Cyd Salinger

Mountains Beyond Mountains

There is not a single place in Bíldudalur you can stand and not see a mountain. In fact, we are totally surrounded by them. We are situated in a fjord-within-a-fjord, giving us a full 360 degrees of pure mountainy goodness. Sturdy old Hálfdán stands behind us (unless it disappears under a snowstorm), with a winding road weaving up it, heading towards the town of Tálknafjörður, where wonderful pizzas may be found. Either side of us we have the lips of our fjord, ridiculously steep from the town but accessible from Hálfdán, and with surprisingly flat tops, a fairly simple climb to a particular