Snow Sampling by Brian Newham
Today was snow sampling day and it is something that we do at least every three days, more regularly if there is local snowfall, as part of our science programme. We are collecting snow samples for two separate research projects. One is looking at Moisture Transport by Water Isotope Analyses ( for NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, USA and also Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences,…
They Start ’em Young in Ireland
While the team continue to carry out their daily science duties and general upkeep of the Ice Train, Richmond Dykes took some time out to remind us of his obsession with all things mechanical…TCJ Biography Adjustment – by Richmond DykesAs l may have mentioned in the past in my Coldest Journey biography I have loved all things mechanical, electrical and steam related. As a rule of thumb,…
Fact of the Day: What is brash?
Brash is basically ice rubble, made up of loose pieces of ice of various sizes and dimensions, from the size of gravel to a wheelie bin or bigger. Brash is debris resulting from differing erosive processes in the poles, such as when an ice berg is calved or simply when an ice bergs starts to break up as part of their on-going erosion. This picture by Brian Newham taken earlier in the year at…
Photo Competition: The Results
Winning photo All five of us judged this competition independently yesterday, then pooled our results to come up with the overall winner. The competition was of a very high standard and we all very much enjoyed our role as judges. We gave two scores for each entry: one for the strangest/far flung theme and the other for the technical standard of the shot. In the end first and second place wer…
Ferrari Sends Tris into Top Gear
Thank you to Doug Quelch of Amber Promotions for arranging for Hugh and me to visit the Top Gear set to see the filming of one of the new episodes. What an awesome day it was. As someone familiar with technical projects and working within engineering, I am no stranger to the bait-room posters of Ferraris and ‘Lambos’ that are a staple and traditional wallpaper of the UK industry (<cough>…
Fact of the Day: What are Ice Flowers?
Ice Flowers are delicate tufts of frost on a surface of ice or snow. The are sometimes referred to as Frost Flowers. Image by Brian…
Photo Competition Update
Thank you to everyone who has sent in a picture for our Photo Competition. There have been so many wonderful images, and you can tell that without exception all of these places hold special memories to the people in them. All of the pictures are now available to see in our Flickr gallery following this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thecoldestjourney/ The Ice Team will now work through a…
Competition Deadline Looms, See Flickr for Entries So Far
Thank you to everyone who has sent in their entry for the photo competition so far. As you can see from our Flicker pages, there are lots of excellent photos from some fairly far out places, so choosing a winner is not going to be easy for the Ice Team (visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/thecoldestjourney/sets/72157634712782950/ to see them). If you would like to enter the competition and stand a…
Brian Newham Talks to The Weather Channel
Earlier this week Ice Team leader Brian Newham spoke with The Weather Channel in the US about the extreme Antarctic weather and what the guys have been experiencing. Follow the link below to listen to that interview. http://www.weather.com/video/the-coldest-journey-37886…
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