Langidalur Volunteer

Oct 20

Our team last summer…

We are putting together an album of pictures of volunteers who joined our team last summer. Was there really that much sunshine?

Oct 12

Our base camp at Langidalur

The Thórsmörk volunteer base camp was established at Langidalur by the Forest Service (Skógrækt ríkisins) in spring 2013. The camp is hosted by the Iceland Touring Association (Ferðafélag Íslands).

This season we have been busy developing the camp and improving facilities for the teams. We now have solar powered electricity for phone charging and 12v lighting, as well as hot water on tap (heated by gas). Work on the drying room has been ongoing all summer but it is now complete with metal roof and the new building includes an undercover kitchen and washing up area. Luxury for those joining us next season!

We created a Flickr album with pictures of the improvement work at the base camp completed last summer…

Sep 16

Langidalur potatoes

One of our last jobs this season was lifting the potatoes that were planted around the base camp at Langidalur. Not a huge crop, but enough to feed us for many days.

Sep 4

Thank you all!

As Autumn arrives in Thórsmörk, the time has come to pack our equipment and head home. We would like to thank all the volunteers who joined us this season, for their hard work and support and for doing such a great job out on the trails through rain and shine. It has been a truly special summer.

As we close the Langidalur base camp for another season we are reminded of all those great days on the trails and the nights around the campfire. We hope you all enjoyed your visit and returned home with some good memories of your time with us in the mountains.

Thank you for everything.

Have a good winter and hope to see you next year!

Jul 24

Our Long-term volunteers head home

The first half of our summer ended when our team of long-term volunteers and second group of 2-week volunteers recently completed their projects.

The team gathered for a last evening together at the Langidalur base camp before heading home. We would like to thank everyone who joined us, for their hard work and for coping with all that rain! We hope you are all now adjusting to life back home with dry feet, hot showers and real beds… We miss you all!