A 4x4 camper van on a remote Icelandic highland gravel track

Sponsor: HS-FIE-009 — Tow strap and shackle set

The 4×4 camper van, fuel across roughly 14,000 km of highland and coastal driving, recovery equipment and the river-crossing capability needed to reach springs no ordinary vehicle can approach.

$120
Your contribution: Supporter
Recognition tier: $32,760
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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.

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

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

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Short updates from the road while the survey is running: springs measured, access won or lost, weather, corrections and what the next leg costs. No selling, and you can leave at any time.