![]() Despite the freezing temperatures, he paused at a bathtub filled with water left out for sheep for a brief respite. The air temperature was -2C (28F) but with strong winds it would have felt much colder. He should have already died several times over, but something deep inside Friðþórsson propelled him forwards. His bare feet were bleeding from deep cuts caused by the volcanic rock hidden beneath the snow, his clothes soaked in seawater and frozen to his body. It was here, in the early hours of March 12 1984, that 23-year-old Guðlaugur Friðþórsson stumbled towards salvation. The local weather station here claims to be one of the windiest places in Europe. On Stórhöfði peninsula, at the southernmost point of Heimaey is an outcrop that juts into the Atlantic Ocean. ![]() Heimaey is the largest of the Westman Islands, an archipelago south of Iceland mostly inhabited by puffins. To mark the end of a turbulent year, we are bringing back some of our favourite stories for BBC Future’s “Best of 2020” collection. ![]()
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