Cryo Adventures – Discovering the beauty of polar winter

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Blog post by Mirjam Paasch about her first fieldwork in the polar region.

Digging snow pits, taking ice cores, and watching out for polar bears – a cold day in February on a glacier in Svalbard.
Digging snow pits, taking ice cores, and watching out for polar bears – a cold day in February on a glacier in Svalbard. (Photo: Wenceslas Marie-Sainte)

Only one month after starting my PhD, I found myself in a tiny plane flying over one of the most beautiful and breathtaking landscapes I’ve ever seen. I was on the way to the northernmost settlement in the world – the research village Ny-Ålesund. What I expected from the trip: cold temperatures, darkness, and lots of snow. What I found instead: stunning views, magical colors, friendly people, and my love for the polar winter. An adventure diary…

- Mirjam Paasch on her first ever polar field work

Read more on the blog of the Cryospheric Sciences Division of the European Geosciences Union (EGU).

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