Two field researchers documenting a steaming Icelandic hot spring with a tripod camera and notebook

Sponsor the expedition

Every contribution buys field time: kilometres driven, permissions asked for, springs physically visited and documented. Choose an amount, tell us how you want to be credited, and pay as a guest or with an account.

$250
Your contribution: Supporter
Recognition tier: 5 lines
Costed funding lines

1 · Choose an amount

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Recognition tier: Supporter — Named on the contributors page and the daily dispatch list.

2 · Direct it (optional)

Point your contribution at a costed line, or leave it general and we apply it where the route needs it most.

3 · How you want to check out

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Track your contribution, download invoices and manage how you are credited.

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4 · Your details

Name to credit *Email *Business name (optional)Business website (optional)Message shown with your entry (optional)

List me on the public contributors page (with my business link, if given).Credit me as an anonymous supporter instead of by name.You may use these details to invoice me and arrange this contribution. *

We record your pledge, then email a secure payment link and invoice within one business day. Card, bank transfer and invoiced company payment are all accepted.

Where the money goes

Five costed lines make up the hot-spring expedition target. Each has its own page with itemised costs.

Vehicle, fuel and remote access

$32,760

Imaging and Data

$24,380

Clothing and Safety Kit

$9,400

Permits, guides and Icelandic research

$17,720

Lodging and regional basecamps

$13,500

Printing and fulfilment

$18,200

Still deciding? Here is the detail

Support here pays for reaching places and documenting them properly: vehicles, fuel, permits, safety cover and measurement kit. It never buys editorial judgement, placement in a book, or a safety finding.

1,338
Records in the base: 495
Entry slots to fill: 8
Regions on route: Multi-season
Field programme

Which of these is you?

Pick one and we will only ask what that route needs. This is support for a commercial publishing and field project — it is not a charitable donation and is not tax-deductible.

Approved, costed parts of the campaign

Each need below has been costed internally and approved for publication. Vendor quotes, budgets and negotiations stay private. Nothing is accepted or charged automatically.