Explore our public engagement activities, press coverage, and community initiatives across the Himalayan hazards research programme.
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21 April 2026
Rachel and Sonam sat down with the Joe Brown's team at Kendal Mountain Film festival to talk about their research in Lunana and their experience of working in this high-altitude, very remote area. This included chatting about equipment, clothing and what an amazing place Lunana is to visit.
26 March 2026
Rachel Carr and Sonam Rinzin presented our Glacial Lake Oubturst Flood (GLOF) research at the Mount Everest Foundation lecture at the Royal Geographical Society, London, on 26th March 2026. The lecture was entitled 'summits, science, and survival' and was presented to special guests from learned societies, related to the mountains and cliamte cahnge, and to the general public. The talk asked what the future holds for mountaineers and mountain communities, drawing on the experiences of young alpinists and pioneering mountain scientists. It combined research into the threat of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods to some of the world’s remotest communities in the Bhutanese Himalaya with new generation approaches to high altitude climbing , from young climbers exploring big routes in Pakistan.