What's Hiding in Melting Glaciers?

[@flixbert]

It almost feels like stealing watching this for free on KZbin. This is Netflix level production quality!

[@AidinRobbins]

Glad you dig it!

[@wagiqwq]

Perfectly described

[@coltonberry9935]

netflix? you'd disparage this filmmaker with a comparison to netflix? this is like festival competition level filmmaking lol

[@stuartriches2551]

We can all pay Aidin back by making sure these messages reach as many as possible, all the time - how can we do this without the paywall? Nice and appreciated.

[@Voting-does-nothing]

Pedoflix you mean ?? Cuties ?? Ya anyone who watches netflix after that is a wrong un woth zero morals for sure

[@ScarTalon]

I almost feel privileged to watch this video. Not only because of its subject matter and the importance of it, but the level of quality and effort that was put into it from the people it covers to the film makers.

[@katiemei3118]

You can hear in Dr. Pelto’s voice and see in his face even through the sunglasses how sad he is to lose the ice. The 50% decease 2 years in a row is heartbreaking. I’ve watched all your other videos and know you’re passionate about this too. Thank you for sharing this with the world.

[@justadildeau]

Mourning the end of an ice age, one of many ice ages is bizarre.

[@Voting-does-nothing]

That is what happens as ice ages draw to an end .....the ice melts.... Soon we will pass solar max and head back towards the ice age and ice will return again as it always has done many time before in this ancient cycle ........

[@mspelto]

This is not about the end of an ice age, that ended long ago, this is about the man induced warming driving glacier retreat around the world. About half of the glaciers we work on were advancing 50 years ago.

[@Voting-does-nothing]

@mspelto if the ice age ended why is there still ice at the poles? It's a scale not a switch you clown

[@Voting-does-nothing]

@@mspelto if the ice age has already ended why is there still ice at the poles ? It's a scale not a switch you clown

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Your work is outstanding. Looking forward to more!

[@AidinRobbins]

Thank you!!

[@Voting-does-nothing]

​@@AidinRobbinshow come you haven't wvwr herd of thw milankovitch cycle kid ? The ice comes and goes because of the sun cycles you Muppet........ always has and always will. Some mens narsasistic tendancies cant accep this fact 😂😂😂😂😂

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[@The_Bearded_Wanderer]

I think this is the gold standard for youtube documentary, i hope my work wilk be if this quality one day

[@backyardastronomer]

Your channel looks sick ngl

[@The_Bearded_Wanderer]

@backyardastronomer thank you so much 😁

[@yorbenhebbelinck1169]

I'm an Archaeologist in my second year at my local university, one day I'd love to contribute my knowledge. Just like you point out beautifully however, we don't have much time and debates about science and whether it is important have given rather troublesome results in some parts of our world. Great video, keep this up!

[@Just.A.T-Rex]

So you’re not an archaeologist yet?

[@yorbenhebbelinck1169]

@@Just.A.T-Rex I have done fieldwork before, but I still have a year to go to receive my bachelor. We are archaeologists, we're just still in training.

[@patrickgalban1110]

​@@yorbenhebbelinck1169 No, you are in fact unemployed, just because you're in school for culinary arts, does NOT make you a chef.😂

[@yorbenhebbelinck1169]

@@patrickgalban1110 What kind of comparison and rage bait is your comment? Like I've said, I'm working on sites already and finishing up my degrees.

[@labouraredangerous]

Always wanted to be an archaeologist. Does it pay well?

[@glacieractivity]

As a glacier, I approve of this film. ☺ On a nerdy level, ice-core data are most valid from the inner plateaus of our two large ice sheets (and selected very high altitude ice-caps, not so much glaciers. There are several reasons for this: A) you do want minimum ice flow for the layers to stay intact and B) you really want to avoid any form of melting. This is because the delta of oxygen 16 over oxygen 18 of the water in the ice would percolate into the ice and wash out any signal. Secondly, if one has a melting season (normal on glaciers), the trapped gasses in the ice will be released in addition to other issues. They are still instrumental as climate archives though, giving us a detailed history of "The Holocene" in combination with all the other archives we have and are deciphering in ever finer detail. Kudos for being up to date (with Irvine's shoe) 👍 Finally, a huge kudos for this "humanistic" take on documentation and communication. We all know that science is pretty "heartless" by design with the most "artistic" output often being to summarize data in graphs. Science is hardly the only way to consider and relate to "change". As someone who has authored studies more than two decades ago concluding that Norwegian glaciers will be 99% gone (this is a technical term) by the end of this century, I wish I could grow impossibly old since I am very curious about how this will change the Norwegian national identity as well as Norway as a tourist destination. Both conjure up images of deep fjords rising up to glacier-clad mountains above as well as the barren mountain plateaus from which mountains rise up to harbour glaciers. These identity-forming imageries will be gone in 3-4 generations and I wonder what it will come to "mean" for the people. We are living in the period of "last chance to see" (by the way also the title of a fantastic book about the loss of wildlife by Douglas Adams (yes, the author of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)) that ironically supercharge global mass tourism, not exactly helping).

