Back in the Arctic waters, we spent the last few weeks cleaning the beaches of remote islands from plastic debris. Not everything went perfectly with the eDNA sampling. At first, we waited a long time until we had a permit. Then we had difficulties with the new setup, especially the battery for the pump, and… Read more

After the Topper Sailing World Championships, our next goal was to reach the two remaining TOPs of the Swiss TOPtoTOP 2.0 project, as well as to help with a polisportive camp in Tenero. It took Andri and Dario a day to get to the Finsteraarhorn hut. On the largest glacier in the Alps, the Aletsch… Read more

After a time away from civilization taking eDNA samples in arctic waters, we take part in the Topper World Championship 2024. These kinds of events prove that peace between different countries is possible. Young people from all continents share the idea of global citizenship and form friendships across borders. Unfortunately, we didn’t manage to cover… Read more

Unbelievable how indestructible Victorinox products are: In 2022, one of our participants lost his Victorinox knife on a hike on a remote island. 2 years later, on July 2, 2024, we were taking eDNA samples near the island and went to take a look. Despite the extreme arctic conditions, we found the Victorinox knife intact… Read more

At the North Cape there was a sign with the inscription: “The TOP of the World”. After 1000 nautical miles on the sailing ship Pachamama, Noé and Dario covered the last 250 km by bike (1). Up to this northern TOP, it was time to take eDNA samples (2), the ongoing construction of the TOPtoTOP… Read more

After a long journey of more than 900 nm Pachamama is back in the Arctic and ready for sampling eDNA and microplastic. Thanks to the fair winds and good crew we had a safe and comfortable journey. Ueli and Dario with a lot of experience on Pachamama shared their knowledge with the newcomers Jeremy and… Read more