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Highland Base, Kerlingarfjöll, Iceland

Take an exhilarating walk on the wild side from Highland Base at Kerlingarfjöll, Iceland (Anja Robanke)

N the middle of Iceland, there is a man named Róbert Marshall. He is, and was, many things. He was a journalist and he was a politician. He is a rock musician, a storyteller, a long-distance runner and a ski guide. He

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