‘Adventure of Science’: Successful expedition to Ala Archa National Park comes to a close

‘Adventure of Science’: Successful expedition to Ala Archa National Park comes to a close

‘Adventure of Science: Women and Glaciers in Central Asia’ wrapped up the 2022 program last week with its public event in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan! The event was a perfect conclusion for the program, which brought 9 women from across Central Asia to the Ala Archa National Park for a week of glaciological discoveries and exploration of environmental topics. Thanks to incredibly good weather, the participants experienced hiking, camping and team building under the best conditions, and were able to develop exciting scientific projects. The public event provided the opportunity for the participants to present their projects to the public and to offer insights into the expedition’s challenges and discoveries!

Thankfully, the sun was shining for our walk to the Base Camp. Some girls had never hiked before, so the 6 hours hike was a challenge for some participants!
The participants had never experienced camping before. Still, they overcame all the challenges that were presented to them as a team.
Our destination: The Golubin Glacier! The hike on the glacier provided an amazing opportunity for a hands-on cryospheric module.
Our team was composed of amazing women: 9 participants from Central Asia, 6 instructors from Central Asia and Switzerland and a professional mountain guide from Kyrgyzstan.
A day on the field was dedicated to data collecting: on the left, participants measure the melting of Golubin with the help of pens placed in the glacier as ablation stakes; on the right, our instructor Laura demonstrates the use of the inclinometer.