2026–2027

Torfa caldera

On Kaldaklofsjökull, in the Torfa caldera, we found Freyja Hellir in 2026: a new glaciovolcanic cave, almost 1500 m surveyed. From the surface, only a faint hollow in the snow. Below it, a hall about 50 m across and roughly 40 m high.

In 2027 we go back to the caldera, this time on its main glacier, Torfajökull.

• River crossing on the way to the Torfa caldera, 2026. © Paolo Testa
• The faint cauldron above the hall of Freyja Hellir, July 2026. © Maria F. Trombini
• Sala Rosa dei Beati, Freyja Hellir, July 2026: about 50 m across. © Maria F. Trombini
• Sala del Graal, Freyja Hellir, July 2026. © Andrea Benassi
• Sala del Graal, Freyja Hellir, July 2026. © Andrea Benassi
• Sala del Graal, Freyja Hellir, July 2026. © Maria F. Trombini
• Sala del Graal, Freyja Hellir, July 2026. © Maria F. Trombini
• The hot pool at the centre of the Sala del Graal, July 2026. It melted the hall. © Ivan Vicenzi
• Thermal camera inside a cave, Torfa caldera, 2026. © Paolo Testa