Sweden 2025 – sampling in July/Aug/Sep on Storglaciären, Tarfala
Patagonia 2025 – sampling in Torres del Paine (Glacier Torres and Glacier Grey)
Southwestern Greenland Ice Sheet, July-August 2024 – iDAPT and CASP-ICE sampling in the Arctic.
Signy Island, Antarctica, 2024 – Emily’s BAS CASS trip
Ny Ålesund, Svalbard, 2023 – iDAPT trip to the Arctic.
MicroLab team Jaz, Tom, Emily, and Maddy on the shore of KongsfjordenA friendly local seal populationEmily, Jaz, and Maddy on the iceEmily processing some samples back at the UK Arctic StationJaz sets off across Austre BrøggerbreenTom on the way down from Vestre BrøggerbreenJaz, Emily, and Tom cycling up to the glacier from the townEmily and Jaz on the last sampling day!Polar bear sighting from the stationThe town of Ny Ålesund Jaz fending off some Arctic ternsEmily doing some PAM fluorometry in the field
Photos below taken by Iain Rudkin the UK Arctic Station Leader…
The team (Jaz, Alex, Chris, and Emily) set up camp in the science van!PhD student Emily = glacier shelfJaz collecting some surface streamwaterEmily and Alex sampling some iceLots of rocky debris on the ice surfaceAlex, Chris, and Emily at the end of a sampling dayView up Morteratsch on a sunny dayAlex sterilising sampling equipmentBig ridges further up the glacierChris, Emily, and Jaz on the final sampling day!A large patch of purple glacier ice algae at the bottom of MorteratschEmily images some samples back in the science vanScience van means getting to do lab work outsideMarker showing the extent of Morteratsch in 1970Cycling up the glacier meant leaving the bikes before the hike up the morraine
The sampling team of Chris, Daniel Remias and Andrew Tedstone (left to right)Morteratsch glacier on a stormy daySurface ice heavily colonized by purple glacier algaeMorteratsch glacier on a stormy dayThe view down the valley lugging several kg of ice (thanks Andrew!)Daniel Remias inspecting our samples and giving Chris a lesson in glacier algae taxonomy – much appreciated!First glimpse of our glacier algae rewards down the microscopeDay two cycle up to the glacier on a much sunnier day!Chris and Andrew on their ascentSurface ice with a large glacier algal bloomSome quick ‘extra sample’ processing back at camp before departing for homeThe ridiculously scenic drive through Switzerland on the way back to the UK.
Jamtalferner, Austria, 2020 – sampling for initial iDAPT project work.
Jamtal Hutte – perfect place to stay during field work!Jamtalferner from belowValley below JamtalfernerIce cave at terminusIce cave at terminusIce cave at terminusJamtalfernerChris on the ice (with lockdown haircut)Jamtalferner supraglacialJamtalferner supraglacialJamtalferner supraglacialJamtalferner supraglacialJamtalferner viewed from belowValley below JamtalfernerRoad up to the hutte from GaltürKlemens the perfect guide carrying samples back to Jamtal HütteValley looking down from JamtalfernerChris on the iceKlemens enjoying some lunchIce cave at glacier terminus
