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Classroom on Ice: The Patagonian Icefield Research Program

a group of students and staff in hi-vis rain gear pick theri way along a rocky slope towards a glacier

An isolated fjord at the edge of the Southern Patagonia Icefield. A small cluster of tents pitched beside Bernal Glacier. Fourteen days without roads, cell reception, or routine – only creaking ice fronts, restless wind, the constant murmur of meltwater, unrelenting rain, and a team of fellow adventurers as companions. The Patagonia Icefield Research Program (PIRP) is an immersive classroom where ...[Read More]

Memories from the Field – The Vastness of the Greenland Ice Sheet

Below a clear blue sky, ridges of ice undulate towards the horizon in stripes of white, blue, and black.

I remember the day very well. It was the first time we drove up to the glacial ice from our base station in Kangerlussuaq (Western Greenland), where we had patiently been waiting for two days for the  weather to clear.  I took this photo during a three-week fieldwork campaign in July of 2025 as part of the Deep Purple project. As part of the project, we were in the field to collect glacial ice-alg ...[Read More]