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13 Sep 2018
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What does my cocktail have in common with glaciology?

Sticky Post By On September 13, 2018

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Interesting cocktail with a giant ball of ice! Credit: Davina Bristow.

Whilst on holiday I was served a rather cool cocktail with a giant ice cube plugging a hole between the upper and lower chambers of the glass. What happened?

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28 May 2018
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Summiting Mount Everest

Sticky Post By On May 28, 2018

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Climb Update: It’s Monday morning as I write this – the 28th May 2018.  Exactly one week ago I was resting in a tent at the South Col of Mount Everest having climbed to the summit that morning. 

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17 May 2018
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Coordinating the summit push

Sticky Post By On May 17, 2018

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Climb Update: The last couple of weeks have been just waiting, biding our time at Base Camp. However, whilst the climbers have been resting there has been a lot of activity higher up the mountain.

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09 Apr 2018
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Namche Bazaar (3440m): How we acclimatise to high altitudes

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Climb Update: We are now in Namche Bazaar at 3440m.  We arrived yesterday lunchtime, after flying from Kathmandu to Lukla, and have spent a rest day here to aid acclimatisation. 

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22 Mar 2018
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How meeting the Queen inspired me to climb Mount Everest

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This year I’m climbing Mount Everest. I feel so lucky to have this opportunity to do something so incredible, and I owe it all to Henry Day, the Mount Everest Foundation and the Queen! Here’s why…

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15 Mar 2018
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Best place and time to see the aurora?

Sticky Post By On March 15, 2018

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What is the best place and time to see the aurora?
I get asked this question a lot, and there’s no simple answer. But in what follows I give you some things to think about.

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