Every fall communities across Iceland band together to gather the sheep who graze in the wild highlands throughout the summer, in a tradition called réttir. Dogs, people, and horses work together to drive the sheep to a central pen.

Known for unmatched warmth and being nearly waterproof, the sheeps' wool is used to make traditional lopapeysa Icelandic sweaters, which Icelanders of all ages wear regularly. Here, a group of youth smoke and drink together at the réttir social gathering. 

An Icelandic man in his traditional lopapeysa wool sweater. 

Sheep are sorted based on ownership, which is denoted with a colored tag or colored paint on the horns. 

Families young and old come together to help with the annual réttir.

A pair of Icelandic boys in matching lopapeysa sweaters.

Ladder stiles are typically used by Icelandic farmers to cross fences into pastures. They are common on many hiking trails as well, since much of Iceland is used as grazing land for sheep.