The Icelandic man undresses near the erupting volcano

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(CNN) – Removing a few layers when things heat up can often be the most natural thing in the world.

Few of us, however, would try it in front of a crowd of hundreds while standing in front of a lava-throwing volcano.

But adventure travel guide Sveinn Snorri Sighvatsson went viral because he did just that during a visit to Geldingadalur on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland.
His impromptu striptease took place as partygoers gathered at the site of the erupting volcano to watch the remarkable display, which began last Friday.
Sighvatsson, who works for travel company I Am Iceland, was asked to model the Pit Viper shades as a favor and decided to take things one step further to ensure maximum exposure.

An Icelandic volcano erupted after tens of thousands of earthquakes disrupted underground magma.

“My friends and I were joking about blank pictures in the lava field,” he told CNN Travel. “One of my friends is a photographer and he told me about these sunglasses. So I said, “Get your room ready, I’ll take my clothes off.”

The photographer who captured the moment was Norris Niman, who says he knew Sighvatsson was “the perfect man for a shot in the newly formed lava field.”

“A festival is not a real festival unless someone undresses,” adds Niman. “And this was, of course, no exception.”

Maximum exposure

Sveinn Snorri Sighvatsson is photographed naked during a visit to Geldingadalur on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland

Sveinn Snorri Sighvatsson says the heat “caught her in the skin” as she posed nude near Geldingadalur.

Kindness of Norris Niman

But taking a photo shoot without a cuff near an eruption site was not an easy task and is certainly not recommended. In fact, visitors were instructed not to gather too close to the lava wells.

“It was like sitting too close to a big fire,” Niman added. “So we had about a minute to pull this collection as we rotated so as not to fry too much on both sides and with a lot of people watching.”

While his experience as an adventure guide has meant that he has been able to assess danger and “get in and out” quickly, Sighvatsson points out that anyone who “doesn’t know what I’m doing” should stay on the surface and avoid approaching lava fields.

“People are not aware of the gases that exist,” he says. “It simply came to our notice then [the volcano] on higher ground, there you are completely safe. But going in it can be really, really dangerous.

“There was a strong wind on Sunday, so the gas went in the opposite direction and we felt good sitting near the lava field. But if there is no wind, don’t go down there.”

Although the filming took less than a few minutes, hundreds of people were there to witness it and found the moment on the internet.

“This eruption is something else”

Huge crowds gathered at the Icelandic volcano Fagradalsfjall, which began throwing lava on March 19.

Huge crowds gathered at the Icelandic volcano Fagradalsfjall, which began throwing lava on March 19.

JEREMIE RICHARD / AFP / AFP through Getty Images

Sighvatsson and Niman seem to enjoy the attention brought by their eruptive photography, and although commentators have not focused too much on sunglasses, their unnamed friend is quite pleased with the way things have turned out.

“In fact, he sent a message saying that was the image he was waiting for,” says Sighvatsson, who has returned to see the volcano several times in recent days.

“We’ve seen every eruption here on the island since 1991, but it’s something else.”

As crowds continued to gather at Geldingadalur, which is still lava-flowing, Icelandic authorities have set up a hiking trail to regulate the large number of visitors, and the area is regularly patrolled to ensure everyone stays safe. .

“But with the warning, don’t get too close.”

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