art for your excellent commentary and camera work.

[@earlofopsis1307]

You should have thanked "lava guy" for offering himself to the Volcano gods.

[@PennyAfNorberg]

Surtur?

[@MIKA3056]

Appreciate The Effort you go to to bring us your reports ... Thankyou From Australia

[@johnmanning4577]

Thank you for your excellent presentations. In appreciation, I will find some Einstock to enjoy along with future videos.

[@GoCoyote]

At first I thought you said the wind speed was seventeen miles per hour, and thought that was way off. Now I suspect that you said seventy miles per hour!

[@Grateful_Dad_54]

Wow! That view actually gave me a sense of vertigo. Thanks for walking away from it! And thanks again for the update! I really appreciate your 'point of view'! Btw, 70 miles per hour = 112.7 kilometers per hour.

[@petebeatminister]

Interesting scientific experiment: How long does it take until intelligent life walks on the lava fields? Answer: not yet. :)

[@mls.design]

😂

[@RoLopezCalifornia]

Sounded American! ‘I know, I know!”

[@krisushi1]

I'd hardly refer to that idiot as "intelligent life". It took him three times to even understand the word "dangerous" and yet still didn't care. A waste of oxygen, let him fall in!

[@krisushi1]

@@RoLopezCalifornia I picked that up too. Plus the fact that he couldn't understand the word "dangerous" which says alot.

[@krisushi1]

@@raymondo162 Plus he kept going back out for a better photo. When he walks back to the girl, they huddle over the camera to make sure they've got the perfect shot. Then the other fools join in too! Can't these people think for themselves?