[@mspelto]

The Norwegian mountains will still be beautiful as the nearly glacier less Sierra Nevada are, but they lose mystique, become more approachable and less of a summer water resource.

[@SubvertTheState]

You get carried away in your writing like I do lol. There's an open bracket up there that never got closed. Thanks for the info though.

[@CorbTheCoinBoi]

My soul feels pained knowing these are melting at such a rate…. We are so disconnected with our environment unfortunately. Thank you all for the work you’re putting in.

[@Hærryß]

You’re sad ice melts ? Really ? buddy, cmon now. You know volcanos release more shit than we ever could. And stuff will freeze over again.

[@CorbTheCoinBoi]

@ 😂

[@Wanderlust073]

1799…. first five seconds of the video. Stuff was melting long before industrialization, and will freeze up again in the future. Climate cycles are not caused by humans, nor is human existence any more guaranteed than that of any of the countless species that have gone extinct on this planet. Complete hubris to think that we can change the climate or that it is meant to stay within the precise range that accommodates our existence. If it upsets you that much, throw your a lot in with Elon musk and try to get humanity off this planet as soon as possible. It is the only solution for our long-term survival.

[@IcelanderUSer]

@@Hærryßmisinformation. Humans emit far more co2. Eruptions are too rare to even come close.

[@Just-Gi-404]

its been happening since the beginning of planet . frozen defrost frozen defrost all over , with or without us it will still happening, we are just par of the earth, we are not as big as you thought we are . the earth will not care whether something missing from it . because all it did is spinning around .

[@adamelliott2302]

That needlework is incredible.

[@Nab-rc2dv]

So what is hiding? I didn’t see any wooly mammoth.

[@babayega1717]

Dr. Pelto is so passionate about his work, I just want to give him a hug and thank him for placing so much value in something so many of us ignore or disregard. Thank God he doesn't.

[@ClimateKy]

Climate impacts scientist here... incredible piece, we are so in need of avenues beyond just science, like this amazing short film and like Jill's artwork. Thank you!

[@evelyn.borah43]

this is the 4th video i think, that i’ve seen of yours. i only just found your channel yesterday when i decided to click on your video about the Appalachian rainforest, and i subscribed immediately! love your work, i’ll be watching your channel from now on🤗🤍

[@AidinRobbins]

Thanks so much for the support! 🙌

[@madamecampsalot6384]

This film caused excitement over discoveries, yet saddened by loss. Such beautiful work, once again.

[@colbaltkillers7337]

I feel so horrible watching this, I wish with all my heart that more people could watch your videos and connect to this. The stories, the scale of it all. Our landscapes our dying, and our connection to it is dying with it. If I was standing where Dr. Pelto was at the end of the video, I’d have such a sense of melancholy. It’d feel fulfilled that I’d done such important work, but sad that governments around the world were still allowing this desecration to continue.

[@colbaltkillers7337]

Also amazing work as usual, you are one of my favourite videographers. Thank you for continuing to educate me on so many amazing places, sharing their stories and the stories of the people trying to preserve them. I know you probably won’t see this, but sincerely, thank you.

[@ReaperAHHH]

dude you cant believe everything you hear on the internet, the world is alive and well go see for yourself. Glaciers live and die just like everything else, there are thousands of them all over the place

[@katiekane5247]

​@@colbaltkillers7337well, we're witnessing the destruction of an ancient area and culture and can't seem to stop even that 😢 I'm sad beyond measure for my grandson, I won't be here to see how we will be judged for our indifference to nature and humanity.

