Author Archive: syspbad

Gabriel Patay Filippusson

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Gabriel Patay Filippusson,“Gabbi” (47) mountain guide. As son of Philippe and Sigridur, and brother of Matta he has the highlands in his blood. An experienced leader of many Icelandic expeditions, but also trips to Greenland, Alaska and the Sahara. Fluently…
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Aurélien Bihr

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Aurélien Bihr, “Aurel” (or Orwellian, as our American clients call him), 44 years old, father of Adrien, 18 years old, who is his replica, lived several years in Iceland after having lived in Scandinavia. Self-taught, talented polyglot, this frank boy…
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Eruption at night

“I realized acutely how small and unsignificant we are, compared to the awesome power of natural forces,” says Valdimar Leifsson, an Icelandic filmmaker who captured those mesmerizing scenes at the Holuhraun eruption on Tuesday night. “Everything changes when night falls,”…
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