Arrival in Iceland - 32 pieces of excess luggage, over 1000 lbs

Gordon Brown surveys the Icelandic coastline merely minutes off the plane

Executive Producer Robert Katz does his first rappel ever into the first cave of the trip

From Below

Though shallow, there were
exquisite ice formations inside this cave
Images of David © Thorsten Henn 2006

Images of David © Thorsten Henn 2006

Images of David © Thorsten Henn 2006

The second cave required overland glacier travel by means of heavily modified SUV's and Econolines.  This van was donned 'The Refrigerator'

David and Gordon in the middle of nowhere - 6 hours deep into the glacier and still 5 hours out from our hut for the evening

No adventure is without it's minor mishaps - digging out was a common occurrence

We also flatted/bent one of the 'Fridge's' rear wheels - If it wasn't for the know-how, ingenuity, and the sledgehammer our fearless Icelandic guides we would have been very stuck, in the middle of the night, very far away from civilization

The little dot in the lower right hand of the frame is Director of Photography, Gordon Brown, about to be engulfed by the expanse of our second cave

Inside cave #2, Producer Kate Richter and Gordon Brown

Setting up shots inside this magnificent cave
© Thorsten Henn 2006

© Thorsten Henn 2006

© Thorsten Henn 2006

Humidity was approaching almost 90% or higher in this cave - here Gordon Brown takes pains to keep the Varicam operational

Caver Nancy Hollerbach and Producer Kate Richter take a minute before doing an interview

Gordon Brown rides shotgun (click picture to see the true expanse of the landscape)

Producer Rob Katz's head is level in this pictures.  Our Icelandic guides and drivers are without a doubt some of the best in the world of what they do

Here you can see one of the massive tires almost completely broken through the thin layer of ice and settled onto the stream below.  Fortunately a second vehicle and a winch is all that's needed to get out of this sticky situation