Author Archives: Andreas Muenchow

Arctic Oceanographers Ashore In Tromso

Posted on July 7, 2014 | 2 comments

Oceanographers are a bit crazy. This is especially true after sailing and working 4 weeks aboard a ship in the ice and fog and snow and drizzle that characterize summer in Fram Strait between northern Greenland and Spitsbergen. The one color one does NOT see is green, there just is none. So, when we got off FS Polarstern last thursday, what did we do? Continue reading →

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Men and Women on Edge 2

Posted on July 5, 2014 | 2 comments

Bruce Chatwin came up during a late-night party aboard FS Polarstern this morning after all work and packing was completed this last day of a 4 week expedition to Fram Strait, a deep connection Continue reading →

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Men and Women on the Edge 1

Posted on July 4, 2014 | Leave a comment

EDIT: Original post was too long and rambling. One advice by wise female council, I decided to turn this into two separate posts. This is the first. July 5, 2014.

The “Quiet American” is not a popular book in the United States of America, but to me it described the dilemma and dangers of being American very well. Continue reading →

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Posted in History, Polar Exploration, Uncertainty

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Rules of Engagement: Ships, Science, and Democracy

Posted on June 5, 2014 | Leave a comment

The FS Polarstern will leave port tomorrow night for scientific work between Greenland and Spitsbergen near 79 degrees north latitude about 1200 km or 770 miles from the North Pole. It will be hard work, Continue reading →

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Posted in Nares Strait 2012, Polar Exploration, Polarstern, Uncertainty

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Boarding an Ice Breaker by Bicycle and Immigration

Posted on June 4, 2014 | Leave a comment

I walked from the train station in Bremerhaven-Lehe to the FS Polarstern at the Kaiserdock almost 2 miles due west. This research icebreaker is still repaired in dry dock and we see her Continue reading →

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