Preparation

I did very little preparation for this hike:

• Read some blogs, made some notes and put them on my Kindle - see Links
• Downloaded some GPS tracks - only one of which I actually used - see Files
• Made a gear list and packed my bag - see Gear Review
• Made a shopping list for food and consumables (eg batteries, tissues) - see Food
• Did my digital packing - see Technology
• Filled my iPod
• Prepared my GPS with maps and tracks
• Recharged all my batteries
• Bought an exceptional book for my Kindle (The Worst Journey in the World) which had the powerful effect of making all this seem incredibly easy and soft!
• Backed up my camera cards and cleared them
• Sent a couple of people my route plan and proposed dates for each stage
• Bought a ticket to Iceland... on WOW!