Breaking the ice, no less.
Verena MohauptThe perils of being at the North Pole are numerous. "The region in itself is the biggest danger. The extreme cold, the hypothermia hazard is real. The storms, ice cracking...and then, of course, polar bears. They could come up anywhere at all times. We had constant polar bear watches and very often we had to stop work and evacuate everybody back to the ship," Mohaupt tellsWhilst watching out for the others, Mohaupt also took care of herself.
Sounds thrilling. "I didn't plan any of that. I had different dreams of what I wanted to be. And I did not choose any of them," the physicist says. Verena Mohaupt: I didn't plan a career in polar logistics. I chose to study biophysics, as I've always liked science at school. After my studies, I volunteered and worked for Greenpeace in a campaign centered around polar regions, which developed my interest in the Arctic. I then saw this position for a station leader for a French-German research base on Svalbard in Norway and applied right away. I worked two 18-month stints. Later, I applied for the coordination position of MOSAiC.
ATMOS and Logistics team finally reach the new destination of the flux sled at the first-year ice site. Source: The pandemic happened in the middle of the expedition and did affect us. At some point, for me, it felt like we were playing a game. Which sounds a bit drastic as it's way more than a game. But imagine someone changing the rules in the middle of the game...you have to readjust. The expedition involved participants and ships from all over the world.
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