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ANNIVERSARY OF THE 5th THULE EXPEDITION

PAVING TUNDRA

ANNIVERSARY OF THE 5th THULE EXPEDITION

In 2020 Jayme Dittmar set out to retrace the famous 5th Thule Expedition of 1921 and examine the cultural, climatological, and zoological changes that had transpired since. Jayme and her partner Miriam reached the village of Shishmaref before the Covid Pandemic reached Alaska and it became impossible to continue, or turn back. Read more here.