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Rock climbing in the Faroe Islands
November 3, 2022
Grants, News
November 3, 2022
Grants, News
Íris and Árni, who live in Iceland and are the owners of Tindaborg, applied for a grant from NATA because they were curious to learn more about tourism and rock climbing in the Faroe Islands and Greenland, they also wanted see if they could create a connection between people in the industry in these very alike countries.
Learned a lot on the trip
In fall 2021 Íris and Árni travelled with Norröna from Seyðisfjörður to Tórshavn and spent a week on the Islands travelling and observing how things are done there in comparison to Iceland. Íris said: “We learnt a lot and I think the Faroese have learnt a lot from Iceland on how not to do things”.
Íris and Árni are rock climbers and were therefore interested in seeing how the rock climbing scene is developing on the Islands. They saw that there are great possibilities for rock climbing and adventure tourism in the Faroe Islands and the community is very keen. Íris said: “We visited the Havnar klintrifelag climbing wall that was built in a multipurpose house that is used for anything from rock climbing to skateboarding. Very impressive and cool to see. The outdoor climbing scene is growing alot in the Faroe Islands. Unfortunatly during the time we were there it rained alot so we didn’t get the chance to climb outdoors. But we will be back”.
Photo: Íris Ragnarsdóttir Pedersen
Photo: Íris Ragnarsdóttir Pedersen
More cooperation in the future
Íris concluded by saying that: “We would like to thank Nata for the support to make this easier for us and hope to travel and work with our neigbouring countries more”.
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