Dr. Alison Criscitiello is an Ice Core Researcher and Director of the Canadian Ice Core Lab (CICL) at the University of Alberta, whose career has led her to some of the most remote places on the planet including her recent expedition to Mount Logan to drill a record-breaking 327-meter ice core into the summit's plateau. Her adventurous spirit has also led her to other awe-inspiring expeditions outside of academics including an arctic cycling trip from Dawson to Tuktoyaktuk, an overland winter ski traverse across the Pamir mountains in Tajikistan, and led the first all-women ascent of Pinnacle Peak in the Himalayan mountain range. In addition to her work with the CICL, she is also a National Geographic Explorer and Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and holds the first Ph.D conferred by M.I.T. in Glaciology. EPISODE LINKS: Canadian Ice Core Lab (CICL): https://uab.ca/cryo CICL Twitter: https://twitter.com/icecicl Girls-On-Ice Canada: https://www.inspiringgirls.org/goi-canada The Two-Mile Time Machine - Dr. Richard B Alley: https://amzn.to/431gR9W GUEST LINKS (Dr. Alison Criscitiello) - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alisoncriscitiello/ - Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hSOd7TMAAAAJ PODCAST INFO - Podcast Website: https://adventures-less-traveled.com - Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LpB7vI - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adventures-less-traveled/id1681357393 OUTLINE (00:00) - Introduction (01:20) - What is an ice core? (02:30) - Types of research conducted during expeditions (04:40) - Polar vs non-polar ice core research (06:50) - How ice cores develop over millenia (11:00) - Collecting data from a raw ice core (15:00) - Role of ice core research in the greater climate change conversation (21:15) - Best (or worst) part about undertaking adventure for research (23:30) - Transporting drilling / research equipment to the top of Mount Logan (27:00) - Drilling process (28:05) - What makes Mount Logan unique from other mountaineering expeditions? (31:40) - Dawson to Tuktoyaktuk arctic bike trip (34:30) - Which adventure had the biggest impact on your outlook on life? (37:20) - Advice for those with reservations (40:15) - How you define adventure personally (41:35) - Next Podcast Guest PODCAST SOCIAL - Instagram: https://instagram.com/adventures.less.traveled - Twitter: https://twitter.com/the_ALT_podcast - Facebook: https://facebook.com/AdventuresLessTraveled