Pippa Whitehouse/Archer
@AntarcticPippa
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Outdoor instructor & British Orienteering Performance Manager. Former Antarctic Scientist at Durham Uni. Rock climber, orienteer, musician. All views my own.
Joined April 2016
OMG.. the speed of top orienteers!! Megan brings her Norwegian team home in 3rd place in the Tiomila women’s relay in Sweden. Soooo close! 275 teams taking part. Anyone see her reading the map? How does she do it? @GBRorienteering @sportwales @Sport_CCS @WOAorienteering
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Get your skates on! Lots of our Antarctica job openings close this Sunday 31 March ⏰ We're looking for carpenters, chefs, electricians, plumbers, mountaineers, station leaders, generator technicians, boating officers and plant mechanics. Apply here ➡️ https://t.co/7PtzptFrQH
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Some useful information from @wasdalemrt after a recent spate of rescues from #piersgill Take care when descending the Corridor Route on #scafellpike not to head down into the obvious canyon but looks for the easy scramble back up onto the path https://t.co/US2UMIbzAo
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We're thrilled to announce a new navigation course that will be delivered in British Sign Language! Intended for users of BSL, the course will focus on the essential skills for navigating confidently and independently in the hills. Find out more below: https://t.co/ZEgxfSP9PY
glenmorelodge.org.uk
Learn the essential skills and build the confidence for independent navigation in the UK's hills. Delivered in BSL
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Happy International Women's Day to the incredible polar women out there, both existing and aspiring! #IWD2024 Whether on the ice or off, women excel in various polar careers. Find inspiration in these 200 outstanding women in the polar world: https://t.co/Umv62bWVDO
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"People didn't expect a woman to take over at BAS, I have to say. They did expect a man." Just in time for #InternationalWomensDay here's a special interview with the legend that is Professor Dame Jane Francis... *THE* Director of BAS. 🎧 Find ICEWORLD on your fave podcast app
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Happy International Women’s Day! A shout out to all the wonderful women who share time with me on the hill, especially leaders/instructors working in the outdoors - you inspire me every day and delightfully there are way too many of you to mention individually in this post!!
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New blog post - navigational wizardry: technical skills or all in the mind? (can also apply to tasks that don’t require a map and compass!) https://t.co/IUbu9w0YHL
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Less than 30% of the world's researchers are women, says UIS data. To bridge the gender gap in STEM, we must address qualitative barriers. 🌐 Celebrate #WomenInScience today, promoting equal access to science! #GirlsInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #ScienceEquality
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Supporting PhD students to think about careers outside academia should be done more often!
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Congratulations to @Yucheng_geo , aka Dr Lin! It was fantastic to celebrate your PhD graduation yesterday with @sarah_woodroffe and catch up with friends @GeogDurham
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2023 was the warmest year on record globally by a large margin. Another dark red stripe gets added, though I think I need a new colour. #ShowYourStripes
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Great interview erview with Professor Dame Jane Francis https://t.co/Jce4l906Xu via @BAS_News
bas.ac.uk
How does a woman born in 1950s England go on to earn a PhD in geology, spend weeks at a time researching in Antarctica, become the director of the British …
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Red alert in Antarctica: the year rapid, dramatic change hit climate scientists like a ‘punch in the guts’: via @Guardian. Commentary from our researchers includes @ClimateNerilie, @ProfMattEngland & @DeformedEarth
https://t.co/QIvz8hxFCw
theguardian.com
Study after study showed the breakdown of climate systems taking place much earlier than foreseen, with potentially catastrophic results
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An update on what I have been up to for the last 8 months since I stepped back from academia and headed outdoors… https://t.co/C2mFJvelPm
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A new blog talking more about glacial isostatic adjustment. And you can now calculate it within few seconds with a new statistical emulator GEORGIA🥳🥳🥳!!!
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"Climbers aren't ninjas. We're no good at finding ninjas, so don't dress like one" Great article from Roger Webb of Dundonnell MRT with the above quote from UKSAR crew from Inverness. Bright clothing isn’t just good for the photos… @DaveWCurrie
ukhillwalking.com
If you're incapacitated on a Scottish winter mountain then your prospects depend on how well equipped you are, and how quickly you can be found. Roger Webb of Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team...
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Ever heard of what is glacial isostatic adjustment?! Here’s a blog for you!
Have you ever heard of Glacial Isostatic Adjustment? 🏔️📷No worries, if you haven't. We've got you covered! We asked @holger_steffen, @rebekka_geo, and @Yucheng_geo. And they told us a lot of interesting facts about GIA. So, go and have a look at it! https://t.co/GonHakmdsk
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Have you ever heard of Glacial Isostatic Adjustment? 🏔️📷No worries, if you haven't. We've got you covered! We asked @holger_steffen, @rebekka_geo, and @Yucheng_geo. And they told us a lot of interesting facts about GIA. So, go and have a look at it! https://t.co/GonHakmdsk
blogs.egu.eu
As the Geodesy blog team (we are growing, horaay!), we wanted to create a space for researchers to talk about their work/papers in a more simplified language. For the first post in this series, we...
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