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The Geothermal Field Expedition

Iceland's hot springs, checked on the ground.

123 Iceland is a geothermal field expedition documenting Iceland's hot springs site by site. Everything else we publish — churches, waterfalls, and the rest — follows from that work.

Join the waitlistHow the expedition works
Titles in the series
5
Entries per title
99
Total entry slots
495
Verification standard
On the ground
Image pending
Field plate from the hot-springs campaign. Published only once the photograph exists and is cleared. Alt text required: Documentary photograph from the Iceland hot-springs field campaign

The portfolio

Three titles, one method

Each title keeps its own numbering, editorial angle and standard of evidence. What you can do with each depends on its release state.

Carry-On series

99 Hot Springs in Iceland

A verified field survey of Iceland's geothermal bathing and hot-spring landscape, documented on the ground.

99 entries plannedActive campaign
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Carry-On series

99 Crazy Things to Do in Iceland

Ninety-nine genuinely surprising things a traveller can do in Iceland, checked rather than repeated.

99 entries planned7 regions
Not yet public

Carry-On series

99 Churches in Iceland

Ninety-nine churches, chapels and church sites drawn from a documented national inventory, with architecture, access and setting recorded on the ground.

99 entries planned
Not yet public

Carry-On series

99 Waterfalls in Iceland

Ninety-nine waterfalls selected from a named national catalog, with river, access, seasonality and coordinate status recorded rather than repeated.

99 entries planned
Not yet public

Method

Why this is slower than a guidebook

Every entry has to clear the same bar: visited, dated, and permissioned where permission is required. Volatile facts carry the date they were checked.

Support

What the campaign needs

Sponsorship covers the cost of getting to places and documenting them properly. It never buys editorial judgement, placement, or a safety finding.

Travel and access

Open

Not yet costed

Specific needs, amounts and coverage are published from the funding ledger once it is in place. Nothing here is a fundraising total.

Support is a sponsorship or in-kind contribution, not a donation.

4×4 vehicle and fuel

Open

Not yet costed

Specific needs, amounts and coverage are published from the funding ledger once it is in place. Nothing here is a fundraising total.

Support is a sponsorship or in-kind contribution, not a donation.

Lodging

Open

Not yet costed

Specific needs, amounts and coverage are published from the funding ledger once it is in place. Nothing here is a fundraising total.

Support is a sponsorship or in-kind contribution, not a donation.

Permissions and permits

Open

Not yet costed

Specific needs, amounts and coverage are published from the funding ledger once it is in place. Nothing here is a fundraising total.

Support is a sponsorship or in-kind contribution, not a donation.

Clothing and field kit

Open

Not yet costed

Specific needs, amounts and coverage are published from the funding ledger once it is in place. Nothing here is a fundraising total.

Support is a sponsorship or in-kind contribution, not a donation.

Photo, video and data

Open

Not yet costed

Specific needs, amounts and coverage are published from the funding ledger once it is in place. Nothing here is a fundraising total.

Support is a sponsorship or in-kind contribution, not a donation.

Local knowledge and safety

Open

Not yet costed

Specific needs, amounts and coverage are published from the funding ledger once it is in place. Nothing here is a fundraising total.

Support is a sponsorship or in-kind contribution, not a donation.

Publishing and fulfilment

Open

Not yet costed

Specific needs, amounts and coverage are published from the funding ledger once it is in place. Nothing here is a fundraising total.

Support is a sponsorship or in-kind contribution, not a donation.

Certified Inspired by Iceland Specialist

A professional tourism credential held by 123 Iceland. It does not indicate that Promote Iceland or Visit Iceland sponsors, funds, approves or endorses this project.