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As he explains to me: “Iceland is an island known for its large glaciers which support several hydroelectric power stations, but they could unfortunately be brought to disappear one day. According to scientists, one of the largest glaciers in Europe, called Vatnajökull, will no longer exist in 200 years due to rising temperatures. It would be a real disaster for the environment. This disappearance would herald profound changes in weather conditions, rivers, flora and fauna, volcanic activity and land mass of the island. Home to several active volcanoes, the melting of the largest glacier in Europe, like other glaciers elsewhere, will release the pressure previously exerted on the rock. The volcanoes will then erupt more often, causing Jökulhlaup, ie brutal emptying of glacial lakes devastating everything in their path. This will also have definite repercussions on the ecosystem and all world activity with in particular the blocking of air traffic, as we could see in 2010, with the eruption of the now very famous volcano Eyjafjallajokull. To alert public opinion, I therefore crossed Iceland on foot from the far north to the far south and traveled more than 350 km alone.The problem with Iceland is the mass tourism which is congregating in the tourist spots located all around the island. The best way for me to fully experience this adventure was to walk where no one passed: that is to say through the center of the island where no one lives because of the extreme conditions.Almost nothing grows there and nothing lives except the swarms of flies that followed me throughout the day, drawn to my body heat. Treading the "highlands" Iceland is be on the Earth millions of years ago. The trail, not marked, I took was through the really wild heart of the island where the weather can be very chaotic, despite my departure in the middle of July. The climate of Iceland is unpredictable, summer and winter. I had to face strong winds, cross fords with freezing water and strong current In this adventure, I wanted to show, far from the beaten track, nature in its purest form, beauty, strength but also the fragility of this "land of ice and fire". For obvious security reasons, I was monitored remotely by my production and assistance team in the 4x4 car. This is why I decided to offset the carbon footprint of all our trips with the My climate association, thanks to which we were able to calculate our impact on the climate during our transport and offer a sum of money. equivalent to limit this, which could be used, for example, to invest in solar panels. "