[@johnvaughan8239]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@katiekane5247our indifference to humanity??? You couldn’t just stop at nature? I think you thought it would sound more intelligent by adding another word but the climate issue has nothing to do with our indifference to humanity. I would argue that our contributions to the “degradation” of our environment are primarily due to our inflated view of humanity’s importance, sacrificing everything else around us for our own comfort and convenience. The best thing we can do is realize that humans are no more important than earthworms or pigeons or any other living thing. For almost 200,000 years, Homo sapiens existed on this planet in harmony with nature.

[@sparkleypegs8350]

What is happening to this planet is the normal pattern. We are currently in an ice age. We are moving into a warming event which has happened many times before before we head back into another cooling period. Nothing we do will stop that.

[@justanotherperson510]

Genuinely the quality of your work and the clear passion shows better than a lot of docs on modern tv

[@MuhammedAasil]

Literally the GOAT of high-quality KZbin channels. How come you manage to put out this stuff for free anyway? (assuming this isnyour full time job.) All that gear and travelling can't be cheap. Eaither way, wanted to let you know youre vidoes literally changed my views on what a good life is. Money? No. Travelling the world to the hardest to reach places? Yes. As a teen, you will definetly will impact my adult life.

[@MovieMaker1040]

Dude, the cinematography of your videos is amazing. You and your friend made a really beautiful documentary.

[@glowabox]

Getting chills within the 1st minute of the video, your work is genuinely awe-inspiring aidin, never stop doing what you do :)

[@davidhenriksen4368]

The one thing no one talks about is the amount of energy required to flash freeze a mammoth before food in its belly gets digested.

[@evie133]

They werent really flash frozen, in most cases the animal drowned or was quickly buried in a den collapse or avalanche. In the case of the mammoth calf with preserved stomach contents, mud was found in her lungs so she probably drowned in a bog or the like. Digestion stops when you die, so the freezing didn't have to be instant. It probably took hours or days, but the calf was long dead by then.

[@davidhenriksen4368]

​@@evie133 really. So stomach acid stops being acidic the second one dies. And isn't able to digest delicate flower pedels. Sorry your explanation doesn't pass. Try again.

[@motormann2083]

Your way of telling the story of whatever topic you are talking about is just incredible. I have no other words than "bravo, keep going and never change. Just evolve." The first video I've watched was the one about the Appalachian rainforest. I've been completely hooked and in awe of your channel and you as a creator ever since.

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This is amazing. KZbin has brought is these wonderful creations to all of us to watch at minimal expense. Thank you.

[@kingofthend]

The production quality of this is amazing. This needs more views.

[@thewaywardgrape3838]

Thank you Aidin & Erik. This is the content - the community - that I enjoy. All the best!

[@Math-Picard]

Best documentary ive seen in a long time on youtube! Incredible storytelling and camera work!

[@bluesevern]

absolutely gorgeous video but also let me praise the artists featured in the video! just beautiful paintings and fabric art!

[@Schglingo]

Your videos are such a beautiful way to share these important stories. You inspire me to go out and make my own videos to share the beauty of Nature. Thank you :D

[@tomquinlanfilmmaker]

This is actually incredible! Between the filmmaking, the consistency of such quality shots on the already difficulty feat of what it takes to hike and document something like this, to execute the story and all the talent of everyone involved. The tapestry art actually blew my mind. And loved the effort that went into the newspaper and photograph sequences. Most would have used after effects so to see it manually done was brilliant!

[@moriel01]

*_The way this video was made is so mesmerizing and relaxing... the cinematography, background music. I can watch this over and over again._*

[@mccarty9709]

Aidin you’ve done it again! You’ve made another amazing and very emotional video. I shared your KZbin channel with my environmental media teacher, and she loved it and will be using it in her class next semester. Thank you so much for putting all the work into these videos for us.

[@LucasTJahn]

Incredibly well done! Love where your filmmaking has developed over the years.

[@edgarcovarrubias6833]

Need more people like them. People that care. Great video production. Thank you for posting this.

