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An orange expedition vehicle is parked on snowy ground in a mountainous, rocky landscape in Antarctica. Two people wearing winter gear stand nearby, surrounded by snow, rocks, and distant peaks under a partly cloudy sky.
ALE Partner Nick Lewis Co-Authors Paper with Simon Abrahams & NASA Scientists on Permafrost at Elephant Head ScienceUpdates From The Field

ALE Partner Nick Lewis Co-Authors Paper with Simon Abrahams & NASA Scientists on Permafrost at Elephant Head

A recent collaboration brought together the NASA Ames Research Center and Christopher P McKay, Edward Balaban, Simon Abraham and ALE partner Nick Lewis that produced a paper on Antarctica's permafrost. This permafrost is found on Mars and in the Ellsworth Mountains, close to ALE's action packed adventures. That's worth knowing about.
August 7, 2019
Thwaites – Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier Antarctic EnvironmentScience

Thwaites – Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier

Principal Investigators of the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) recently conducted a special briefing for UK policy makers, on sea-level rise from Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. The scientists explained why it is important to reduce the uncertainty on how Thwaites Glacier will contribute to future sea-level rise; how governments…
July 31, 2019
A person in winter clothing skis across a vast, snowy landscape, pulling a sled loaded with gear through the white expanse under an overcast sky on their journey toward the South Pole.
2017 Expeditions Review ExpeditionsGeneral InterestSki South Pole – Hercules InletSki South Pole – Messner StartTrip ReportUpdates From The Field

2017 Expeditions Review

The 2017 Antarctic summer saw an impressive array of expeditions aiming to travel farther, travel faster, or travel more creatively. Some teams saw success while others were met with challenges, poor weather, and time constraints. As Leo Houlding wrote this season “Nothing is easy out here!”. Despite the difficulty of…
April 27, 2018