Básar | Thórsmörk Trail Volunteers

Jan 13

Summer is on the way – Don’t miss your chance!

It may not seem like it in Iceland (or elsewhere) right now, but the summer is not so far away. We will be back at the Langidalur base camp within about three months, making preparations ahead of the arrival of the first volunteer teams in May.

January is normally our biggest recruitment month, but this season we have been overwhelmed by the response to our programme dates that were published just before Christmas. We have been very busy with enquiries, applications and Skype interviews which means the teams are quickly filling up and it is likely that most of the places will be allocated within the next few weeks.

As things are moving faster than we planned (and faster than in previous seasons), we wanted to suggest a date so that applicants did not miss their chance. If you would like to join us this summer, we recommend that you complete the online application before 31st January so that we can include you in our last big application review day for 2015. Later applications will be considered for any remaining or last minute places that become available up until 15th March.

So don’t delay… get in touch!

Placement details and online application forms… https://trailteam.is/opportunities/

Jan 1

Gleðilegt nýtt àr – Happy New Year to you all!

Dec 22

Gleðileg jól – Happy Christmas!

Thank you to all for a wonderful year. We would like to wish all our volunteers, friends and supporters, a very Happy Christmas!

Dec 19

Volunteers wanted! – The search for our 2015 team begins

We are delighted to announce the publication of our volunteer programme dates for summer 2015.

Our 6-week placements are once again a central part of our programme and following the success of last season, there will be a series of 2-week placements available as well and short-term placements will join the ongoing projects throughout the summer. This season Operations team places will be for 7 or 9 weeks to provide additional support early and late in the season. Once again, there is no participation fee for any of the placements.

Our 2015 volunteer placement dates

Dec 14

Summer 2015 – Plans for next season…

As the end of the year approaches, it is time to announce our plans for next season…

We are delighted to confirm that the our volunteers will return to Thórsmörk in 2015 and we have been busy gathering the details for our summer programme. It is a very exciting time for us as we are able to build on the success of our last season, make a few key changes as well as introduce some new ideas.

Next year, placements will run from 2-9 weeks and once again there will be no participation fee. Full details and application forms will be published on our homepage on 19th December. There will be 2-week and 6-week placements as well as opportunities with our “Operations Team” (responsible for leading groups and supporting the projects). The allocation of placements will begin immediately with the first interviews planned for early January. Places are allocated as soon as suitable applicants are found and we expect this process to be completed by Easter.

Don’t miss your chance to join us!