Life at 7000M (PART III)

Nancy and her partner Ralf Dujmovits, go inside for science – into a “hypoxia chamber” in Cologne, Germany - to be guinea pigs for a study on the positive benefits of extreme hypoxia on human beings. This is the final part of her journey.

Community | Science

Community, ScienceKristy DavisonJune 29, 2018hansen, dlc, hypoxia, aerospace, altitude

Life at 7,000m (PART II)

Nancy and her partner Ralf Dujmovits, go inside for science – into a “hypoxia chamber” in Cologne, Germany - to be guinea pigs for a study on the positive benefits of extreme hypoxia on human beings. This is Part II of her journey.

Community | Science

Community, ScienceKristy DavisonJune 5, 2018nancy, hansen, dujmovits, ralf, dlr, altitude

Classrooms cool with ice

This past April, Matt, along with a team that included glaciologist Alison Criscitiello, talked mountain adventure and climate science with school kids. They took live questions from students in classrooms across North America from the Wapta Icefields utilizing a satellite broadcast rig that fits into a backpack, connected to a camera on an iPhone.

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Science, CommunityKristy DavisonMay 31, 2018skiing, skimo, powdermatt, ebtsoyp, exploringbytheseatofyourpants

Life at 7000m (PART I)

Nancy and her partner Ralf Dujmovits, go inside for science – into a “hypoxia chamber” in Cologne, Germany - to be guinea pigs for a study on the positive benefits of extreme hypoxia on human beings.

Community | Science

Community, ScienceKristy DavisonMay 28, 2018nancy, dlr, altitude, ambassador, dujmovits, hansen

The Mountain Legacy Project

The Mountain Legacy Project: exploring change in the mountains of Western Canada through historical rephotography.

Culture, Science, EnvironmentKristy DavisonOctober 27, 2017Environment, science

Mountains 101 - Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)

Mountains 101 is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) teaching a comprehensive overview of Mountain Studies. Learn more and sign up for the free course at the bottom of this article.

Community, Culture, Science, Mountain SafetyKristy DavisonOctober 18, 2017science

ACC partners with the Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Great news! In June of 2017, the ACC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Royal Canadian Geographic Society (RCGS) that lays out a path for our organizations to work together on mountain projects.

Community, Culture, Science, EnvironmentKristy DavisonOctober 18, 2017