Sarah Pickman
@sarahmpicks.bsky.social
Historian of exploration, extreme environments, material culture + outdoor gear. Hist. sci & med PhD, editor at Endeavour, History of Anthropology Review, and Global Maritime History. I unpack packing. She/her. www.sarahmpickman.com
First morning at Shackleschool, listening to @spacesword.bsky.social talk about Robert Falcon Scott’s scientific management
October 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
First morning at Shackleschool, listening to @spacesword.bsky.social talk about Robert Falcon Scott’s scientific management
Time for @terrorcamp.bsky.social at Shackleton Autumn School, kicking off with the brilliant @tchotchke.bsky.social ❄️🐧
October 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Time for @terrorcamp.bsky.social at Shackleton Autumn School, kicking off with the brilliant @tchotchke.bsky.social ❄️🐧
A double challenge I see
October 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A double challenge I see
Full house tonight at South Street Seaport Museum for talks on queer polar and maritime history with @tchotchke.bsky.social @evamolinaflores.bsky.social and Seth Stein LeJacq! ❄️⚓️🌈
September 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Full house tonight at South Street Seaport Museum for talks on queer polar and maritime history with @tchotchke.bsky.social @evamolinaflores.bsky.social and Seth Stein LeJacq! ❄️⚓️🌈
Do you work on cultural heritage and security? Friend and colleague Simon Maghakyan is co-editing what promises to be a great Oxford handbook on this topic, please share widely!
August 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Do you work on cultural heritage and security? Friend and colleague Simon Maghakyan is co-editing what promises to be a great Oxford handbook on this topic, please share widely!
I had an appointment on Wednesday
August 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I had an appointment on Wednesday
Was going through old photos on my phone and found that in February of 2023, I saved this photo of Knud Rasmussen for reasons that are now lost to time.
July 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Was going through old photos on my phone and found that in February of 2023, I saved this photo of Knud Rasmussen for reasons that are now lost to time.
Referenced "The Terror" in a paper I'm writing and the editor gave me the absolute worst feedback
June 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Referenced "The Terror" in a paper I'm writing and the editor gave me the absolute worst feedback
I don’t know what to do with this
June 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I don’t know what to do with this
Very personal on brand question today for the last day of this Learned League season
June 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Very personal on brand question today for the last day of this Learned League season
Speak of the devil
June 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Speak of the devil
Can confirm, worked for me
June 6, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Can confirm, worked for me
Ugh please, not now
April 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Ugh please, not now
The horrors persist, but so does cryosphere YA fiction
April 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The horrors persist, but so does cryosphere YA fiction
Taking a break from doomscrolling to tell you that this conference, which I've been helping to organize with wonderful colleagues from @histanthro.bsky.social and Yale, is taking place a week from today. I'm looking forward to some great conversations and being back in New Haven.
March 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Taking a break from doomscrolling to tell you that this conference, which I've been helping to organize with wonderful colleagues from @histanthro.bsky.social and Yale, is taking place a week from today. I'm looking forward to some great conversations and being back in New Haven.
Was emailing with a friend about Vilhjalmur Stefansson (like you do), and yeah, this pretty much sums him up
March 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Was emailing with a friend about Vilhjalmur Stefansson (like you do), and yeah, this pretty much sums him up
So excited to see @tchotchke.bsky.social present on George Marston, Shackleton’s comic relief, at the Shackleton 150 conference at the Explorers Club
February 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
So excited to see @tchotchke.bsky.social present on George Marston, Shackleton’s comic relief, at the Shackleton 150 conference at the Explorers Club
Can Yale Today offer you some headlines in these trying times?
February 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Can Yale Today offer you some headlines in these trying times?
Yale Today, once again coming in with the headlines I can use
February 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Yale Today, once again coming in with the headlines I can use
News you can use
January 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
News you can use
Headed to #AHA25 #AHA2025 and reading this on the train. If this strikes your fancy come to our Global Histories of Cold panel this afternoon at 3:30! aha.confex.com/aha/2025/web...
January 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Headed to #AHA25 #AHA2025 and reading this on the train. If this strikes your fancy come to our Global Histories of Cold panel this afternoon at 3:30! aha.confex.com/aha/2025/web...
Look what arrived in the mail! So happy to have a chapter alongside these amazing authors and scholars. This project was a joy to be involved with!
November 20, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Look what arrived in the mail! So happy to have a chapter alongside these amazing authors and scholars. This project was a joy to be involved with!
Can’t believe it’s already been a month since I was in Berlin for the last meeting of the Modern Expeditions Network and GTG annual conference. Also got to see the gear-heavy exhibit on the Mosaic expedition at the German Museum of Technology. Feeling very lucky to have been a part of this network.
June 2, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Can’t believe it’s already been a month since I was in Berlin for the last meeting of the Modern Expeditions Network and GTG annual conference. Also got to see the gear-heavy exhibit on the Mosaic expedition at the German Museum of Technology. Feeling very lucky to have been a part of this network.
Excited to get back to my professional and scholarly roots today!
November 30, 2023 at 3:33 PM
Excited to get back to my professional and scholarly roots today!