Wilderness Management Team | Thórsmörk Trailteam

Aug 31

The last group leaves Langidalur…

The departure of seven of our wilderness management volunteers yesterday marks the end of our group work this summer. Additional last minute difficulties caused by the Krossá and Hvanná rivers meant that departure was brought forward by one day to make sure that nobody would miss their flight home.

We would like to thank the team for all their hard work over the last six weeks and hope that everyone left with some good memories of their time with us and our adventures together in Thórsmörk, Goðaland and Emstrur.

We look forward to working with you again next summer!

Aug 24

Autumn arrives…

As the first signs of Autumn appear around us in Thórsmörk our programme is coming to an end. The last group of volunteers have one more week before they head home leaving a small team to pack down the Langidalur camp in September.

Our team is now working on finishing the last major projects of the summer which include a flight of timber framed steps on the Fimmvörðuháls trail and sections of stone retainment wall, gravel drains and new timber steps on the main trail to Húsadalur. Both projects are progressing very well and if the weather is kind to us, all the work will be completed this season.

Our last big project of the season will be a trip together with all our remaining volunteers for a long-range project planned at Emstrur with Ferðafélag Íslands… it is very exciting as it our first task on the Laugavegur trail outside Thórsmörk.