Traversing one of the fingers on Pointe Percee, French Alps.

Traversing one of the fingers on Pointe Percee, French Alps.; http://flic.kr/p/umFw62

Traversing the Tete du Grasmusset, also known as Pointe Percee,...

Traversing the Tete du Grasmusset, also known as Pointe Percee, in the Aravis range of the French Alps. Easy but intimidating and occasionally steep climbing, with a lot of typical Alpine rubble, choss and unexpected abseils! Great views of Mont Blanc from the summit.

I’m in the French Alps, rock climbing, walking up a lot of...

I’m in the French Alps, rock climbing, walking up a lot of hills and training to be a better guide in the hills and mountains.

Alpine forest

Alpine forest; http://flic.kr/p/uTu25e

Our project to collect sea ice data in the Arctic Ocean this...

Our project to collect sea ice data in the Arctic Ocean this summer (http://ift.tt/1fhaoiZ) has been awarded the right to carry the Explorers Club flag.

Club flags have been carried to both poles, the summit of Everest and the bottom of the Marianas Trench. They’ve been carried into space, on the surface of the Moon and famously at the top of the mast on Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon Tiki.

The flag you are awarded may have been on many expeditions before, and so it is more than just an honour, it is a reminder that we are standing on the shoulders of giants, following in the Western traditions of scientific enquiry and building on the work of those that went before us.

Without traditions we are always starting from scratch and we can never aim nearly as high.

Our project (http://ift.tt/1fhaoiZ) to measure sea ice...

Our project (http://ift.tt/1fhaoiZ) to measure sea ice thickness in the Arctic Ocean this summer has been honoured by the award of an Explorers Club flag. Club flags have been carried to both poles, to the summit of Everest and to the bottom of the Marianas Trench. Thor Heyerdahl proudly flew one from the mast of Kon Tiki, having planned the trip at the club’s NYC headquarters and they’ve been carried into space and on the surface of the moon.

It’s a great honour for our project to be recognised in this way, and given the flag may have been on many expeditions in the past it is a reminder that the work we do builds on the work of those that have gone before, following in the western tradition of scientific enquiry and standing on the shoulders of giants. Without traditions we are always starting from scratch.

Sunset on the Homathko Icefield

Sunset on the Homathko Icefield; Melting snow as the sun goes down http://ift.tt/1KPnssN http://flic.kr/p/uhMhN7