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Dr Matthew Peacey

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Glaciologist at Aberystwyth University. Post-doc on Loosing Their Cool, drilling and instrumenting the Western Cwm of Everest. Glaciology, geophysics, sensor development subglacial lakes, mountain hazards

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Guest lecture today at @cardiffunilib.bsky.social on our work on Everest. Thank you for hosting me @drmikepj.bsky.social

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24.02.2026 17:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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2 months today until we return to the Western Cwm to continue our work in Everest. @aberuni.bsky.social
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12.02.2026 12:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A great day in Falmouth giving a guest lecture on our work in Nepal to undergraduates, postgraduates and staff in the Earth and Environmental Science department.

12.11.2025 20:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A photo looking up a valley towards Taullicocha Glacier in Peru. There are prominent cross-valley moraines which we date using cosmogenic 10Be in the paper linked in the previous post.

A photo looking up a valley towards Taullicocha Glacier in Peru. There are prominent cross-valley moraines which we date using cosmogenic 10Be in the paper linked in the previous post.

A close up photo of small pieces of granitic rock that were collected from the surface of a boulder on the crest of a moraine in Peru. Quartz was isolated from these rocks for 10Be surface exposure dating.

A close up photo of small pieces of granitic rock that were collected from the surface of a boulder on the crest of a moraine in Peru. Quartz was isolated from these rocks for 10Be surface exposure dating.

I was chuffed to be asked to do the lab work for this study during my postdoc. Being published with Neil, who taught me during undergrad in Aberystwyth, is a dream come true! It was also super cool to work with @eisstrom.bsky.social, @matt-peacey.bsky.social, and many co-authors not on Bluesky!

22.08.2025 11:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Younger Dryas glacier advances in the tropical Andes driven by increased precipitation - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Younger Dryas glacier advances in the tropical Andes driven by increased precipitation

Really excited to say our paper from our work in Peru has been published in Nature Scientific Report: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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22.08.2025 11:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Professor Duncan Quincey: Losing Their Cool Cool Conversations with Kenton Cool ยท Episode

A great interview by @duncanquincey.bsky.social on our recent work on everest. Well worth a listen. @aberuni.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/6uvr...

10.07.2025 09:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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 ๐Ÿ˜„ @matt-peacey.bsky.social @climatom.bsky.social @unileedsnews.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social

12.05.2025 08:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Back in Lukla waiting for flights tomorrow, feeling incredibly grateful for how things went over the last 2 weeks, climbing the icefall, doing our work, and most importantly, making it back down safe.

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11.05.2025 13:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What an amazing experience, we were very fortunate to make it too and from camp II via the icefall safely and complete our work in the western Cwm on the 6th. Absolutely exhausted but excited to share some more photos from the trip soon.
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10.05.2025 02:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Settling in at basecamp nicely with some equipment tests going on. Unfortunately, the WiFi is mega expensive, so I won't be contactable until I return from the western Cwm and head down valley. Fingers crossed it all goes well the next few weeks.
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22.04.2025 10:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today we made up to @sevensummittreks basecamp to begin testing our equipment. Unfortunately it's been delayed due to bad weather in lukla but as of tomorrow we will be based there full time. @duncanquincey.bsky.social
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20.04.2025 11:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

18.04.2025 13:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Been a mixed couple of days here in Nepal. Some stunning weather but the trekking is getting harder. We are now one day from Everest basecamp and starting our work proper. Following that its up to the western Cwm to start drilling @duncanquincey.bsky.social
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18.04.2025 10:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

16.04.2025 12:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's not every day you wake up to a view of Nuptse, Everest, Lhotse, and Ama Dablam. Nice to have a rest day at Dingboche today, as I am starting to really feel the altitude. Tomorrow, we press on, soon getting over 5000 meters above sea level. @annvrowan.bsky.social @duncanquincey.bsky.social

16.04.2025 03:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A nice rest day in Namche Bazaar today trying to acclimatise. Tomorrow we press on towards Everest and starting our work proper. @duncanquincey.bsky.social @annvrowan.bsky.social

13.04.2025 11:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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12.04.2025 13:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you Sarah, much appreciated

10.04.2025 11:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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800kg of repacking later and we are ready to fly to lukla tomorrow. Fingers crossed we get good weather and can get out to the field to start making our way towards Everest. @aberuni.bsky.social

10.04.2025 07:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0