by Adventure Scientists | Aug 24, 2014 | adventurers and scientists for conservation, National Geographic
Wilderness heightens our senses. For a moment, imagine the feeling of mud between your toes, or sharp grasses scraping your legs. The heat of the sun beating on your back, sapping your energy. After a few days living outside, your hearing and eyesight sharpen, and...
by Adventure Scientists | Aug 22, 2014 | adventurers and scientists for conservation, National Geographic
“15 hippos next to us, an elephant on the island… this place is indescribable,” Gregg said during the Google Hangout this morning. “I was already in tears once today when we emerged [onto the river] from fighting through the bush for so many...
by Adventure Scientists | Aug 19, 2014 | adventurers and scientists for conservation, africa, National Geographic, Wildlife
Gregg just checked in from the wilds of Africa! Via satellite phone, he mentioned a close encounter with a group of elephants fording the delta, but otherwise is doing well and staying in his boat – a good thing, since the water in the Okavango Delta is full of...
by Adventure Scientists | Mar 25, 2014 | expeditions, greenland, microplastics, mountaineering, National Geographic, sailing, skiing, snow
Shifting Ice + Changing Tides is an all-female expedition to ski first descents and raise awareness to climate change and conservation issues through storytelling and data collection. They depart today. Armed with skis and professional-caliber mountain skills, the...
by Adventure Scientists | Dec 21, 2013 | adventurers and scientists for conservation, africa, National Geographic, Wildlife
Who Says Work Can’t Be Fun? Gregg Treinish is the founder and Executive Director of Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation whose passion to protect wild places is all consuming. Gregg is both an adventurer and a scientist and his resume boasts of ecology...
by Adventure Scientists | Nov 8, 2013 | climbing, himalaya, mountaineering, National Geographic, nepal, skiing, snow
ASC interviews Pro Snowboarder Jeremy Jones About Nepal and Collecting Data for ASC Jeremy Jones at the office. Photo by Clark Fyans Recently ASC was connected with professional snowboarder and environmental advocate Jeremy Jones through our incredible friends at Clif...