What an incredible couple of days! Over the last 48hours, I have hiked up Observation Hill (which is actually more like a mountain), walked more than 20kms over sea ice, photographed baby seal pups and set up a tent in the snow, before finishing off with an ice cream...
Week 2: Greta Point Cracking into my second week here at NIWA’s Greta Point Campus a quote from the great Sir Peter Blake himself was in my mind “the hardest point in any big project is beginning”. During this week I was got stuck into my research project on seasonal...
NIWA: Week One Greta Point Campus: 15th-18th of November This is an overview of the work I am doing each week with NIWA as part of the Blake Ambassador Programme. Day one joining the Tropospheric Physics and Chemistry group or TROPAC for short at NIWA at their...
Hello again! It has been a busy week here in Antarctica – here’s the update: Monday and Tuesday, I spent preparing with my team ready to go in the field for five days. This involved going through all our gear, including setting up our 7 tents and double checking all...
Hi everyone! My name is Annika Andresen, and I am incredibly honoured and excited to introduce myself as the 2016 Sir Peter Blake Trust Antarctic Youth Ambassador! What a whirlwind journey it has been to this point, and an absolute dream come true. I cannot wait to...
