Greenland Expedition 2023

Climate change is present to all of us. The inland ice is an important marker for the global changes and due to its magnitude in size as a freshwater reservoir, such changes will have great impact on our Earth. Getting a better understanding of these changes can therefore bring us closer to action.
The project and geodetic part of the scientifc measurements are rooted at Brandenburg University of Technology, Germany. Additionally, we will collect samples and conduct measurements in collaborations with other universities and research institutes, amongst these Copenhagen University and Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland. Even though modern technology has taken us far, field data, such as snow samples, are crucial for accurate climate modelling. The only way to gather samples is to go to these remote and harsh places and collect the samples. This is where our team from Spurensuche comes into the picture!

Our project goal is to complete our expedition by successfully arriving at the west coast of Greenland after 45 days on the ice, with the pulkas empty of food (mostly) but full of scientific samples and amazing memories.

As written in the project description above, at this stage, our project partners are Brandenburg University of Technology, Copenhagen University and Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland.

You should support our project, if you believe that we as individuals are able to make a difference by taking action. We need your support to get the most possible scientific value out of our expedition, so by supporting us, you support the research on climate change and the continuous development and update of our climate models, that are the foundation for decision-makers.

Since we are not employed at universities but simply collaborating with them, we have had great difficulties getting funding to support our project, as they often require employment to fund research projects. This means, that each team member has agreed to a self-payment of approximately 7000 euros, emphasising that this is a passion project to us!

Doing scientific measurements and taking samples takes time. Every day spend on the ice is expensive, as it requires food and fuel. Additionally and especially, the cost of insurance is a very big expense. The insurance cost increases for each day spend on the ice. If we are able to collect sufficient amount of money, we will be able to spend more time on the ice and thereby increase the scientific value, that we can bring with us home, by making more measurements and collecting more samples for our collaboration partners.