Ice Memory
Ice Core Preservation
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| 2025 | First Ice Memory ice cores are expected to be stored in the dedicated sanctuary at the French-Italian Concordia station in Antarctica, which will provide natural storage at -50 °C. |
| 2023 | At the One Planet Polar Summit in Paris, the Ice Memory Law and Governance Chair was launched to establish proposals for legal frameworks and address legal gaps in the Ice Memory heritage project. |
| 2023 | Two major expeditions: First to Colle del Lys in Italy, collecting 2 ice cores of 105 and 106 m length, recovering 150-200 years of planetary history. Second expedition to Svalbard in Norway, collecting 3 ice cores of 74 m length, recovering 300-400 years of planetary history. |
| 2022 | Attempted expedition to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania was unsuccessful due to diplomatic issues, preventing the team from reaching the summit. |
| 2021 | The Ice Memory Foundation was officially created by seven major scientific institutions from France, Italy, and Switzerland, including CNRS, IRD, University Grenoble Alpes, French Polar Institute, Italian National Research Council, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, and Paul Scherrer Institute. |
| 2021 | Expedition to Monte Rosa in Italy, collecting 3 ice cores of 130 m length, recovering 300-400 years of planetary history. |
| 2020 | Expedition to Grand Combin in Switzerland, where the team collected 3 ice cores of 16, 18, and 26 m length. |
| 2018 | Two significant expeditions: First to Elbrus in Russia, collecting 2 ice cores of 150 and 120 m length, recovering more than 500 years of planetary history. Second expedition to Belukha in Russia, collecting 2 ice cores of 160 and 106 m length. |
| 2017 | Expedition to Illimani in Bolivia, where the team collected 2 ice cores of 137 and 134 m length, successfully recovering 18,000 years of planetary history. |
| 2016 | First documented expedition at Col du Dôme in France, where the team collected 3 ice cores of 128 m length, recovering more than 200 years of planetary history. |
| 2015 | Anne Catherine Olhmann became the director of the Ice Memory Foundation. |
| 2015 | Ice Memory project begins, initiating international scientific expeditions to collect ice core samples from various mountainous regions worldwide. |
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