The start of the climb
Arnarstapi, a hamlet nestled between the Arctic waters and a gnarled lava field in the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, is the best place to begin the climb to the glacier’s summit. (David Noton/LPI)

Snæfellsnes半岛上的小村庄安娜史塔菲坐落在北极水域和火山熔岩之间，是攀爬冰川最理想的出发地。

Horses keep watch
The road winds along fjords and over mountain passes to the foot of Snæfellsjökull. (David Noton/LPI)

马匹在观望 小路沿着海湾延伸，一直通往Snæfellsjökull山脚下。

The Icelandic landscape
The barren, rugged lava fields of Staðarsveit. (David Noton/LPI)

冰岛风景 Staðarsveit荒凉，崎岖的火山熔岩地。

Signs of life
Hraunfossar (hraun means lava and fossar waterfall in Icelandic) is a series of waterfalls formed by rivulets streaming out of a lava field into the Hvítá river from ledges of less porous rock in the lava. (David Noton/LPI)

火山熔岩上的瀑布 这是一处梯级瀑布，由熔岩上空隙间的溪流形成，一路流入Hvítá河。

Going underground
Oliver Smith and ranger Guðbjörg Gunnarsdóttir are dwarfed by the powerful rock formations below the lava fields of Snæfellsjökull. (David Noton/LPI)

Snæfellsjökull 火山熔岩下的溶洞极其壮观。