Básar | Thórsmörk Trail Volunteers

Jan 26

Final call for volunteers for our 2023 Trailteams!

Applications for our Thórsmörk Trailteams will close next week as we are nearing the end of our search for international volunteers who will join us this summer. If you are still considering a 3 or 6-week volunteer placement this season, please do get in contact before January 31st.

No previous experience of trail construction work is necessary as practical training will be provided. We are looking for participants who have some experience of camping and hill walking, enjoy wilderness landscapes and are ready for a challenge. Iceland’s notoriously changeable weather means that our teams have to be well prepared with warm clothing, good waterproofs and sturdy tents. Due to the strenuous nature of our work, participants must be physically fit and as many of our work sites are in remote locations, we do a lot of hiking to get to them! Our team is chosen from applicants and there is no participation fee.

Full details about the placements including dates and application forms can be found on our website…
https://trailteam.is/opportunities/

Our Thórsmörk Trailteam applications close on Tuesday, January 31st and the remaining placements will be confirmed by February 15th.
Applications for our new long-term volunteer placements will remain open.

Jan 13

Thórsmörk in 2023

After another busy week of interviews, the volunteer teams are filling up quickly, but it is not too late to join us this summer…

Details about our summer placements including project outlines, dates and application forms can be found on our website. Applications will remain open until January 31st.

Volunteer opportunities

Jan 1

Happy New Year!

We would like to thank all our volunteers and Thórsmörk friends for another great year.

A very Happy New Year to you all and best wishes for 2023.

Dec 30

Video from Thórsmörk

As we gather our 2023 Trailteams, we are receiving a lot of enquires about the placements, our work tasks and conditions at our volunteer camps.

This short film was made by Johnny Rolt and Ollie Campbell when they joined us a few years ago. It shows the experience of our Trailteam volunteers and captures the spirit of the programme. For anyone thinking of join us for the first time this season, the film gives a good idea of what to expect from our volunteer placements.

2023 Dates, details and application forms are available here… Volunteer opportunities.

Dec 17

Food at the volunteer camps

During the summer Trailteam projects, domestic tasks at our volunteer camps are shared between the teams. Our volunteers take part in organising the food and preparing the meals.

Facilities at our volunteer camps are basic but our volunteers are inventive and make some delicious food.

We have begun the search for volunteers for 2023 and applications are now open. Dates, details and application forms are available here… Volunteer opportunities

Here are some pictures from last season…