Lights of Heaven – Ice Climbing off the beaten track in Iceland

The familiar rhythm of ice climbing; hit the ice axe once, twice, three times until it sticks solid and then repeat with the other axe. Now bring the feet up in two-three steps. The burn starts in your forearms as you place an ice screw, and then in your calf muscles and – just before the pain causes you to want to shake out the muscles – you move off again.