[@robwoodman355]

Always superbly done. You have a skill of telling captivating stories that in the past I would of skipped over

[@efhi]

This video is going to my hall of fame! Made me shed a tear

[@harrymalins1254]

I think this is amazing! I’m studying earth science in college and we talk a lot about how science fails to communicate to the public. I think expressing data through art both in paintings and also in your videos are truly eye opening! Thank you aidin ❤️

[@Hiddensecret9]

Melting glaciers have exposed ancient microbes, bacteria, and viruses that have been dormant for centuries. Some of these microbes date back tens of thousands of years, potentially giving scientists insights into ancient diseases and the environmental conditions of the past. However, they also raise concerns about pathogens that modern ecosystems-and humans-have never encountered.

[@shubhamrana41999]

23:00 I really liked and feel so inspired by the idea to use fiber art and painting to depict the melting glaciers. A great job by both of them 👏👏👏👏

[@mspelto]

That is why this is a joint artist and scientist expedition each year, the art inspires.

[@shubhamrana41999]

@mspelto so awesome 👏👏

[@ATruckCampbell]

Just the way our ancestors likely did.

[@Carljouannet]

I’m forever grateful for this channel and these glimpses into beautiful and sometimes fleeting places and moments in time. Thank you Aidin, I really enjoy your work

[@liam4477]

This was a beautiful video, pristine production quality and amazing story telling. I always look forward to you new videos and this is exactly the kind of video I could sit and watch hours of.

[@nancyearickson5412]

Thank you for your years of dedication and documenting The Retreat of glaciers in my lifetime 60 years it's been a devastating retreat I'm sorry Mother Nature

[@AndyOnTheMountain]

What a great story, filming and everything else that goes into this. Very raw and wholesome.

[@lindasolaas5698]

It's so funny to see women hiking all the way up there, doing the science and topping it off with amazing art. Great to see people like this, and in videoform as amazing as they are. Love from the Norwegian arctic :)

[@katiekane5247]

Norwegian women don't hike?

[@bluestorm017]

I can't stop thinking about how amazing this video was. Better than any tv show I've seen. Great work!

[@alexanderpebblington7960]

I'm lost for words. Wonderful work, both the glacier project and this video

[@justkayy]

Beautiful work as always! So great 😍

[@zarinaromanets7290]

Top notch as always, thank you for coming to our backyard and documenting this! Also wanted you to know I sat through that 10 minute apple ad at the beginning hoping it helps you with what little cut YT gives you haha, we need more creators like you.

[@savedwithgeico]

I don’t comment on KZbin videos much. But this was a masterpiece. Thank you. Truly. You can tell Dr. Pelto and his family are passionate and care.

[@adriansalazar841]

Thank you for such beautiful and important documentaries, Aidin. Really looking forward to seeing what you have in store next.

[@emmettdeschenes6287]

this is a fantastic collaboration process and I'm so glad it's used to spread knowledge of our world.

[@Muhammadbilal_2749]

1:17 what a shot Your work surpasses the quality of Nat geo and BBC sometimes no joke awesome content dude

[@päule-y9w]

i love love love how they do art on top of the mountain besides doing the research and how it’s not being made fun of but honored and seen as just as important

[@JanithAppuhamy-r6o]

This brought me to tears. Good job. May god be on your side to bring us videos like this.🙏

[@fersuvious]

Beautiful filmmaking. The pacing was perfect and the way you brought out the humanity of the subjects was exceptional. And the cinematography…gorgeous. Excited to have found your channel.

[@HarishKumar-yj2iz]

Incredible video! Thanks for your effort in creating it. The art pieces are stunning. I learned about Irvine and Mallory’s story from another great KZbin video by EmpLemon called “The Everest Discrepancy.” It’s amazing they’ve found Irvine’s foot. Thanks for sharing this update.

[@jadexjade]

Dude this is definitely better than television shows....great quality and effort put in, and yes the cameraman is amazing

[@AshweenaRai]

This was different from many of your other videos, the inclusion of the relationship and shared experiences of the father and daughter, I relate to that in my life with my father, it was an emotional experience too. I would recommend you also watch, if you haven’t, Songs of Earth, a documentary about Norway from the experience of a family and the old man being the character who is relating it. I saw it at the cinema. Thanks Ashweena

[@markobajramoski5661]

That art is crazy beautiful..

[@AndreasPetersen1]

This isnt content, this is art!

[@finn_mrxn]

I aspire to make documentaries like you! I really like these mysterious stories you cover and how your writing, cinematrography and color grading all sort of match the vibe. Keep up the great work 👍

[@rachelcate5252]

Your videos are so visually stunning and emotionally moving, thank you to your team for all the time and energy involved!

