Ellesmere Island 2014Adam Garbo2017-07-22T17:35:07-04:00
Ellesmere Island – 2014
The constant battle of the extremely short growing season at 84° latitude in Purple Valley.
Side profile of a tributary glacier flowing into the Milne Glacier
Jill Rajewicz, Kelly and Luke Copland being retrieved from a field site on the Milne Glacier.
Kelly Graves having a quick snack along the top of a ridge overlooking the Milne Glacier.
View of the Milne Ice Shelf as seen from the helicopter, while enroute to field site.
Derek Mueller sketching in his field book while overlooking the Milne Glacier.
Derek Mueller in the helicopter, likely saying very important things over the radio!
Kelly Graves (left) and Jill Rajewicz (right) installing ablation stakes along the Milne Glacier.
Thawing present in Purple Valley, which makes for a difficult and messy traverse.
Group shot on the ridge overlooking the Milne Glacier and one of its tributary glaciers. Left to right: Sam Brenner, Derek Mueller, Kelly Graves and Jill Rajewicz.
Jill Rajewicz posing on the outer Milne Ice Shelf.
Glacier travel next to the tributary glacier flowing into the Milne Glacier.
Timelapse cameras overlooking the Milne Glacier.
Derek Mueller admiring his work with the ice saw at the epishelf lake.
Nothing better than coffee!
Sam Brenner overlooking the helicopter during a camp move.
Up-glacier shot of the Milne Glacier with a tributary glacier roughly flowing in.
Travelling on the Milne Glacier while roped up and wearing crampons.
Channels cut into the surface of the Milne Glacier through from the movement of water.
Derek Mueller and Kelly Graves during flight in a Ken Borek Twin Otter plane.
Epishelf lake mooring prior to 2014 mainteance.
Rare evidence of the previous presence of animals in Purple Valley.
Sam Brenner augering holes through the ice.
Jill Racjewicz is all smiles with her trust ice penetrating radar (IPR) unit.
Group shot will packs fully loaded with gear! Left to right: Derek Mueller, Kelly Graves, Jill Rajewicz, Sam Brenner.