A busy couple of weeks for the Losing their Cool team - we've drilled, cored, installed thermistors & erected an AWS, all at 6500m beneath the Lhotse Face. Next challenge is to get a flight out of Lukla 😄 @matt-peacey.bsky.social @climatom.bsky.social @unileedsnews.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social

The LtC team is at Gorak Shep, just a short walk from Everest Base Camp. Our equipment is somewhere between Kathmandu and here... hoping for a safe delivery by heli sometime in the next few days. @envleeds.bsky.social @matt-peacey.bsky.social @annvrowan.bsky.social @unileedsnews.bsky.social

Days 5 and 6 of Losing their Cool and we've arrived at Dingboche, sat beneath Ama Dablam. We've been sampling more streams for Hi-RISE, acclimatising, and admiring the incredible views @annvrowan.bsky.social @matt-peacey.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social

First samples in the bag for our Hi-RISE project, which is looking at the impacts of glacier retreat on river biodiversity across Nepal 🇳🇵 🪳🐛 @envleeds.bsky.social

And we're off! First field season for Losing their Cool. Heading up to Khumbu with the hope of drilling in the Western Cwm. We're interested in the firn, and specifically whether melt and refreezing can account for the warm ice temps we've previously measured below! #LtC #IYGP #Glaciers2025