[@RamiLuai]

I lost my self in this video for a good 20 minutes. Beautiful work!

[@CormacHolland]

The combination of science and art featured in this video is incredible

[@luboyanev]

Thank you for sharing! It's hard to believe how quickly the mountains with the glaciers are changing..

[@MerchGrows]

This is absolutely fantastic in every way, captivating is an understatement

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Yours are by far my most anticipated videos to watch! Every one of them is incredibly interesting and captivating!

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just found your channel last night and i’m addicted, do more longer content please!

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I've been following your videos for a few years now, and each one is more incredible than the last. Can't wait to see what's next man!

[@dawsoncollins9368]

Amazing story and cinematography, thank you!

[@marcus_bowling]

Aidin, glad to see more from you! Thought about you after Helene came through NC. Glad you're good!

[@Gretchen-jw4kl]

Absolutely beautiful photography and editing. This was a great documentary.

[@iJerrrrrry]

The quality production for this video of the frontier resesarch is just beautifully amazing. Documenting all this is something i want to strive to

[@firstname405]

You have outdone yourself once again! The storytelling is powerful

[@backyardastronomer]

I love your documentaries! I wanna be a glaciologist, so i love this.

[@Aveatquevale-w6m]

Absolutely stunning visually,I can’t believe this on KZbin😮Thank you so much for your fantastic channel and content,brilliant information without being condescending 😬🙏🏻

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man you're just sitting right at the top! the best of best, much love and support you're such a big inspiration

[@joannevassallo8953]

What a beautiful way to preserve history. Loved this video. 😊

[@MarioSoMedia]

Another great piece! Thanks for telling these stories the way you do!

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Addicted to your videos! Your talent and dedication is so amazing can’t wait for more!

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I started watching yt 15 years ago for this type of content and I'm so glad it's making noise again ❤

[@DahliaMonet00]

Your documentaries always make me wanna cry. Very beautifully told as always ❤️

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I love your masterpiece bro❤ Love from India ❤

[@itisskc]

This video is incredibly well done and the best thing I’ve seen in a long time. Thank you for highlighting these issues

[@OkieJammer2736]

⚘ Your caring and passion are evident with every frame of your videos. My. Goodness.

[@carriefu458]

These natural scientists are amazing! Thank you for all of your work!

[@adatdz5011]

That was such an incredible video. This better get millions of views. I’m looking forward for more!!

[@jule4772]

Your storytelling is always so moving.

[@Quizzoli]

This belongs on some streaming platform, genuinely hoping someone picks this up. Beautiful work!

[@AdityaaChouksey]

My My Sir Aidin! This brought my cluttered brain to standalone thoughts, the insanity of the video and the serenity is commendable!

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[@honeyLXIX]

another really great video on a topic i have already watched plenty of, and you still manage to maintain my interest with the amazing way you present information. 🐘

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This is insane quality for a KZbin video, great production quality

[@BrycenSerff]

You are so talented Aidin! Your work always inspires me and helps me find that spark in myself. Keep up the great work brotha this was great!

[@nzieller]

The quality of your production from beginning to end...Exellent...a new subscriber from Johannesburg South Africa. Cheers

[@becr9369]

Thank you KZbin algorithm for offering me this deligtful video... I can't wait to watch more of Aidins work 😊

[@jamesrigby8742]

Great video I was climbing the Nordgrat of the Rimpfischhorn with a friend this summer in the Valais Alps. At 3am I noticed some wood on the glacier. Although debris is common from the ice this was a 1930s ice axe. Brought it back to my home in Scotland and currently trying to find out the owner, an amazing find and gets the mind racing! You can just make out the manufacturer stamp- “Fritz Jorg- Zurich”.

[@developingtank]

This channel is always amazing. Absolutely love what you’re doing here.

[@marissabojiuc]

Loved the idea of those painting, essentially another form or nature journaling!

[@zwitchyrose4701]

Yayy! Thank you for another amazing video

[@retu3510]

Wow, what a great documentary.

[@一一一一一一一一一一]

Reminds me of the horror movie called the thing. Must have been such a weird feeling to discover an unknown creature hidden in the ice.

[@TylerMak]

Love the videos, Aidin! I'm surprised that you haven't gone to a service like Nebula with how high quality your productions are.