Exploring Super-Remote Caves in Greenland | Best Job Ever

more people have been to the moon and

more people have been to the moon and some of the places that I’ve been to I’m

some of the places that I’ve been to I’m

some of the places that I’ve been to I’m here to collect samples of PAL sites

here to collect samples of PAL sites

here to collect samples of PAL sites that were deposited in caves over

that were deposited in caves over

that were deposited in caves over thousands and thousands of years no one

thousands and thousands of years no one

thousands and thousands of years no one has constructed a cave base climate

has constructed a cave base climate

has constructed a cave base climate record for Greenland before and I think

record for Greenland before and I think

record for Greenland before and I think that’s just because caves containing

that’s just because caves containing

that’s just because caves containing pass sight they’re so remote three days

pass sight they’re so remote three days

pass sight they’re so remote three days we’re still walking the rocks are so

we’re still walking the rocks are so

we’re still walking the rocks are so loose it’s like surfing on marbles one

loose it’s like surfing on marbles one

loose it’s like surfing on marbles one of the best things about fieldwork is

of the best things about fieldwork is

of the best things about fieldwork is that there’s always surprises look right

that there’s always surprises look right

that there’s always surprises look right at the back of the cave in the ice and

at the back of the cave in the ice and

at the back of the cave in the ice and this is what we see in most of the caves

this is what we see in most of the caves

this is what we see in most of the caves but this one’s got quite an interesting

but this one’s got quite an interesting

but this one’s got quite an interesting behind because we found the remnants of

behind because we found the remnants of

behind because we found the remnants of a dead bird the bird is not modern it’s

a dead bird the bird is not modern it’s

a dead bird the bird is not modern it’s definitely old the different layers of

definitely old the different layers of

definitely old the different layers of calcite are like tree rings or different

calcite are like tree rings or different

calcite are like tree rings or different layers in ice cores and I can use the

layers in ice cores and I can use the

layers in ice cores and I can use the different layers to construct a record

different layers to construct a record

different layers to construct a record of climate change for this region I

of climate change for this region I

of climate change for this region I really like the remoteness of caves

really like the remoteness of caves

really like the remoteness of caves I like the journey that you go on and

I like the journey that you go on and

I like the journey that you go on and even when you’ve been in a cave before

even when you’ve been in a cave before

even when you’ve been in a cave before you still see new things every time you

you still see new things every time you

you still see new things every time you go in there so we’ve got enough sample

go in there so we’ve got enough sample

go in there so we’ve got enough sample the best part of my job is that I get to

the best part of my job is that I get to

the best part of my job is that I get to go and see these absolutely amazing

go and see these absolutely amazing

go and see these absolutely amazing places and produce something that is

places and produce something that is

places and produce something that is hopefully valuable to all of us in the

hopefully valuable to all of us in the

hopefully valuable to all of us in the future you know that maybe we should

future you know that maybe we should

future you know that maybe we should take some more from pollen analysis

approximately 2,000 beluga whales come

approximately 2,000 beluga whales come here every summer to hold their skin

here every summer to hold their skin

here every summer to hold their skin socialize raise their young and it’s

socialize raise their young and it’s

socialize raise their young and it’s just a big balloon the party