Glacier Biodiversity Challenge

Peru, Nepal, Kenya, Kenya, Switzerland, Switzerland, Canada, Antarctica

“An original project including a coordinated series of six high-altitude expeditions across six continents, in order to establish the first complete environmental DNA (eDNA) reference base for the biodiversity surrounding six iconic glaciers.”

See in images

Exploring 6 glaciers

The detail

So I'm not going to be a scientist or a glaciologist, of course. But the idea of this project is obviously to keep my mountaineer cap and to go very high to get ice samples at the destinations of my next expeditions. A first test was carried out in Peru, a second on Annapurna IV, and we will continue this collection in 2026 to contribute to research on glacier biodiversity.

THE PROJECT in figures

destinations

glaciers

research universe (aquatic-surface)

months

Visit the site “Baseline - Glacier Biodiversity Challenge”

Because no ascent is possible without those who believe in it

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Each expedition requires months of preparation, logistics, and coordination. Nothing is done alone: the support of sponsors allows these projects to come to life and to always go a step further. Do you want to take part in the next ascent? Join the people who make the adventure possible!