felicity_aston

British Polar Explorer (first woman to ski across Antarctica alone), research student, proud author of 5 books...and Icelandic eiderdown farmer!

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It’s not often I’m asked to give a ‘fireside chat’ around an actual fire but this afternoon I’m lucky enough to be speaking in this wonderful converted barn with its impressive fireplace (and a roaring fire) at @jardindeve for @PuratosGroup…

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Landed in Brussels to give a talk tomorrow not knowing where I was in the city - but a random ramble from my hotel has led me to stumble across amazing sights and oh so many chocolate shops!…. ‘By accident’ is such a great way to discover a city 😍

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Having a pee in the snow will never be the same again now that I am aware of the artwork by Helen Chadwick, currently exhibiting at Tate Modern. Casts of the space left behind in the snow pack! Thanks @SellaTheChemist for alerting me that this is out there in the world...

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A while back I had a wide wandering chat with @ShelbyStanger which has been crafted into a podcast for @REI series @WildIdeasWorthLiving. If you’d like a listen you can find it here: https://t.co/2bQ4KIag6S, on YouTube: https://t.co/WbOXvArkZX or here:
https://t.co/XHZk7RtVcg

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A very rubbish photo of a very excellent evening recording an episode of @InfiniteMonkeyCage @BBCRadio4 … to be broadcast some time in February….

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An already spectacular winter for aurora just delivered another beauty…

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If you think it's turning chilly here, take a look at our film on @BBCTheOneShow. We're with @felicity_aston MBE and her all-women team as they ski across the high arctic in terrible conditions, sampling the snow for microplastics. Thanks @juliemoniere who filmed it.

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What an impressive expedition and a moving film! Extreme adventure at the edge of endurance collecting evidence on climate change. #womeninSTEM #ClimateEmergency #polar #science @Screenhouse_TV

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Little bit emotional to watch this short film from @ROLEX about my four-year BIG (Before It's Gone) project:
https://t.co/dCwKDuPEC4

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Very surreal to wake up and find our faces all over the papers and the internet from Sky News to the Sun - seems that these photos have gone all over the world.
Top tip, never walk into dinner behind the Beckham's!

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The MOST incredible evening at Buckingham Palace for the State Banquet - masterpieces on the walls, presented to the King, my dress complimented by Victoria Beckham (!), amazing food and wine, the Queen’s staggering tiara, and a fabulous serenading of marching bagpipes. THANK YOU

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Thank you for inviting me to the infamous wreath-making !
Now feeling festively prepared for the first weekend of advent …

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Thank you @ROLEX for a spectacular evening @TheRoyalOpera enjoying Tosca starring Sir Bryn Terfel - it was my first ‘proper’ Opera and was quite an introduction! What a magical experience...

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Lovely to be at the launch of the next expedition by @UniOfTheDesert at @RGS_IBG - made extra special by the presence of the Prince of Wales and the Crown Prince of Oman.
The expedition sets off in January and we can follow along here: https://t.co/WICzUP6sZc

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For those of you in the UK and able to watch BBC iPlayer, here is the link to The One Show episode featuring my current expedition project:
https://t.co/1G6tiBYD12
Huge thanks to Barbara and Paul at Screenhouse who put the short film together. They championed it all the way x

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Filming at the @NOCnews in Southampton about the research work of The 'Before It's Gone' Expedition for broadcast on the BBC 🤞coming soon!

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48 hours (and what feels like 48 kilos gained) in Istanbul…so many delicious things to eat and so little time :(

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Team photos from each of the two days of the #RGSExplore2024 symposium @RGS_IBG that I had the honour to chair this year.
Thanks for sharing them 📷 @SpikeReid

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A huge dose of positivity, inspiration and energy in the form of #RGSExplore2024 - what a weekend! My head is bursting with new thoughts and ideas and renewed motivation. There are so many great people out there making amazing things happen x
@RGS_IBG

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Last month I had a very fun conversation with the wonderful @AlexHonnold (he of the very scary free solo climb up the big cliff in Yosemite) as part of his ‘Planet Visionaries’ podcast series from @ROLEX
Have a listen using the link below:

https://t.co/mlVBq18JZS