by Adventure Scientists | Sep 20, 2022 | adventure science, adventurer spotlight
Have you ever gone far into the wilderness and wondered how scientists get data from such remote places? Sometimes scientists go with instruments stowed in expedition packs, but others depend on Adventure Scientists. Volunteer Lindsay Hunt shares her adventures during...
by Adventure Scientists | May 9, 2017 | adventure, adventure science, adventure scientists, adventurer spotlight, freshwater microplastics, India, microplastic pollution, microplastics, skiing, winter adventure
By: Marian Krogh Skiing untracked powder at 4000m, PC: Gabby Degagne In February of 2017 I went to Gulmarg, India to ski. Yes that’s right, skiing in India. Not only is it possible, it’s amazing. In fact, the highest ski gondola in the world sits in...
by Adventure Scientists | Feb 8, 2017 | adventure, adventure science, adventure scientists, adventure trekking, adventurer spotlight, climbing, collect, conservation, expeditions, freshwater microplastics, himalaya, lonnie dupre, microbe collection, microplastic pollution, mountaineering, scat
By: Pascale Marceau of Vertical Nepal Vertical Nepal team working their way up the glacier on Langju. Photo by Elias de Andres Martos. Exploration, adventure, pioneering, remoteness – all words that describe this fall’s Vertical Nepal expedition. The team...
by Adventure Scientists | Nov 18, 2016 | adventure science, adventure scientists, Bali, conservation, expeditions, microplastic pollution, microplastics, Oceanic Survey Expedition, oceans, sailing, Scuba Diving
By Victoria Ortiz and Abby Barrows Abby at Bonto Village, Photo by Dianna Cohen The Oceanic Society Expedition recently spent 10 days traveling by boat from Bali to Komodo to explore the impact of plastic pollution in this region. They invited Adventure...
by Adventure Scientists | Nov 2, 2016 | adventure science, freshwater microplastics, himalaya, mountaineering, nepal, scat
By Adventure Scientists Staff Vertical Nepal, a team of elite mountaineers and seasoned Adventure Scientists, recently sent us some photos and an update from their expedition, which has included collecting scat samples for our Global Microbe Study and water samples...
by Adventure Scientists | Sep 28, 2016 | adventure science, citizen science, conservation, freshwater microplastics, hiking, microplastic pollution, microplastics, Video
By Adventure Scientists Staff Award-winning filmmaker and wilderness guide Steve Weileman recently made this short film highlighting his experience taking water samples for Adventure Scientists’ Global Microplastics Initiative. Weileman hiked into...
