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Day two at CIRES involved an in depth meeting with Nikko in his office. There we discussed his most recent trip to Greenland. He explained how the mild winter allowed a significant amount of snow melt to occur, and that meant serious damage to Swiss Camp. In fact, when they arrived at Swiss Camp

It' been over a year since I was last in Greenland with Koni and his team, but it seems like a decade ago. The sights and sounds of traveling to such a remote place have left my mind. Occasionally, I look back at my pictures and journals to remind me of the incredible experience I had two

Meet the seals! Part two Here’s the rest of our ‘seal team’… ### Seal 11 – ‘Granite’ #### Here are some of Granite’s basic ‘stats’. * Female * Weight 273 kg (602 lbs.) * Standard Length 230 cm (7.5 ft.) ### Seal 12 – ‘Boo’ #### Here are some of Boo’s basic ‘stats’. * Female * Weight 374 kg (825

PQ'd The past 10 days have been flying by! I've gotten PQ'd (that's physically qualified-in other words they figure I have a good chance of staying alive while I'm in Antarctica) after a couple of calls to Galveston, Texas and a search by the USAP medical department to find the forms I sent in

Meet the seals! Part one Since my return from Antarctica, the questions I’ve most often received are… * ‘Did you name the seals and if so, what were their names?’ * ‘How did you pick the names?’ * ‘What was the largest seal you tagged?’ * ‘What was the smallest seal you tagged?’ * ‘How many of

My expedition dates are getting close! I thought this would be a good time to do a more thorough introduction to the project I’ll be helping with. ##IceCube The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is basically a giant telescope buried under the ice at the South Pole. Unlike other telescopes, it’s not